Codejock Developer Community : Application fails to minimize http://forum.codejock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:42:19 +0000 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:17:04 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 forum.codejock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=14941 <![CDATA[Codejock Developer Community]]> http://forum.codejock.com/forum_images/codejock-logo.gif http://forum.codejock.com/ <![CDATA[Application fails to minimize : I tried this with Office &#039;07...]]> http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14941&PID=51857&title=application-fails-to-minimize#51857 Author: rdhd
Subject: 14941
Posted: 11 August 2009 at 10:17am

I tried this with Office '07 and Visual Studio '08 without reproducing. So I stopped there. However I just did it with the Visual Studio '07 help app. And I can also duplicate it with Windows Explorer. I also found that if I hit the restore icon on those apps, it doesn't always fix the problem. But I move the window a bit after hitting restore and then windows+m affects the app. So jpbro is correct. I'll send this one to Microsoft and see what they say. Probably a 25 year old KB article out there somewhere that details how in 39 easy steps we can work-around the bug. I'll try it on Windows 7 too. So far our experience with Windows 7 is that all the Win 98 through Vista bugs have made the Windows 7 cut.]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:17:04 +0000 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14941&PID=51857&title=application-fails-to-minimize#51857 <![CDATA[Application fails to minimize : I agree. This is why I stepped...]]> http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14941&PID=51847&title=application-fails-to-minimize#51847 Author: znakeeye
Subject: 14941
Posted: 11 August 2009 at 2:59am

I agree. This is why I stepped away from Win+M to Win+D, since the former does not work in all cases.]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:59:12 +0000 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14941&PID=51847&title=application-fails-to-minimize#51847 <![CDATA[Application fails to minimize : I don&#039;t think this is a problem...]]> http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14941&PID=51843&title=application-fails-to-minimize#51843 Author: jpbro
Subject: 14941
Posted: 10 August 2009 at 7:38pm

I don't think this is a problem with CJ - I notice the same behaviour for windows from every other app that I try these steps with on Vista 32-Bit Home.]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:38:04 +0000 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14941&PID=51843&title=application-fails-to-minimize#51843 <![CDATA[Application fails to minimize : I have found that if I hit the...]]> http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14941&PID=51832&title=application-fails-to-minimize#51832 Author: rdhd
Subject: 14941
Posted: 10 August 2009 at 4:36pm

I have found that if I hit the restore icon on the command (frame) ribbon one time, it "fixes" the problem.
 
I have also set a conditional break point is our lowest level windows message processing loop looking for the WM_SYSCOMMAND. After I run the steps to duplicate the problem, no such message is trapped (until I perform the above). This one doesn't seem to be related at all to the window styles as I have also oberved the frame's styles before and after the repro and they are identical. Its as if Windows doesn't "see" our app has been restored after we get a WM_SYSCOMMAND to restore the app.
 
Anyone (Oleg) have any thoughts on a work-around for this one?
]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:36:18 +0000 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14941&PID=51832&title=application-fails-to-minimize#51832 <![CDATA[Application fails to minimize : Open and build the ribbon sample. Start...]]> http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14941&PID=51823&title=application-fails-to-minimize#51823 Author: rdhd
Subject: 14941
Posted: 10 August 2009 at 12:20pm

Open and build the ribbon sample.
 
Start the sample app.
 
Maximize the window.
 
Hit the "Windows+m" key. the app minimizes.
 
Right-click the ribbon sample icon in the task bar.
 
Click "restore". the app restores to the maximize state.
 
Hit the "Windows+m" key. The app fails to minimize.
 
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