Haven't tried that one, thanks. Only problem is that sometimes the Properties tab disappears totally, so that trick wouldn't work in that case. Ah well, I've learned to just live with it. <g>
~~Bonnie
>We've had good luck shift-clicking on the tab to get it to "unstick".
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>>Have you reported it to MS??<>>
>>Nope, I assume they already know about it.
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>>>>Tommy,
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>>>>It happens with C# too. It only seems to happen once you start debugging something, and then only randomly. One thing I've found that helps is to "pin" the Properties page, so
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>>>Sometimes it locks when it has been pinned.... can't make it hide or popback.....
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>>>> that it shows all the time (or, if you don't like it showing all the time, remember to pin it before running a debug, then it should stay in place ... you can unpin it after).
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>>>>Also, sometimes, if you right-click on your form and select Properties, *sometimes* that's enough to make the Properties page come back (and then again, sometimes not).
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>>>Sometimes when it is hung, choosing "Properties" from the Menu or the right-click menu won't make it appear... sigh............
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>>>> Think it's a bug??? <g>
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>>>Where's the RAID at??????? Yup.... or a new feature!!
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>>>Have you reported it to MS??