Thanks Leo. I've have this problem with one application for months now and I'd just given up on being able to 'restore' it. The same thing just happened to another program last night. I had tried the 'move' command before but I didn't realize that I was supposed to use the arrow keys after that (duh... I was trying to use the mouse). All is well now.
By the way, it looks like Leo Laporte will be back on Tech TV's "Call for Help".
Enjoy,
Leo (the other one)
Posted by: Leo at April 22, 2004 6:52 AM
Thanks Leo, good remarks about short keys,
What is, if this window is a children window?
So ALT+SPACE runs menu of main window, but I will move or resize the children.
Like: MS Word and a Word document. I wont move (or resize) the dokument, but alt +space call "MS Word" main window.
Regards,
Armen
Posted by: Armen at July 20, 2004 12:03 AM
ALT+the minus key is supposed to fire up the system menu for child windows in an MDI (Multiple Document Interface) compliant app. I think that's what you're looking for.
Posted by: Leo at July 20, 2004 10:14 AM
I have a dockable window, like a tool menu, that does not respond to the ALT+the minus key. I've closed all the child windows, is there some other way to move this window or make it re-dock?
Posted by: jim at September 8, 2004 5:12 AM
Unfortunately there's no way for me to know. Dockable windows often vary from application to application, and sometimes don't have a keyboard interface.
Posted by: Leo at September 8, 2004 10:14 PM
I have a similar problem. When I maximize my IE windows, they disappear, but are still functional, although I cannot see any part of them. I can press alt+space and do all that (I know all the commands) and hit F11 for fullscreen, but when I leave fullscreen mode, it's still gone. I think something's screwing up the registry or something, because when I minimize it, I can see which direction it's coming down to the start bar from, and it's WAY up there... Can you help? Please respond via email if at all possible, as I will most likely forget which message board this is.
Adrian
Posted by: Adrian at April 25, 2005 9:36 AM
Great tips..., here's a question for ya,
Usually, when I use the tab key to move from one field to the next, it works fine. However sometimes, I don't know why, it instead maximizes a different window that I have minimized. How do I set it back to work properly to move from one field to the next?
Posted by: clayton t. smith at July 8, 2005 6:57 PM
Well, ALT+TAB does what you describe, so I'd make sure my thumb wasn't resting on the ALT key, and/or perhaps change keyboards incase the one you have has a sticky ALT.
Posted by: Leo at July 9, 2005 8:33 AM
Whenever I open a program or a browser, it doesn't appear in the task bar. How do I fix this? It's driving me nuts!
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Thanks Leo. I've have this problem with one application for months now and I'd just given up on being able to 'restore' it. The same thing just happened to another program last night. I had tried the 'move' command before but I didn't realize that I was supposed to use the arrow keys after that (duh... I was trying to use the mouse). All is well now.
BTW, I really miss seeing you on Screen Savers.
Posted by: Michael at April 22, 2004 4:38 AMThanks, but I'm *that* Leo :-).
Leo Laporte (him): http://leoville.com
Leo Notenboom (me): http://pugetsoundsoftware.com/about.html
By the way, it looks like Leo Laporte will be back on Tech TV's "Call for Help".
Enjoy,
Leo (the other one)
Posted by: Leo at April 22, 2004 6:52 AMThanks Leo, good remarks about short keys,
Posted by: Armen at July 20, 2004 12:03 AMWhat is, if this window is a children window?
So ALT+SPACE runs menu of main window, but I will move or resize the children.
Like: MS Word and a Word document. I wont move (or resize) the dokument, but alt +space call "MS Word" main window.
Regards,
Armen
ALT+the minus key is supposed to fire up the system menu for child windows in an MDI (Multiple Document Interface) compliant app. I think that's what you're looking for.
Posted by: Leo at July 20, 2004 10:14 AMI have a dockable window, like a tool menu, that does not respond to the ALT+the minus key. I've closed all the child windows, is there some other way to move this window or make it re-dock?
Posted by: jim at September 8, 2004 5:12 AMUnfortunately there's no way for me to know. Dockable windows often vary from application to application, and sometimes don't have a keyboard interface.
Posted by: Leo at September 8, 2004 10:14 PMI have a similar problem. When I maximize my IE windows, they disappear, but are still functional, although I cannot see any part of them. I can press alt+space and do all that (I know all the commands) and hit F11 for fullscreen, but when I leave fullscreen mode, it's still gone. I think something's screwing up the registry or something, because when I minimize it, I can see which direction it's coming down to the start bar from, and it's WAY up there... Can you help? Please respond via email if at all possible, as I will most likely forget which message board this is.
Adrian
Posted by: Adrian at April 25, 2005 9:36 AMGreat tips..., here's a question for ya,
Usually, when I use the tab key to move from one field to the next, it works fine. However sometimes, I don't know why, it instead maximizes a different window that I have minimized. How do I set it back to work properly to move from one field to the next?
Posted by: clayton t. smith at July 8, 2005 6:57 PMWell, ALT+TAB does what you describe, so I'd make sure my thumb wasn't resting on the ALT key, and/or perhaps change keyboards incase the one you have has a sticky ALT.
Posted by: Leo at July 9, 2005 8:33 AMWhenever I open a program or a browser, it doesn't appear in the task bar. How do I fix this? It's driving me nuts!
Thanks, Spring
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