FIX: IDE Crashes Undoing Sizing in Dialog Editor

Last reviewed: September 19, 1997
Article ID: Q153425

The information in this article applies to:

The Dialog Editor, included with: - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Edition, versions 4.1, 4.2

SYMPTOMS

The IDE crashes without warning or error when you try to undo the sizing of the controls inside the Dialog Editor.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Visual C++ version 5.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

Start MSDEV, and create a new default AppWizard MDI application.

2 Open up the About dialog resource.

Select all controls.

4 Select Layout: Size_To_Content (F7).

5 Press CTRL+Z to undo the sizing.

The IDE will quit.

Keywords          : AppStudioIss vcbuglist410 vcfixlist500 kbtool
Version           : 4.1 4.2
Platform          : NT WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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Last reviewed: September 19, 1997
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