memo NN show

Tue Mar 16 18:19:15 PDT 2010

The blank screen area is larger then the memo window and the fields appear
to be bleeding through both.

Richard

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nancy Palmquist [mailto:nlp at vss3.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 4:00 PM
> To: Richard Kreiss
> Cc: john at valar.com; filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subject: Re: memo NN show
> 
> 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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