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SOLVED: Resizing the helpsection (bug) : Hi, ok, at least we found reason....

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:06:32 +0000

Author: Oleg
Subject: 11676
Posted: 19 August 2008 at 2:06am

Hi,

ok, at least we found reason. :)

I agree it. and working with fix.

Thanks for patient :)

SOLVED: Resizing the helpsection (bug) : Hi Oleg, Yes it will. I'm...

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:47:37 +0000

Author: Aaron
Subject: 11676
Posted: 19 August 2008 at 1:47am

Hi Oleg,

Yes it will.

I'm glad you see it too

SOLVED: Resizing the helpsection (bug) : Aaron, so if you comment ...

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:39:37 +0000

Author: Oleg
Subject: 11676
Posted: 19 August 2008 at 1:39am

Aaron, so if you comment

'wndPropertyGridFiles.FindItem("Physical memory").Value = PhysicalMemory & " Mb"
'wndPropertyGridFiles.FindItem("Free memory").Value = FreePhysicalMemory & " Mb"

problem will gone?

SOLVED: Resizing the helpsection (bug) : Hi Jason, Thanks for confirming...

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:40:08 +0000

Author: Aaron
Subject: 11676
Posted: 19 August 2008 at 12:40am

Hi Jason,

Thanks for confirming this is a bug. I also saw it happen with the timer event but I wanted to be sure that a support member would see it. Now it's official

Oleg? Can you try again? Try the resize the help section (slowly) and you will see it.

Thanks

SOLVED: Resizing the helpsection (bug) : Okay, so the problem seems to...

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:30:41 +0000

Author: jpbro
Subject: 11676
Posted: 18 August 2008 at 11:30pm

Okay, so the problem seems to happen during the Timer event when the Value properties of the 2 PropertyGridItems are changed. It seems that the control is not refreshing properly when "interrupted" by the Value property change.

I've thought of a workaround that seems to work in my limited testing...basically, only change the Value property if the left mouse button isn't down. Ugly, but could help until the problem is fixed.

In the General section:


Private Const VK_LBUTTON  As Long = 1

Private Declare Function GetKeyState Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal nVirtKey As Long) As Integer

Then replace wrap your Value changing code with this:


    If GetKeyState(VK_LBUTTON) And -128 = 0 Then
      ' Only change value Left Mouse Button not pressed

      wndPropertyGridFiles.FindItem("Physical memory").Value = PhysicalMemory & " Mb"
      wndPropertyGridFiles.FindItem("Free memory").Value = FreePhysicalMemory & " Mb"
    End If

SOLVED: Resizing the helpsection (bug) : Strange, I decided to try it again...

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:59:35 +0000

Author: jpbro
Subject: 11676
Posted: 18 August 2008 at 10:59pm

Strange, I decided to try it again and now I do see the redraw problem exhibited...I can't figure out what I did differently this time!

SOLVED: Resizing the helpsection (bug) : I tried the EXE and I can not...

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:16:04 +0000

Author: jpbro
Subject: 11676
Posted: 18 August 2008 at 8:16pm

I tried the EXE and I can not reproduce it either (yet)...

SOLVED: Resizing the helpsection (bug) : Hi Oleg, Grrrrr..... You...

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:56:22 +0000

Author: Aaron
Subject: 11676
Posted: 18 August 2008 at 9:56am

Hi Oleg,

Grrrrr.....

You are joking, right? I just downloaded the testproject and started the exe and it appears right away.

I have to find another member who wants to test this, please please please...

SOLVED: Resizing the helpsection (bug) : Hi, Its weird, but I don't...

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:44:04 +0000

Author: Oleg
Subject: 11676
Posted: 18 August 2008 at 9:44am

Hi,

Its weird, but I don't see problem with test project :(

SOLVED: Resizing the helpsection (bug) : Hi, Test projects are suppost...

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:19:40 +0000

Author: Aaron
Subject: 11676
Posted: 18 August 2008 at 6:19am

Hi,

Test projects are suppost to be for testing, thats why I call it Test.... and it would nice if you test it yourself and reply with a result.

Thanks