PRB: Min/Max Boxes Do Not Work with DS_MODALFRAME

Last reviewed: July 23, 1997
Article ID: Q102645

3.00 3.10 WINDOWS kbprg kbprb

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows, versions 3.0 and 3.1

SYMPTOMS

When I use the WS_MIMIMIZEBOX or WS_MAXIMIZEBOX styles in a dialog box with a DS_MODALFRAME style, the up/down arrows are offset up and to the right when I click them with the mouse.

CAUSE

The WS_MINIMIZEBOX and WS_MAXIMIZEBOX styles cannot be used with the DS_MODALFRAME frame style. (Menus are also incompatible with this frame style. For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q71499
   TITLE     : Menus Supported in Dialog Boxes w/o DS MODALFRAME Style

RESOLUTION

Use a different frame style, such as WS_BORDER.

Additional reference words: 3.10
KBCategory: kbprg kbprb
KBSubcategory: UsrDlgs
Keywords : kb16bitonly

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Last reviewed: July 23, 1997
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