Using F1 or Right Mouse Button Reopens QB/QBX Immediate Window (76554)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Basic Professional Development System for MS-DOS 7.0
  • Microsoft Basic Professional Development System for MS-DOS 7.1
  • Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.0
  • Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.0b
  • Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.5
This article was previously published under Q76554

SUMMARY

In the QBX.EXE and QB.EXE environments, the CTRL+F10 key combination will minimize the Immediate window. If you try to get Help by pressing F1 or by clicking the right mouse button while the Immediate window is minimized, the Help screen will appear and the Immediate window will reappear across the bottom of the screen. When you press ESC to close the Help screen, your Immediate window remains visible. This behavior is by design.

This information applies to QBX.EXE in Microsoft Basic Professional Development System (PDS) versions 7.0 and 7.1, and to QB.EXE in Microsoft QuickBasic versions 4.0, 4.0b, and 4.5. There is no workaround to have QBX.EXE or QB.EXE keep the Immediate window minimized at all times.

MORE INFORMATION

The only way to reminimize the immediate window is to press the CTRL+F10 key combination again. This will minimize the Immediate window once again until the Help system is accessed.

Example

If you start either the QBX.EXE or QB.EXE environment with no parameters, you will enter the environment with an Immediate window at the bottom. If you then press the CTRL+F10 key combination, the Immediate window will disappear. Type a Basic statement such as the following: 
   PRINT "disappear"
Put the cursor on the word PRINT and press the F1 key or click the right mouse button to view Help on the PRINT statement. The Immediate window will reappear across the bottom of the screen. When you press ESC, the Help window will disappear but the Immediate window will remain.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/16/2005
Keywords:KB76554
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