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Re: Old problem, still no solution? (modal form losing focus when parent form is mini
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| Jan Hyde 2006-07-03, 3:55 am |
| "Marek" <uhel@gmx.de>'s wild thoughts were released on 30
Jun 2006 08:37:34 -0700 bearing the following fruit:
>This is a copy of old problem, however, even a year after I couldn't
>find a solution for this simple issue:
>(http://www.tech-archive.net/Archive...04-08/2102.html)
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>Hi everyone,
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>I have a problem with modal forms that's very easy to reproduce, and
>practically locks up the application:
Show your code.
Are you doing something like this
f.Show vbModal, Form1
If so change it to
f.Show vbModal, Form1
J
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>When closing Form1 I display a modal from (Form2), more or less to
>request
>the user if he's sure, etc. That works fine if Form1 is in normal
>window
>state and visible.
>If I minimize Form1 in the windows Taskbar before closing it using the
>system menu, Form2 appears, but is grayed and cannot receive mouse or
>keyboard input. Because Form2 is displayed and modal, I cannot do
>anything
>else with the application. As far as the user is concerned, it's dead
>and
>frozen.
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>Form2 does not receive a Deactivate or LostFocus event, where I could
>possible "repair" things.
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>Cheers, Marek
Jan Hyde (VB MVP)
--
Toothache: The pain that drives you to extraction. (Goeff Tibballs)
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| Larry Serflaten 2006-07-03, 3:55 am |
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"Jan Hyde" <StellaDrinker@REMOVE.ME.uboot.com> wrote
> Are you doing something like this
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> f.Show vbModal, Form1
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> If so change it to
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> f.Show vbModal, Form1
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It must be time to get new glasses, I just can't see the difference
between the two!
<g>
LFS
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| Jan Hyde 2006-07-03, 6:56 pm |
| "Larry Serflaten" <serflaten@usinternet.com>'s wild thoughts
were released on Mon, 3 Jul 2006 03:31:48 -0500 bearing the
following fruit:
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>"Jan Hyde" <StellaDrinker@REMOVE.ME.uboot.com> wrote
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>It must be time to get new glasses, I just can't see the difference
>between the two!
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><g>
>LFS
The Curse of Cut & Paste strikes again.
To the OP,
I meant change it to
f.Show vbModal
<darn cut and paste..mumble..>
Jan Hyde (VB MVP)
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A friend of mine just had her 11th baby. Everyone says she's overbearing
(Megan Waves)
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