Microsoft KB Archive/90962

= Can't Use ARROW on Drop-Down Menu if Separator Bar Is First =

PSS ID Number: 90962

Article Last Modified on 1/8/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Visual Basic for MS-DOS 1.0

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This article was previously published under Q90962



SYMPTOMS
You cannot use the ARROW keys to select an item in a drop-down menu if the first item in the menu is a visible separator bar. You can only use the mouse to select menu items in this case.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in Microsoft Visual Basic for MS-DOS, version 1.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available. This problem does not occur in Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows, version 1.0.



Steps to Reproduce Problem

 * 1) Start VBDOS.EXE.
 * 2) From the File menu, choose New Form.
 * 3) From the Window menu in FD.EXE, choose Menu Design Window.
 * 4) Add a top-level menu. Set Caption to &quot;test&quot; and CtrlName to &quot;test&quot;.
 * 5) Add a menu item to &quot;test&quot;. Set the CtrlName to &quot;sepbar&quot; and leave the caption blank.
 * 6) Select the separator box for this first submenu.
 * 7) Add another item to &quot;test&quot;, set the caption to &quot;one&quot;, and set the CtrlName to &quot;one&quot;.
 * 8) Exit the Menu Design window.
 * 9) From the File menu, choose Exit, and save all changes.
 * 10) Run the application.
 * 11) Press the ALT key to get to the top-level menu (test).
 * 12) Press the DOWN ARROW key; the menu drops down.
 * 13) Press the DOWN ARROW key to scroll down to the second item (one).

You will be unable to select the &quot;one&quot; item in the list. No items can be selected unless you use the mouse.

Additional query words: VBmsdos buglist1.00 1.00

Keywords: KB90962

Technology: kbAudDeveloper kbVB100DOS kbVBSearch kbZNotKeyword3

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