Tooltips do not appear if 2nd child form accessed first. 1

[GregFiore]

I have used Visual Studios (2003) to create a Visual Basic Windows project that contains a parent form and 4 child forms. One of the child forms uses many tooltips. If this child form is accessed first from the parent form, the tool tips work fine. However if any of the other child forms are accessed from the parent form first, then the tooltips are not visible,(from the child form with all the tooltips), when it is accessed!
How can I fix this?
Thanks,
Greg Fiore

 

[RonRepp]

Does the child form have the focus?

If not, when your mouse hovers above a textbox,let's say, you will not get a tooltip.

Try clicking on the child form in question and then checking the tooltips. If they appear after you've clicked something on the form, then it has something to do with the focus.

I hope this helps.



Ron Repp

If gray hair is a sign of wisdom, then I'm a genius.

 

[GregFiore]

Thanks Ron,
I tried clicking the child page to force the focus,
same result. I also added the Form.Activate() code
right after the Form.Show in the calling procedure...still
no luck!
Greg Fiore