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

 Last reviewed: April 25, 1997
Article ID: Q138145
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a

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.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

  1. 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

  2. Press TAB or SHIFT+TAB to exit the popup.

  3. Run the same code In Visual FoxPro 3.0.

  4. Press the TAB or SHIFT+TAB to see that this doesn't exit the popup.

KBCategory: kbprg kbbuglist
KBSubcategory: FxprgGeneral vfoxwinbuglist3.00 buglist3.00b buglist5.00
Additional reference words: 5.00 3.00 3.00b behavior access key
Keywords : buglist3.00 buglist3.00b buglist5.00 FxprgGeneral vfoxwin vfpbug5.0a kbprg kbbuglist
Version : 3.0 3.0b 5.0 5.0a
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug

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Last reviewed: April 25, 1997
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