What you are describing is true. The "Previous QSO" form is behaving "modally" meaning no other window can take focus until this window releases it. That behavior is selected by the programmer and while I would wish it was a non-modal window I can live with it.
What is wierd is that even though the Previous QSO window has focus it doesn't let you drag it anywhere!!! That's the behaviour that's driving me nuts. My complaint is not that I can't click on another window to move the other window...but that I can't move the Previous QSO window to reveal what's under it if I have started to enter any information into a field. It's almost like the spreadsheet log component (is it active-x?) is not being treated as a child window to the Previous QSO window but as a standalone window that has the focus and is behaving modally itself...not letting you move the parent window until the spreadsheet releases the focus. I'm not explaining it very clearly am I? Jack...do you understand what I mean? Tom K2TA ----- Original Message ----- From: "FireBrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tom Althoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "DXbase reflector" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 1:13 PM Subject: Re: [Dxbase] My only irritation when using DX-Base 2005 > took some experimenting to understand what you meant. > > In 2006 (now I have a high res screen so I can see a lot), but if I bring up the Previous > QSO window, it has 'focus'. That means all mouse or keyboard actions relate to that window > and that window alone. > If you try to click on another window before closing the PRE.QSO window you will see the > related item flash the title bar. > > Consequently, placing a cursor on the Summary and trying to move it will not work. > That is a Windows Protocol. > You would have to click on the qso, and either close the PRE.QSO window or shrink it to a > smaller size. > > It has always been that way...as far as I remember as it's not a DXB issue but a Windows > issue. > > For example, Leave the PRE.QSO window open and click on a new cluster spot to QSY. It > won't and you will see the title bar of the PRE.QSO window flash twice. > > As far as I know, no two windows can share focus... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Althoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "DXbase reflector" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 11:56 AM > Subject: [Dxbase] My only irritation when using DX-Base 2005 > > > If I go into a field ("qsl received date" for example) on the "Previous QSO's" form and > the form is blocking my view of the Summary window so I can't see if this is a new country > on a particular band and the QSL card should be saved for submission to ARRL I cannot move > the window by dragging the title bar. > > Has this behavior been changed in DX-Base 2006? > > Tom K2TA > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > >
