BUG: Combo Boxes in DS_SYSMODAL Dialog Boxes |
Q74507
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 3.0, 3.1, 95
SYMPTOMS
When you use a combo box with the CBS_DROPDOWN or CBS_DROPDOWNLIST style inside a system modal dialog box, the following problem occurs in Windows versions 3.0, 3.1, and Windows 95:
- You cannot select an item from the drop-down list box by clicking it with the mouse. The original selection remains in the edit control or static-text control.
When you use a combo box with the CBS_DROPDOWN or CBS_DROPDOWNLIST style within a system modal dialog box in Windows version 3.0, the following problems occur:
- You cannot close the drop-down list box by clicking on a part of the list box that lies outside the dialog box.
- The parts of the drop-down list box that lie outside the dialog box are not erased when the drop-down list box is closed.
CAUSE
The mouse messages that are meant for the drop-down list box never reach the list box.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in Windows version 3.0, 3.1, and Windows 95.
Additional query words: kbDSupport kbdsd kbUserGrp kbCtrl combobox
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Issue type : kbbug
Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310
Last Reviewed: November 6, 1999 |