BUG: Grid Activation Causes Form to Move If Form Title Hidden

ID: Q136669

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0

SYMPTOMS

Many people set the Top property of a form to a negative number so they can hide the form's title bar. However, if you have a grid on a form and the Top property of the form is set to a negative number, the grid gets the focus and the Top property is reset to zero. This causes the form to move, which is not desired behavior.

WORKAROUND

Instead of using a negative Top property to hide the title bar, set the following form properties, which will hide the title bar without using a negative Top property setting.

   Caption=        && Leave it empty
   ControlBox=.F.
   Closable=.F.
   MaxButton=.F.
   MinButton=.F.
   Movable=.F.
   Top=0           && Or anything more than 0

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

1. Type the following command in the Command window:

      CREATE FORM test

3. Add a text box to the form.

4. Drag the title bar of the table onto the form so that you create a grid.

5. Set the Top property of the Form to -20.

6. Run the form. As long as the text box is the active control, the form

   title bar remains off screen. However, if you press TAB to move to the
   grid, the form moves to Top=0, and you can see the title bar.

Keywords          : kbui kbVFp kbVFp500abug kbVFp500bug buglist3.00 FxprgGrid kbbuglist
Version           : WINDOWS: 3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Issue type        : kbbug