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Slow Menus - Take 2
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12/11/2002 07:47:38
 
 
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Troubleshooting
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00242217
Message ID:
00721493
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22
It worked. The client machine was using a Logitech driver. We removed this and everything is fine. Thanks for this.

Mace.


>>>Here's the real problem.
>>>
>>>When I install my app on a local disk all is OK.
>>>
>>>When I install my application to a network drive, all is ok except I have to click 5-10 times on a top-level menu item before it will drop down.
>>>
>>>I have tried removing all of the skip for clauses from the menu, but there is no improvement, so that's not the problem.
>>>
>>>Once I have selected a menu option the app is fine, all screens seem to respond quickly as expected. Then I have the same problem next time I want to select a menu option.
>>>
>>>The network drive that I am using is on a Windows NT server, and I am running NT4 Workstation SP5 - VFP 6 with SP 3.
>>>
>>>Any Suggestions?
>>
>>
>>More info and correction.
>>
>>If I take all of the SKIP FOR clauses out of the menu, then the menu DOES respond correctly on the first mouse click. I took the SKIP FORs out, one menu at a time, then when I cleared tha last one all was OK.
>>
>>I almost convinced myself that the SKIP FORs were the problem, but then I realize that using the ALT key to activate the menu, or any hot-key sequence (ALT+F, ALT+H etc) all cause the appropriate menu bar to drop down immediately.
>>
>>Why does it work with the keyboard and not the mouse?
>
>I'd start by looking at the mouse driver; I've had some users complain about that problem with ICA and VFP 5 when using LogiTech mouse drivers. I haven't had that problem reported yet with the MS Intellipoint 4.0 drivers that come with MS rodents of various types.
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