ID Number: Q72694
3.00
WINDOWS
buglist3.00
Summary:
This article lists various limitations of the Windows version 3.0
Dialog Editor.
LIMITATION: Dialog Editor Mishandles Numbers Larger Than 32767
SYMPTOMS
When a number larger than 32767 is entered into the Dialog Editor,
the number is not stored correctly in the DLG file.
CAUSE
The Dialog Editor uses signed integers for its internal storage.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this limitation exists in the Windows
version 3.0 Dialog Editor.
LIMITATION: Dialog Box Scroll Bars Positioned Incorrectly
SYMPTOMS
When the Dialog Editor is used to create a dialog box that has a
dialog frame and scroll bars, and the created resource is used in
an application, the scroll bars are positioned such that the dialog
frame partially overlaps the scroll bars.
RESOLUTION
Placing scroll bars directly on dialog boxes is neither supported
nor recommended.
LIMITATION: A Dialog Box Is Limited to 255 Controls
SYMPTOMS
After an attempt is made to add the 256th control to a dialog box
under construction in the Dialog Editor and the error message box
is dismissed, the outline and sizing boxes of the invalid control
remain on the screen.
CAUSE
The Dialog Editor does not handle this error condition properly.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this limitation exists in the Windows
version 3.0 Dialog Editor.
LIMITATION: #include Files with Comments or Nesting Not Parsed
SYMPTOMS
The Dialog Editor refuses to read a header file and prints an error
message.
CAUSE
The error is displayed because the header file contains comments or
a nested include file.
RESOLUTION
Remove the comments or nested include from the header file.
LIMITATION: Symbolic Constants Changed to Evaluated Values
SYMPTOMS
The Dialog Editor changes symbolic constants in included header
files to their numeric equivalents.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this limitation exists in the Windows
version 3.0 Dialog Editor.
LIMITATION: Long Names of Symbolic Constants Truncated
SYMPTOMS
In the Dialog Editor, the names of long symbols are truncated for
display purposes.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this limitation exists in the Windows
version 3.0 Dialog Editor.
LIMITATION: Dialog Menus Not Displayed or Preserved
SYMPTOMS
When a dialog box that has a menu is loaded into the Dialog Editor,
the menu is not displayed. When this dialog box is saved from the
Dialog Editor, the menu specification is removed.
RESOLUTION
Placing a menu on a dialog box is not recommended or supported.