#7 Dialog controls vanish on ALT key (Win7 64bit)

[migf1]

Dev-C++ Version: 5.2.0.2 portable (IDE only)
OS Version: Window 7 Home, 64-bit

I've already reported this unofficially in the "Translations" thread, but I hadn't tested it thouroughly. Now I have, it works fine on WinXP Pro SP3 32bit, but NOT on Win7 Home 64bit.

When I open any dialog and press the ALT key (e.g. to enable keyboard navigation) most dialog controls vanish. The show up again only on (blind) mouseover... sometimes even a click is needed for them to reveal themselves.

Here's a screenshot demonstrating the problem: http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/5194/devcppportable.jpg

The dev-c++ download was: Dev-Cpp 5.2.0.2 IDE Only Portable.7z (https://sourceforge.net/projects/orwelldevcpp/files/Portable%20Releases/)

[orwelldevcpp]

I'm aware of this problem at the moment, but it's a common bug in older Delphi versions. The layer between me and Win32 API (the VCL) is to blame unfortunately:

http://qc.embarcadero.com/wc/qcmain.aspx?d=37403

I'll have a look at the fix proposed by Per-Erik Andersson though.

[migf1]

Thank you for the rapid response! Personally it doesn't really bother me, since I rarely navigate in dialogs with keys (actually never). But I thought I should report it in case it bothers other usres. But you are already aware of it, having a fixed in mind too, which is super :)

PS. Have you read about the fixed-sized-dialogs issue in the "Translations" ticket?
Is there any temporary (or permanent) workaround for that?

[orwelldevcpp]

Fix added to 5.2.0.3, which will be released somewhere this week.

Thank you for reporting and reminding me of the bug.

[migf1]

Thanks for the rapid response & fix.