Group Window Does Not Repaint Properly in Windows 3.0

Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q73223

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a

SYMPTOMS

If you open an application and size it to fit into the group from which it came, and then try to switch to another program item in that group, the window will not be repainted.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows version 3.0 and 3.0a. This problem does not occur in later versions of Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

Open the Games group.
Open Reversi.
Size and Move Reversi so that it fits into the border of the Games group. The Reversi window will now be completely within the Games window.
Click the Solitaire icon. Reversi will disappear but the Games window will not be repainted.
To allow for the window to be repainted, press ALT+TAB to return to Reversi and close it.
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You can press ALT+TAB to return to Reversi and click Solitaire. Now the window will be repainted.

NOTE: This happens in all group windows, not only the Games group.

KBCategory: kbtool kbfixlist
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a win30

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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