PRB: Window Dragged Close to Screen Edge Becomes Invisible (31075)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1
This article was previously published under Q31075
3.00 3.10
WINDOWS
kbprg kbprb
SYMPTOMS
If the user uses the mouse to drag the left edge of a window (or
dialog box) within a few pixels of the right edge of the display
and releases the mouse button, the window moves completely off the
display. The user can't use the mouse to bring the window back
into the display.
CAUSE
The window is created with the CS_BYTEALIGNCLIENT or
CS_BYTEALIGNWINDOW class style bit set. When the user releases the
mouse button, the window moves right to byte-align itself. However,
because the byte boundary is off the screen, the entire window
becomes invisible.
RESOLUTION
There are two methods to work around this problem:
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 2/14/2005 |
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Keywords: | kb16bitonly kbprb kbWndw kbWndwProp KB31075 kbAudDeveloper |
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