Re: [BLACKBOX] Still kicking the BlackBox tyres. A question for the group about annoyances. Keyboard forced break.

From: [at]} <Wojtek>
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:08:22 -0400

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Please note that the font color is always ignored in the Header Properties
dialog (Insert Header into the text editor). I gave up on font colors in
BlackBox long time ago. It seems to be a general problem affecting many
(perhaps all??) BlackBox dialogs dealing with fonts.

Thank you,
Wojtek

> Thanks for the hint, René.
> Kind regards,
> Marc
>
> ________________________________
> From: BlackBox [mailto:BLACKBOX{([at]})nowhere.xy
> Sent: Sonntag, 18. März 2012 22:22
> To: BLACKBOX{([at]})nowhere.xy
> Subject: [BLACKBOX] Fwd: [BLACKBOX] Still kicking the BlackBox tyres. A
> question for the group about annoyances. Keyboard forced break.
>
> Now that we are talking about annoyances, here is one that has importuned
> me for years:
>
> when you choose "Default Font..." or "Dialog font..." in the BlackBox
> dialog box for "Preferences", a color list is offered, but whatever you
> choose there is just ignored!. Would be nice to fix that!
>
> Exactly the same problem occurs when using the "font" buttom in the
> property inspector when designing GUIs: font color can't be changed.
>
> Regards,
> René Dorta.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Robert
> <robert.campbell_{([at]})nowhere.xy
> wrote:
> FYI - I just tried your program using BB 1.6-rc6 (Built 08.09.2008) on
> 64-bit Windows 7 and I was able to interrupt it using<Ctrl><Break>
>
> Regards,
> Chris
>
> Chris
>
> Actually that is probably my most practical solution - we are expecting to
> be upgraded (officially 'refreshed') with Windows 7 machines in the next
> few weeks.
>
> I don't know if I'll get 7 or 7-64, but Ctrl-Break works on 7 also.
>
>
> I never realised that I was the only person on the planet with this
> Ctrl-Break problem, which has annoyed me for years.
>
> I devised a devious work-around using your marvellous ProcessMessages
> routine. I
> explained this to some colleages at work who just looked at me with that
> "What is he on about now?" look.
>
> Now I realise that they didn't have the Ctrl Break problem on their 32 bit
> machines!
>
>
>
>
> I'm inclined to believe Lon's theory that it is not a real Windows
> 'problem', but rather a setup or configuration issue. But I also think he
> is right that its not worth spending days trying to find out.
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Robert
>
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