I have read a couple of replies on the NG about the forms disappearing
when the mouse is moved over the form.
The replies were as follows:

problem with converted forms running on Windows XP with themes
enabled.

To prevent this behavior, simply add this code to readactivate() event
for
the converted form to prevent the read controls from disappearing
under XP
when themes are enabled:

this.Forms(1).lockscreen = .T.
this.Forms(1).lockscreen = .F.

Additionally, this lockscreen trick also works to prevent the controls
from
READ code,. Just toggle _screen.activeform.lockscreen just before the
READ
command.

A final options is to disable themes using the SYS(2700) function.


I read the replies about the converted forms to VFP8. I am having the
same problem when anyone moves the mouse over the form it disappears.
When the mouse is moved off of the form it comes back. I have sent my
program out to 100 users with no problem for the last 5 years until
now. This did not happen until I went to VFP8. The program ran fine
from FPW2.6 to VFP6 but when I went to VFP8 this problem popped up on
two machines so far. They have both been Toshiba portables.

Do I have
to put this in every form that has been converted to VFP8? I have
tried the sys(2700) and checked if the themes are off or on and it
always comes back off. I also went into the XP to find out how to shut
off the themes but cannot find out how to do that. There is a way to
change themes but how do you shut it off.

Can you explain how to put the lockscreen in the form?? I just edited
the form, went to the readactive() and typed in
this.format(1).lockscreen=.T. and then .F.
Maybe I should rewrite all the converted screens using
VFP8. I have 60 forms that I have converted to VFP8. I am thinking of
scrapping VFP8 and going back to VFP6.

Is it possible to just edit the converted form and do a select all and
copy. Then create a new form and do a paste to the new form to make it
a VFP8 form??
I tried to send Lee an email at Leemi@online.microsoft.com
direct and it came back undeliverable.
Tony Sperduti
sperduti@att.net

Re: Converted Forms Disappear by Jack

Jack
Sun May 16 21:02:07 CDT 2004

On Sun, 16 May 2004 18:34:20 GMT, "Tony" <sperduti@att.net> wrote:

>
>Do I have
>to put this in every form that has been converted to VFP8? I have
>tried the sys(2700) and checked if the themes are off or on and it
>always comes back off. I also went into the XP to find out how to shut
>off the themes but cannot find out how to do that. There is a way to
>change themes but how do you shut it off.

Right-click on the desktop. Click Properties. Click on the
Appearance tab. The "Windows and buttons" drop-down affects Themes.
Windows Classic style turns off Themes and Windows XP style turns
Themes on.

Also note that I'm pretty sure the whole discussion of converted forms
with this problem refers to forms converted from DOS FP, not forms
created in previous VFP versions - there is no conversion going from
previous VFP versions to 8.


Re: Converted Forms Disappear by Tony

Tony
Mon May 17 19:51:43 CDT 2004

Jack,
Thanks for the help on the themes. I did not know that. I originally
made up the application using FPW26. That's what I had been running at
the time. When I converted to VFP6 the forms the screens from FPW26
where all converted to VFP6 forms. It put a header on each form that
did the conversion. With FPW you just called the screen but with
Visual you call the form using the form command. Now VFP6 ran fine but
when I converted to VFP8 is when I ran into the problem. It is strange
though as it only happened on two portable computers. It seems to run
good on desktops. Do not know what the difference is?. When I
converted the forms, I should say screens as that is what they were
called in FPW26, I was advised I would run into trouble later but I
did not listen as VFP6 converted them very nice for me. I am now in
the process of building new forms in VFP8 using the cut from the old
forms to paste to the new forms. I have four (4) done. Only 56 more to
go. Will be here a while.
Tony

"Jack Jackson" <jacknospam@pebbleridge.com> wrote in message
news:h77ga019abh3ebn50itir0mco21fombdc9@4ax.com...
On Sun, 16 May 2004 18:34:20 GMT, "Tony" <sperduti@att.net> wrote:

>
>Do I have
>to put this in every form that has been converted to VFP8? I have
>tried the sys(2700) and checked if the themes are off or on and it
>always comes back off. I also went into the XP to find out how to
shut
>off the themes but cannot find out how to do that. There is a way to
>change themes but how do you shut it off.

Right-click on the desktop. Click Properties. Click on the
Appearance tab. The "Windows and buttons" drop-down affects Themes.
Windows Classic style turns off Themes and Windows XP style turns
Themes on.

Also note that I'm pretty sure the whole discussion of converted forms
with this problem refers to forms converted from DOS FP, not forms
created in previous VFP versions - there is no conversion going from
previous VFP versions to 8.