BUG:Properties Sheet/Project Manager Ignore SET MACDESKTOP OFF

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, version 3.0b

SYMPTOMS

When using SET MACDESKTOP OFF, user-defined windows are confined to the limits of the Visual FoxPro screen. This is analogous to the application window in Visual FoxPro for Windows. However, the Properties sheet and Project Manager are special elements of the Visual FoxPro development environment and are handled differently. There are situations where the Properties sheet or Project Manager may not behave consistently with other windows in respect to SET MACDESKTOP OFF. This may result in the Properties sheet or Program Manager being obscured by the Visual FoxPro Screen.

CAUSE

Properties Sheet:

This limitation is a result of the Properties sheet being shared by multiple windows, and the need to guarantee its accessibility to all designers. For instance, if one designer is activated IN MACDESKTOP and another is not, there may be a chance for the Properties sheet to be hidden when using the designer.

Project Manager:

This behavior is due to the hybrid sense of the Project Manager. It shares behavior with both toolbars and windows. Therefore, if the Project Manager were confined to the Visual FoxPro Screen, it would not be dockable.

WORKAROUND

1. Use the configuration file special setting MACSCREEN = OFF or SET MACDESKTOP ON, then close the Visual FoxPro screen.

2. Use the pushpin on the Properties sheet to secure it at the topmost level.

3. Dock the Project Manager, or tear off a tab and use the pushpin to bring it forward.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem 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

Steps to Reproduce Problem

Properties sheet:

1. SET MACDESKTOP OFF.

2. Modify a new or existing form.

3. Open the properties sheet and unpin it, making sure that the sheet overlaps the Visual FoxPro Screen.

4. Click on the Visual FoxPro Screen, causing it to come forward.

   The Properties sheet will fall behind the Visual FoxPro Screen, even though the MACDESKTOP is set to OFF.

1. SET MACDESKTOP OFF.

2. Modify a new or existing project.

3. Make sure the project is not docked and partially overlaps the Visual FoxPro Screen.

4. Click on the Visual FoxPro Screen, causing it to come forward.

   The Project Manager will fall behind the Visual FoxPro Screen, even though MACDESKTOP is set to OFF.