BUG: SetupKit: Fuzzy Title Display in Setup Program (114773)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition for Windows 3.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 3.0
This article was previously published under Q114773 SYMPTOMS
The title on the background of the SETUP1.EXE is displayed incorrectly.
CAUSE
The ShowMainForm subroutine in SETUP1.FRM of the SETUP1.MAK project
incorrectly displays the form and prints a title on the background of the
form before it changes the scalemode of the form. Therefore, when the form
is refreshed again, the Print statement prints in a slightly different
location, giving the "fuzzy" look.
WORKAROUND
To work around the problem, rearrange the order of displaying the form
and changing the scalemode of the form by using these steps:
- Start Visual Basic and open the SETUP1.MAK project located in
the \VB\SETUPKIT\SETUP1 directory (ALT, F, O).
- View the code in the SETUP1.FRM form, and go to the ShowMainForm
subroutine.
- The incorrect code should read as follows:
Sub ShowMainForm (Caption$)
Screen.MousePointer = 11
Setup1.Caption = Caption$
Setup1.Move 0, 0, Screen.Width, Screen.Height * .85
Setup1.Show
Setup1.Refresh
Setup1.ScaleMode = 2
Setup1.FontSize = 24
Setup1.FontBold = True
Setup1.FontItalic = True
DrawBackground
End Sub
To correct the problem, move the Setup1.Show and Setup1.Refresh
statements to the end of the subroutine. Also, delete the call to
DrawBackground. The corrected code should read:
Sub ShowMainForm (Caption$)
Screen.MousePointer = 11
Setup1.Caption = Caption$
Setup1.Move 0, 0, Screen.Width, Screen.Height * .85
Setup1.ScaleMode = 2
Setup1.FontSize = 24
Setup1.FontBold = True
Setup1.FontItalic = True
Setup1.Show
Setup1.Refresh
End Sub
- From the File menu, choose Save File to save the changes to the Form.
Because the SetupWizard uses the project SETUP1.MAK as its template when
creating your distribution diskettes, the change will correct problems
for any new setup diskettes.
- Press the F5 key to run the program. You should see a clear display of
"Loan Application Setup" on the background of the form. Click Exit
Setup to exit out of the application.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed
at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will
post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes
available.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/28/2003 |
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Keywords: | kbbug KB114773 |
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