Hi Bela,

I just want to let you know that I have experienced similar intermittent oddities with windows of various applications, Like Word 2000, Word XP, IE6, viewing Hacker's Guide, etc.

In at least one case I do remember something strange in the upper-left catching my eye and I remember that a Max/Min through the Start Bar would show the 'trail' that it was being minned/maxed but always strangely. I finally get those oddities "fixed" by using one of the options in the Start Bar popup (Maximize, I think).

I **DO** make frequent use of "Show Desktop" so I will be on the lookout to try to learn if that is somehow connected to these events.

cheers


>Dear All!
>
>Please confirm this strange VFP behaviour:
>
>if a top-level window is minimized by the taskbar "Show/hide desktop" button, then it is impossible to restore the form to its original size and position programatically. Instead the form will be displayed as a very small "Titlebar only" window.
>Important: it is reproduceable in the case only, if you follow these steps. Other way, like clicking on the Min button, you cannot reproduce this bug.
>
>Steps to reproduce:
>
>1. Create a new form. Set ShowWindow to 2 (As Top-level) and Autocenter to .T.
>2. Put a disabled timer on it, with 5000ms interval. Let the name of it: ShowAgainTimer
> The timer event contains the following:
>
> this.enabled=.F.
> if thisform.WindowState=1
> thisform.WindowState=0
> endif
>
>3. Put into the form Resize event the followings:
>
> if thisform.WindowState=1
> thisform.ShowAgainTimer.enabled=.T.
> endif
>
>4. Save the form, and run it. The form willbe shown up in the center of the desktop.
>
>5. Click on the taskbar "Show/hide desktop" button. Notice that all window will be minimezed into the taskbar.
> (The test form's timer will be fired in 5sec and it will try to restore the vfp form)
> But the VFP form wil not be restored to its original size and position, instead it will be shown as a very smallsized window on the left upper corner of the Windows desktop.
>
>
>I have checked on VFP6 and VFP8.
>(The credit for discovering this strange bug/feature goes to Mr Curt Burdick.)