Article: Q150231
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbnokeyword kbVBp kbVBp400bug kbVBp500fix kbGrpDSVB kbDSupport
Last Modified: 11-JAN-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0
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SYMPTOMS
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If the user clicks on an area of a Toolbar generated from the Windows Common
Controls OCX, and if the area of the toolbar does not contain a button, then it
may cause the ToolTips to not show.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This bug has been fixed in Visual Basic 5.0.
MORE INFORMATION
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Steps To Reproduce
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1. Start a new project in Visual Basic 4.0, 32-bit edition. Form1 is created by
default.
2. Add the Windows 95 controls to the Toolbox by selecting Microsoft Windows
Common Controls in the Tools, Custom Controls dialog box.
3. Place a Toolbar on Form1. Choose the Custom property, and invoke the Custom
property page by selecting the ellipsis (...) by the Custom property. Choose
the Buttons tab, and select the Insert Button button. Also, in the same tab,
type in a ToolTip of "Hello".
4. Run the project by pressing F5. Place the mouse over the button on the
Toolbar, and notice that the ToolTip appears after a brief pause. Now move
the mouse to the right of the button and click the left mouse button. Now
move the mouse cursor back over the button. The ToolTip will not reappear.
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kbnokeyword kbVBp kbVBp400bug kbVBp500fix kbGrpDSVB kbDSupport
Technology : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbVB400Search kbVB400
Version : WINDOWS:4.0
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix
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