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Q110781: BUG: Window Controls Are Blank When Using Multiple Monitors

Article: Q110781
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): MACINTOSH:2.5b,3.0b
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbbuglist
Last Modified: 05-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, version 2.5b 
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, version 3.0b 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you are using FoxPro for Macintosh with multiple monitors, a window that is
dragged from a color monitor to a black-and-white monitor will have blank window
controls. The blank windows controls include the close box, zoom box, and grow
box. Although these window controls are blank, they are still functional.

STATUS
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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
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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1. Start the Macintosh and FoxPro for Macintosh from the color monitor.

2. Create a screen with the Screen Builder.

3. Drag the screen to the second monitor.

The close box, zoom box, and grow box are blank but are functional.

Additional query words: VFoxMac FoxMac buglist2.50b screen dual

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Keywords          :  kbbuglist
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbFoxPro250bMac kbVFP300bMac
Version           : MACINTOSH:2.5b,3.0b

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