DOCUMENT:Q171598  18-JUL-1997  [vbwin]
TITLE   :BUG: Properties Dialog Appears When TabStrip Double-Clicked
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:4.0 5.0
OPER/SYS:NT WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:EnvtRun vb432 vb4win kbhowto

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Basic Control Creation, Learning, Professional and
   Enterprise editions for Windows, version 5.0
 - Microsoft Visual Basic Standard, Professional, and Enterprise Editions,
   32-bit only, for Windows, version 4.0
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SYMPTOMS
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If a Tabstrip control resides on a form with other controls, the Properties
dialog for the Tabstrip may inadvertently appear at run-time.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. This problem has been corrected
with the version of COMCTL32.OCX that ships with Microsoft Visual Basic
5.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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Properties dialogs for controls should be available only at design time.
However, if you use the Click event of the Tabstrip control to set the
focus to another control on the form and then double-click the work area of
the Tabstrip, the Property dialog for the TabStrip will appear.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Start a new project.

2. Add a Tabstrip control to Form1.

3. Add a TextBox control to Form1.

4. In the Click event of Tabstrip1 add the following code.

      Text1.setfocus.

5. Press the F5 key to run the program.

6. Click once on the tab of TabStrip1.

7. Double-click on the work area of TabSrip1.

   The Properties dialog appears as if you are in design mode.

Additional query words: tab strip comctl32.ocx
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Keywords            : EnvtRun vb432 vb4win kbhowto
Version             : 4.0 5.0
Platform            : NT WINDOWS
Issue type          : kbbug
Resolution Type     : kbfix

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