Group Window Does Not Repaint Properly in Windows 3.0 (73223)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 3.0
  • Microsoft Windows 3.0a
This article was previously published under Q73223

SYMPTOMS

If you open an application and size it to fit into the group from which it came, and then try to switch to another program item in that group, the window will not be repainted.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows version 3.0 and 3.0a. This problem does not occur in later versions of Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

  1. Open the Games group.
  2. Open Reversi.
  3. Size and Move Reversi so that it fits into the border of the Games group. The Reversi window will now be completely within the Games window.
  4. Click the Solitaire icon. Reversi will disappear but the Games window will not be repainted.

    To allow for the window to be repainted, press ALT+TAB to return to Reversi and close it.

    -or-

    You can press ALT+TAB to return to Reversi and click Solitaire. Now the window will be repainted.
NOTE: This happens in all group windows, not only the Games group.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/7/2005
Keywords:KB73223
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