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Q135565: PRB: HIDE WINDOW ALL Command Affects User-Defined Toolbars

Article: Q135565
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 15-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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The HIDE WINDOW ALL command hides user-defined toolbars as well as other
windows. The SHOW WINDOW ALL command shows user-defined toolbars as well as
other windows. System-defined toolbars are not affected by HIDE WINDOW ALL or
SHOW WINDOW ALL.

WORKAROUND
==========

Once the user's toolbars have been hidden with the HIDE WINDOWS ALL command, if
they are to be visible, issue a command to SHOW WINDOW <window name> where
window name is the name of one of the toolbars. Issue as many SHOW WINDOW
commands as are necessary to restore the user-created toolbars.

STATUS
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This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION
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Developers using the command HIDE WINDOW ALL and expecting their toolbars to
stay visible may run into trouble. The toolbars are essentially the same as any
user-defined window and are thus subject to being hidden. The System toolbars,
on the other hand, are a special instance and as such remain visible unless a
HIDE WINDOW command is used with the name of the window For a list of the
correct names of the System toolbars, please see the Visual FoxPro Language
Reference or the SHOW WINDOW topic in the Help manu.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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Enter the following code into a Visual FoxPro program. Then run that program to
create a toolbar on the desktop.

  *** Program Tooltest.prg **************
  PUBLIC oToolbar
  oToolbar = CREATEOBJECT("UDToolbar")
  oToolbar.show()

  DEFINE CLASS UDToolbar AS Toolbar
       Caption = "My Toolbar"
       Height = 29
       Left = 0
       Top = 0
       Width = 80

       ADD OBJECT Cbsave AS Commandbutton WITH ;
            Top = 4, ;
            Left = 6, ;
            Height = 23, ;
            Width = 24, ;
            Picture = "\vfp\wizards\wizbmps\wzsave.bmp", ;
            Caption =  "", ;
            Default = .F., ;
            Name = "CbSave"

       ADD OBJECT Cbdelete AS Commandbutton WITH ;
            Top = 4, ;
            Left = 29, ;
            Height = 23, ;
            Width = 24, ;
            Picture = "\vfp\wizards\wizbmps\wzdelete.bmp", ;
            Caption =  "", ;
            Default = .F., ;
            Name = "CbDelete"

       ADD OBJECT Cbprint AS Commandbutton WITH ;
            Top = 4, ;
            Left = 52, ;
            Height = 23, ;
            Width = 24, ;
            Picture = "\vfp\wizards\wizbmps\wzprint.bmp", ;
            Caption =  "", ;
            Default = .F., ;
            Name = "CbPrint"

  ENDDEFINE
  *** End program Tooltest.prg********************

Once the toolbar is visible, in the Command window enter this command:

     HIDE WINDOW ALL

followed by

     SHOW WINDOW ALL

Additional query words: 3.00 VFoxWin

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0

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