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2 VFP9 bugs about buttons
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06/10/2005 04:27:12
 
 
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05/10/2005 13:07:47
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Visual FoxPro Beta
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01055740
Message ID:
01056637
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32
Good news, Bill. I'll certainly try it!

>Hi Peter,
>
>Take a look at Camstudio. It is free and works very well. It also will save as a flash file.
>
>http://camstudio.org/
>
>Bill
>
>
>>Dennis,
>>Thanks for the tip. I wonder if there are any (other) shareware products around. Camtasia and Captivate are quite expensive, for me.
>>
>>>By the way Peter if you're looking for a nice tool to make demos like that you should look at Camtasia
>>>
>>>http://www.techsmith.com/
>>>
>>>>Thanks!
>>>>
>>>>>Peter,
>>>>>
>>>>>I used Macromedia Captivate to create the movies.
>>>>>
>>>>>Ben
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Ben,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Very well done, those demos! You made it very clear, at least to me, what is wrong.
>>>>>>Which program/procedure do you use to make those demos?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>This bug was reported to VFPT but is not got fixed in VFP9-SP1. The reasons that I have though about are:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>1) This bug does not deserve a high priority for a fix
>>>>>>>However I tend not to believe this is the real reason because the bug affects a huge number of VFP9 programs to be run under DBCS Windows in Asia countries (China, Japan, Korea,...).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>2) The bug can't be reproduced in an English Windows
>>>>>>>I believe this is the real reason. The VFPT can't reproduce the problem in their computer and didn't think this is a bug. That is why I made a short flash movie in the URL below so that everybody can clearly see what happens on the screen:
>>>>>>>http://www.welkin.com.hk/ben/Button Caption Bug.htm
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Developers in USA and Canada may think that this bug has no connection with their programs. However, some day when their all English programs are sold to an Asia country, the developers will unexpectedly get complaints and dissatisfaction since the ugly screens make the programs unprofessional.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>The same program behaves differently in English and Chinese Windows makes a workaround difficult to be formulated. Both my clients and your clients may run our applications under either English or DBCS without informing us. A workaround for DBCS Windows may destroy the professional image of the program in English Windows.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Here is another bug in DBCS Windows about buttons not got fixed in SP1:
>>>>>>>http://www.welkin.com.hk/ben/Button Gap Bug.htm
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Fixes for the bugs are important for us and a large number of developers targeting the Asia markets.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Ben
Groet,
Peter de Valença

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