FIX: ALT+MINUS SIGN Does Not Work with Maximized MDI Forms

 Last reviewed: October 30, 1997
Article ID: Q101380
3.00 WINDOWS kbprg kbbuglist

The information in this article applies to:

- Standard and Professional Editions of Microsoft Visual Basic 

  programming system for Windows, versions 2.00 and 3.00

SYMPTOMS

When you press the ALT+MINUS SIGN key combination in an application that has an MDI Form and MDI child form, the control box on the MDI child form should receive the focus and the system menu should drop down. But this does not happen if the MDI child form is maximized.

WORKAROUND

Instead of using the ALT+MINUS SIGN key combination, use the following two steps to drop down the system menu for a maximized MDI child form:

  1. Press the ALT Key to activate the control box for the maximized MDI child form
2. Press the ENTER key to drop down the system menu.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem has been corrected in Visual Basic version 4.0.

Additional reference words: buglist2.00 buglist3.00 2.00 3.00 fixlist4.00
KBCategory: kbprg kbbuglist
KBSubcategory: PrgCtrlsStd
Keywords : PrgCtrlsStd kbbuglist kbprg
Version : 3.00
Platform : WINDOWS
Solution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: October 30, 1997
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