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I asked about this a few weeks ago but didn't get an answer, but it's so
annoying that I'm trying again.
My new laptop (Win XP Pro) has an irritating problem where various kinds of
pop-up boxes and messages appear briefly, and then disappear again a
split-second later. This isn't specifically an Access issue (it happens in
lots of other places too) but I'm asking about it here because (i) it does
happen in Access (ii) it annoys me the most in Access because that's where I
mostly am and (iii) folks around here generally know a lot more about most
things than folks in general Windows NG's!
Anyway, in Access specifically I have discovered this problem in two places:
(i) in Access 2007, mini-toolbars pop-up for a split second, and then
disappear before they have even "solidified". Obviously this also happens to
mini-toolbars in other Office 2007 applications.
(ii) in the code window (any version), at a breakpoint, if I point at an
object or whatever in the code to see it's value, the yellow box containing
the value pops up, and then disappears a split second later (which repeats
until I move the mouse away i.e. I get a flashing effect!).
Other non-Access examples of this behaviour are:
- messages which pop-up using the "What's this?" button in any window/dialog
box
- drop-down and pop-up menus in Windows Live Hotmail.
n.b. I am specifically NOT talking about tooltips, which function correctly
throughout Windows i.e. they pop-up for 5 seconds and then disappear.
Clearly something is broken, but I haven't a clue what. All suggestions
gratefully received!
annoying that I'm trying again.
My new laptop (Win XP Pro) has an irritating problem where various kinds of
pop-up boxes and messages appear briefly, and then disappear again a
split-second later. This isn't specifically an Access issue (it happens in
lots of other places too) but I'm asking about it here because (i) it does
happen in Access (ii) it annoys me the most in Access because that's where I
mostly am and (iii) folks around here generally know a lot more about most
things than folks in general Windows NG's!
Anyway, in Access specifically I have discovered this problem in two places:
(i) in Access 2007, mini-toolbars pop-up for a split second, and then
disappear before they have even "solidified". Obviously this also happens to
mini-toolbars in other Office 2007 applications.
(ii) in the code window (any version), at a breakpoint, if I point at an
object or whatever in the code to see it's value, the yellow box containing
the value pops up, and then disappears a split second later (which repeats
until I move the mouse away i.e. I get a flashing effect!).
Other non-Access examples of this behaviour are:
- messages which pop-up using the "What's this?" button in any window/dialog
box
- drop-down and pop-up menus in Windows Live Hotmail.
n.b. I am specifically NOT talking about tooltips, which function correctly
throughout Windows i.e. they pop-up for 5 seconds and then disappear.
Clearly something is broken, but I haven't a clue what. All suggestions
gratefully received!