BUG: Menus Disappear When All Child Windows Are Closed

• Microsoft FORTRAN PowerStation 32 for Windows NT, version 1.0
• Microsoft Fortran PowerStation for Windows 95 and Windows NT, version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

Closing all the child windows in a QuickWin application causes the application's menus to disappear.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Sample Code to Illustrate Problem

C Compile options needed: /MW

      include 'fgraph.fi'
      include 'flib.fi'

      open(1,file='user')         ! Opens a child window and displays
      write(1,*)'hello world'     ! "hello world". At this point, the
                                  ! menu is visible.
      call sleepqq( 10000 )       ! The application pauses for 10
      close( 1, status='delete' ) ! seconds then closes the child window,
                                  ! which causes the menus to disappear.
      call sleepqq( 5000 )        ! The application pauses for 5 seconds
      end                         ! before terminating.