VB MDI Child Custom Control, Overlapping MDI Icon Titles

ID Number: Q80910

1.00

WINDOWS

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Summary:

The icon titles of two minimized MDI Child controls will overlap when

they are positioned close to each other on a form. Clicking with the

mouse on one of the icons will activate its Control menu but will not

bring its title to the foreground until you click on the icon again.

This behavior is different than the icons for minimized applications

on the Windows 3.0 desktop.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be problem with the MDI Child custom

control supplied with Microsoft Professional Toolkit for Microsoft

Visual Basic programming system version 1.0 for Windows.

More Information:

Steps to Reproduce Problem

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1. In the Visual Basic 1.0 programming environment, choose Add File

from the File menu, and select the MDICHILD.VBX custom control.

2. Click on the MDI Child tool in the Toolbox to select the MDI Child

control.

3. Place an MDI Child control on the form.

4. Place a second MDI Child control on the form.

5. From the Run menu, choose Start to run the application.

6. Minimize both MDI child windows by clicking the Minimize button in the

upper right corner of each child window.

7. Click and drag the icon for one of the MDI child windows to

position it so that the title overlaps the other icon.

8. Click on the icon of the MDI child window that is on the bottom.

The control box for that icon will pop up, but the title remains

underneath the other icon title. Clicking a second time on the same

icon will close the Control-menu box and bring the title for that icon

to the foreground.

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