1. Menu needs coaxing
I have a pretty standard window that I've created with a few controls using the
Enhanced IDE, win32lib (the one you get with downloading the enhanced IDE). When
the window is initially loaded and anytime I shift focus to another window (or
program) and then back to my initial window, the menu bar isn't visible. This is
going to sound weird, but..... it really is there. If I use the keyboard and key
in alt-x where x is an accelerator key for the menu item, then the menu shows up.
Or, at least, that portion of the menu. Once I'm focused on the menu bar, I can
use the left and right arrows to "reveal" the other menu items. So what I'm
looking for is a way to get the menu bars to show up without having the user
"just know" that they are there and be forced to use an accelerator key.
My guess is that I'm doing something pretty silly to cause this, but I don't
have a clue what that might be. If anybody has any guesses, I'd appreciate
hearing them.
Thanks
Mike
2. Re: Menu needs coaxing
Mike777 wrote:
>
> I have a pretty standard window that I've created with a few controls using
> the Enhanced IDE, win32lib (the one you get with downloading the enhanced
> IDE).
> When the window is initially loaded and anytime I shift focus to another
> window
> (or program) and then back to my initial window, the menu bar isn't visible.
> This is going to sound weird, but..... it really is there. If I use the
> keyboard
> and key in alt-x where x is an accelerator key for the menu item, then the
> menu
> shows up. Or, at least, that portion of the menu. Once I'm focused on the menu
> bar, I can use the left and right arrows to "reveal" the other menu items.
> So what I'm looking for is a way to get the menu bars to show up without
> having
> the user "just know" that they are there and be forced to use an accelerator
> key.
>
> My guess is that I'm doing something pretty silly to cause this, but I don't
> have a clue what that might be. If anybody has any guesses, I'd appreciate
> hearing them.
>
> Thanks
>
> Mike
The good news is this doesn't happen with the unreleased IDEv1.0.3 using the
latest unreleased Win32lib. At least I can't get the bug to occur from a simmple
test. I'll be glad to have the IDEWin32lib placed in the dustbin.
I presume you created the Menu bar with the Menu Editor?
If you want to send your code to me I'd be happy to take a look.
judith evans
3. Re: Menu needs coaxing
Mike777 wrote:
>
> My guess is that I'm doing something pretty silly to cause this, but I don't
> have a clue what that might be. If anybody has any guesses, I'd appreciate
> hearing them.
Sorry, my powers of psychic debugging are on the fritz.
Matt
