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NITPICKING: Default window for adding to a table lookup has no close button!

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    NITPICKING: Default window for adding to a table lookup has no close button!

    When I open a form, call a table lookup and from there add a new record to the lookup table, I notice that the default window has no close button, not even on the title bar. I have to close it from the Alpha Five window bar. I'm nitpicking, I know, but is it too much to expect a close button, even if it is on a default form?
    Jim
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    Jose, I don't see that behavior here. Using latest build and Windows XP Pro I have a system menu ("X") in top right corner of the lookup window's caption (menu bar).

    Do you suppress the system menu on your data entry form?
    Are you use normal sized windows system fonts?
    What option have you selected for display of windows? (Cascade, vertical, horizontal?)

    Suggest you open AlphaSports, modify the Product_id field in the Invoice_items table lookup field rule to display as popup instead of drop down. Set option to enter and change records in the lookup source. Run the default form for the Invoice_items table, and observe the behavior of the default popup lookup window. Do you see the system menu ("x")? If so, that means there's something going on in your app that's blocking the display.

    -- tom
    Last edited by Tom Cone Jr; 05-02-2006, 06:58 AM.

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      Hello, Tom.


      Your reply really got my attention. I'm not sure what's making my app behave like that. I've tried deleting the field rules and starting over, to no avail. With regard to your questions about my settings:
      Did I suppress the system menu on my form? No, I don't think so. (That's found on the Form Properties, right?)

      Am I using normal-sized system fonts? No. I didn't make any adjustments to the default font size.

      What option did I select for the display of windows? In the Lookup field rule, the default choice for the popup window is Cascading. I didn't change that.

      I would really appreciate any further comments you have.
      Jim

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        #4
        I'm curious whether AlphaSports behaves the same way on your system?

        If you have a second machine does this problem show up there, also?

        -- tom

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          Tom,

          I tried the maneuver you suggested with AlphaSports. The "X" was there, all right, unlike in my app. In my app, there are "X"'s in the parent form and the table lookup, but not in the default form for editing the lookup table.

          Unfortunately, I don't have a second machine that I can try this on. I'm attaching my database so you can take a look.

          In the meantime, I've decided not to post on the Wishlist forum for a long, long time. :o

          Thanks in advance!
          Jim

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            Also, if this helps, I am using the current build of A5V7 (just checked this morning) on a Windows 98SE system.
            Jim

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