Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System

Bonnie Madre <[email protected]> · Thu, 16 Apr 1998 10:13:36 EDT

Just to let everyone know:

> 
I wrote:
> > In my version, this happens when I hit the "Close" button after
> > filling in the grid for the Related Display.  When I execute it, it
> > does not crash, it simply refuses to do anything useful.  If I only
> > have one menu choice, the related display works.  If I have more than
> > one, It just does *nothing*.  

Mark Rivers replied:

> 
> Let me describe the behavior on Windows NT, because I think we may have the
> same behavior, and there is a workaround.
> 
> 1) Don't use the "Close" button to close the related display setup in edit
>    mode, use the window manager's close window control.  This works on Windows
>    NT.

This part does not apply to Linux MEDM, because there is no window manager's
close control on that grid.  So, I live with the error message until it
can be fixed.  But...

> 
> 2) In execute mode when selecting a menu item, keep your finger on the mouse
>    button and then release over the selected item. Don't release to get the
>    menu and then click on the selected item.  In other words, pretend you are
>    using a Mac and you have to keep the mouse button pressed to select.  If I
>    do this then related displays work on Windows NT.  Your mileage may vary.

YES!!! This works!  Thanks.

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