Subject Re: SpeedTip followup From Tom <IHaveNoEmail@ddress> Date Wed, 22 Feb 2023 10:22:24 -0500 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On 2/22/23 9:04 AM, Tom wrote: > On 2/21/23 11:44 PM, Ken Mayer wrote: >> On 2/21/2023 2:40 PM, Tom wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Confounded by the form included. >>> >>> 1) Speedtip never appears >>> >>> 2) Form color change works once, not every time textlabel is 'clicked' >>> >>> Your help and guidance appreciated. If the code looks familiar, >>> probably is but I do not remember from whom I stole it. Mind the wrap. >> >> What version of dBASE? I see no textLabel unless it is the downarrow >> on the right (that control is very confusing, as it appears as a >> Combobox ...). > That is what is intended. 'Clicking' the down arrow calls one of three > other forms. >> >> In dBASE 2019, clicking the "button" or "down arrow" causes the color >> to change each time on my machine. Moving the mouse over the >> entryfield I get a speedtip of "Assist" (every time I move the mouse >> over it). >> >> I don't know what the issue is on your computer, but it works for me. >> >> Ken >> > Hi Ken, > > Attached are computer/dBase specs. > > Lee is correct. Fixing the spelling of the second "LightGrey" in the iif > statement now eliminates problem #2 as the color change can be executed > multiple times. This code replaced the use of a messagebox as a test for > the functioning of the onLeftMouseDown function. Thank you for the sharp > eyes Lee. > > I notice this morning that jiggling the mouse wheel over the textlabel > does cause the speedtip to appear once. Moving off the text label and > back over it, the text label speedtip will not appear again. Certainly > confuses me as to why this is. > > Thanks, > Tom Now as of 10:15 am and without further change, form works as expected. Go figure ??? Thanks to all for your help. Tom