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Q74507: BUG: Combo Boxes in DS_SYSMODAL Dialog Boxes

Article: Q74507
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.1,95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 06-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 3.0, 3.1, 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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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
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The mouse messages that are meant for the drop-down list box never reach the
list box.


STATUS
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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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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.1,95
Issue type        : kbbug

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