FIX: Check Marks Work Only When Set in Top Level Menu Events (148746)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 16-bit, for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 16-bit, for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0

This article was previously published under Q148746

SYMPTOMS

A check mark only appears next to the previously selected item in a second level menu. The check mark appears next to the correct item only after the mouse passes over that item.

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, set the Checked property of a second level menu item in the top level menu event rather than the second level menu event.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug has been fixed in Visual Basic 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Start 16-bit or 32-bit Visual Basic 4.0, or if it is already running, click New Project on the File menu.
  2. Use the Menu Editor to add the following menu items. Note that the Blue, Green, and Cyan should appear only if you click Color, and Color appears if you click Options. Click Menu Editor from the Tools menu.
          Caption            Name                   Index
          -------            ----                   -----
          Options          mnuOption
            Color          mnuOptionsColor
              Blue         mnuOptionsColorArray       0
              Green        mnuOptionsColorArray       1
              Cyan         mnuOptionsColorArray       2
    						
  3. Copy the following code to the Code window of the Form1 form:
          Option Explicit
          Dim ncol As Integer
    
          Private Sub mnucol_Click(Index As Integer)
             ncol = Index
             BackColor = QBColor(Index + 1)
          End Sub
    
          Private Sub mnuColor_Click()
             Dim i As Integer
             For i = 0 To 2
                If i = ncol Then
                   mnuCol(i).Checked = True
                Else
                   mnuCol(i).Checked = False
                End If
             Next
          End Sub
    
          Private Sub mnuOptions_Click()
             'Uncomment the following lines for workaround
             'Dim i As Integer
             'For i = 0 To 2
                'mnucol(i).Checked = (i = ncol)
                'Next
              End Sub
    						
  4. On the Run menu, click Start or press the F5 key to start the program. From the Options menu, click Color and note that a second level menu appears. Choose a color to change the background color of the form. Click Color again from the Options menu and choose another color. Click Color a third time and note that a check mark appears next to the original color you selected. Move the mouse over the previously selected color and note that a check mark appears on the correct choice.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/28/2004
Keywords:kbbug kbfix KB148746