Well there is something wrong there. My PRE.QSO windows moves wherever I drag it. and am very sure it did in 2005 also.
sorry I can't help further. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Althoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "DXbase reflector" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 1:02 PM Subject: Re: [Dxbase] My only irritation when using DX-Base 2005 > 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] >> >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] >
