DOCUMENT:Q188544  11-AUG-1998  [vbwin]
TITLE   :BUG: Transparent Windowless UserControl Cannot Be Dragged
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Basic Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions
   for Windows, version 6.0
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SYMPTOMS
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You cannot use the mouse to drag a UserControl with BackStyle = Transparent
and Windowless = True in the Visual Basic IDE.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem, try one of the following three options:

 - Set the Top and Left properties of the UserControl in the Property
   Window.

   -or-

 - Choose UserControl from the drop-down list in the Properties Window to
   select it. Use the keyboard combination of the CTRL and arrow keys to
   move the control. (Hold down the CTRL key, and press the arrow key for
   the desired direction. Note that the UserControl disappears until the
   CTRL key is released.)

   -or-

 - Position the control programmatically using the Move method.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed
at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post
new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes
available.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create a new Standard EXE project in Visual Basic.

2. From the Project menu, add a UserControl to the project.

3. For the UserControl, set the BackStyle property to Transparent, and the
   Windowless property to True.

4. Place the UserControl on Form1.

5. Attempt to drag the UserControl with the Mouse. You can't do it.

Additional query words: kbDSupport kbDSD kbVBp kbVBp600bug kbCtrl
kbUsage
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Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug

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