memo NN show

Nancy Palmquist nlp at vss3.com
Tue Mar 16 12:59:53 PDT 2010 

Richard,

If you put a blank screen behind the Memo, how can any dummy fields be 
on the blank screen.  Are you just issuing a show() and putting data on 
the screen itself - not displaying as part of the screen?

Nancy

On 3/16/2010 9:59 AM, Richard Kreiss wrote:
> I have been  testing this when connected through terminal server.
>
> Just tested this on my system with a blank screen popped up behind the memo
> nn show.  Same problem, the dummy fields behind bleed through both the popup
> blank screen and the show window.
>
> There is a bug in this function of the memo program.
>
> The simplest way to avoid this is to just use the edit command - memo nn
> edit readonly
>
> This brings up the edit window (no bleed through) but the text can't be
> edited.  Same as show except the cursor is in the upper left of the window.
>
> I have a feeling this was added as a workaround for the memo nn show
> problem.
>
> Richard
>
>    
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: filepro-list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com
>>      
> [mailto:filepro-
>    
>> list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf Of Richard
>> Kreiss
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 9:13 AM
>> To: john at valar.com; 'Nancy Palmquist'; filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
>> Subject: RE: memo NN show
>>
>> John,
>>
>> In this case is only the meme nn show that is the problem.  Memo nn edit
>> works fine.  Not sure what the difference is between the 2  windows that
>>      
> pop
>    
>> up.
>>
>> I have to try this on some different machines to see if the problem may be
>> one to do with my monitor/video card combination or systemic on Windows
>> machines.
>>
>> I just received my new Thinkpad running Windows 7 with the 15.4"
>>      
> rectangular
>    
>> screen.  Got it with most of the needed "bells&  whistles".  My older
>> Thinkpad is just over 6 years old and works fine.  The only problem is I
>>      
> ran
>    
>> out of disk space - 30Gb drive.  As these are development machines I use
>> when traveling, I keep most of my client's systems loaded.  For
>>      
> programming
>    
>> purposes, the older Thinkpad is more then adequate but my client's will
>>      
> soon
>    
>> be migrating to Win7 and I need to be there also.
>>
>> I'll let you know if the memo show has the same problem on these 2
>>      
> machines.
>    
>> Will test it on the older machine before migrating fp to the new one.
>>
>> Richard
>>
>>
>>
>>      
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: John Esak [mailto:john at valar.com]
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 1:21 AM
>>> To: 'Richard Kreiss'; 'Nancy Palmquist';
>>>        
> filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
>    
>>> Subject: RE: memo NN show
>>>
>>> Good idea Nancy, that certainly sounds like it will clear his problem. I
>>> couldn't' duplicate it though.  I wonder if it has to do with fields
>>>        
> that
>    
>>> are colored, and only happens on Windows?  Although I've seen bleed on
>>>        
>> *nix,
>>      
>>> most of the causes seem to been fixed.  Once in a great while POPUPS
>>>        
> would
>    
>>> exhibit a bleed depending on how much of the popup was filled by its
>>>        
>> fields
>>      
>>> ... Or the bottom/right most character not being a space.... It would
>>>        
>> bleed
>>      
>>> from the last field marker to the bottom/right. For a time I just put a
>>> period (.) as the bottom/right most character on the POPUP and this
>>>        
> fiexed
>    
>>> things.  But like I say, somewhere in the 5.0 or maybe even the 5.6
>>>        
>> versions
>>      
>>> this became uneccessary.
>>>
>>> Usually, bleed is not a problem with MEMO fields for me, because I try
>>>        
> and
>    
>>> incorporate a bounded square area on each screen that might display a
>>>        
>> MEMO.
>>      
>>> The square is the same size as the MEMO ECIT or MEMO VIEW so nothing
>>> seems
>>> to change other than the text popping in on records that have a MEMO.
>>>        
> Of
>    
>>> course, this isn't always possible, and gives up its efficay to needed
>>>        
>> real
>>      
>>> estate on the screen.
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>>        
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com at lists.celestial.com
>>>> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com at lists.celestial.co
>>>>          
>>> m] On Behalf Of Richard Kreiss
>>>        
>>>> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 10:04 PM
>>>> To: 'Nancy Palmquist'; filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
>>>> Subject: RE: memo NN show
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the suggestion, will try it.
>>>>
>>>> Richard
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: filepro-list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com
>>>>>            
>>>> [mailto:filepro-
>>>>          
>>>>> list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com] On
>>>>>            
>>>> Behalf Of Nancy
>>>>          
>>>>> Palmquist
>>>>> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 3:33 PM
>>>>> To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
>>>>> Subject: Re: memo NN show
>>>>>
>>>>> Richard,
>>>>>
>>>>> I seem to remember bugs like that with MEMO. Try displaying a blank
>>>>> filepro screen under the view for memo.  When they drop the view,
>>>>> display the real screen you want again.
>>>>>
>>>>> Nancy
>>>>>
>>>>> On 3/12/2010 11:03 PM, Richard Kreiss wrote:
>>>>>            
>>>>>> This may be a bug.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a routine which puts up a list box with options
>>>>>>              
>>>> once a memo has
>>>> been
>>>>          
>>>>>> added to a record
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1- view memo
>>>>>> 2- Edit memo
>>>>>> 3-delete memo
>>>>>>
>>>>>> When the view option is selected, the memo window
>>>>>>              
>>>> appears.  However
>>>> there
>>>>          
>>>>> is
>>>>>            
>>>>>> bleed through of information in dummy fields behind the
>>>>>>              
>>>> memo window.
>>>> This
>>>>          
>>>>>> does not happen if edit is selected.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Has anyone else seen this problem?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Richard Kreiss
>>>>>> GCC Consulting
>>>>>> rkreiss at gccconsulting.net
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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