Microsoft KB Archive/138145

= BUG: Different TAB & SHIFT+TAB Behavior in Visual FoxPro Popup =

Article ID: 138145

Article Last Modified on 5/7/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0b Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0a
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q138145



SYMPTOMS
In FoxPro 2.x, the TAB or SHIFT+TAB keys can be used to exit a popup menu, but in Visual FoxPro, pressing TAB or SHIFT+TAB does nothing.



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.



Steps to Reproduce Problem
  Run the following code in FoxPro version 2.6 for Windows: DEFINE POPUP POP_UP FROM 10,10 SHADOW DEFINE BAR 1 OF POP_UP PROMPT "Cedar Springs" DEFINE BAR 2 OF POP_UP PROMPT "Detroit" DEFINE BAR 3 OF POP_UP PROMPT "Grand Rapids" DEFINE BAR 4 OF POP_UP PROMPT "Lansing" DEFINE BAR 5 OF POP_UP PROMPT "Muskegon" ON SELECTION POPUP POP_UP DEACTIVATE POPUP POP_UP ACTIVATE POPUP POP_UP RELEASE POPUP POP_UP  Press TAB or SHIFT+TAB to exit the popup. Run the same code In Visual FoxPro 3.0. Press the TAB or SHIFT+TAB to see that this does not exit the popup.

Additional query words: behavior access key kbvfp300 kbvfp5006

Keywords: kbbug kbprogramming KB138145

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