Ah yes, the response we always see when this subject comes up. There is a
BIG difference between "docked" and "locked" toolbars. I imagine
Mr. Reid is
quick and busy on the mouse like I am -- drawing maps, changing tools,
frequently going from the tools buttons to the map window and
back
Short of solving the "lock" problem, here is a way to "redocked" toolpads.
fix_pads.mbx is a "ButtonPad Master". It registers their positions whenever
you want (it does it automatically when it starts with a clean slate) in an
INI file. It will restore them if they are displaced with a simple
This request is on the MapInfo Wish List (www.directionsmag.com) and has
been a personal qualm of mine for quite some time. There is no way to do
this that has been revealed in the past years this problem has been voiced.
Steve Wallace
Vice President, Operations
Florida Farm Bureau Insurance
Hello All,
Perhaps I'm not understanding the issue (I've never had a problem with the
"floating" toolbars). This preference can be set (first arrange the
toolbars as you wish them to layout) through "Options Toolbars (uncheck
"Floating" for each toolbar, check "Save as Default") then OK. Exit
Ah yes, the response we always see when this subject comes up. There is a
BIG difference between "docked" and "locked" toolbars. I imagine Mr. Reid is
quick and busy on the mouse like I am -- drawing maps, changing tools,
frequently going from the tools buttons to the map window and back again
To Lock down your toolbars in MI 6.0 or any other version.
Put your cursor over the toolbars (doesn't matter which set)
and right click. This will bring up a window titled
"Toolbar Options". Check the "Save as Default" box and hit
OK. Make sure you have your toolbars set before doing
Arrange the buttonpads in the normal way and then using a 1/4"
Kluge, bore out two holes on either end of the buttonpads. Apply
some Gate's GlueAll to the back of the buttonpad, wait until it's
tacky (in Windows, things become tacky almost immediately), and
press buttonpad firmly in place. Then
The problem is that it is so easy to un-dock a toolbar when you are
working.
I watched another MapInfo user do this same thing just yesterday (then you
have to move all your toolbars around to get them in the right order
again.
I've got this type of problem too. if you don't hit the
The solution would be to subclass all the toolbars and hook any "Windows"
messages to or from them. You could then ignore any drag or move messages
and pass along any mouse up or mouse down messages to the system. Are there
any API experts that want to take on the task? Of course I have to
Title: RE: MI 6.0 A plea to lock down the tool bars
Yes, that is the big problem. It's easy to dock the toolbars and set that as the default, but the real pain is when you're working fairly quickly and you accidently click between the buttons and the toolbars move around and shift locations
True, by Saving as Default, the next time you open Mapinfo, the toolbars
will be configured as you desire. The problem is, the toolbars simply being
movable. This is frustrating when reaching for a given tool and
inadvertantly dragging the toolbar off it's position.
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