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pwc
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138 Posts

Posted - Sep 17 2005 :  12:22:56 AM  Show Profile
Hello,

When I shift-rt-click in a cpp editor window, I used to get a VAX context menu. Now, it immediately invokes the 'find symbol' command. I had this problem in an earlier release where it was always invoking the 'comment selection with /*...*/' command. When I upgraded to 1418, the problem was solved for awhile - but has just reappeared. Any chance this is a known issue with a work around available?

Im using build 1418 in VC7.1.

Thanks,
Paul

sean
Whole Tomato Software

USA
2817 Posts

Posted - Sep 17 2005 :  01:13:40 AM  Show Profile
odd - not a known issue...
any chance you're hitting the 's' key when you release the shift key?
do you have any other addins installed?
does it happen if you rt-click (no shift) in the selection margin?
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pwc
Tomato Guru

138 Posts

Posted - Sep 17 2005 :  01:22:21 AM  Show Profile
Rt-clicking in the selection margin works fine. (Excellent, there's my work around. I had no idea this also invoked the VAX context menu).

I am not hitting the 's' key while releasing the RMB or shift key.

Upon releasing the RMB (right mouse button), I can briefly see the VAX context menu. The menu is immediately dismissed, and the 'search symbol' command is invoked.

Again, I experienced this before but the problem was solved (temporarily) when I installed 1418 -- now it's back.

-Paul
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sean
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USA
2817 Posts

Posted - Sep 17 2005 :  01:45:46 AM  Show Profile
Do you use sticky keys or anything out of the ordinary like that? Or an addin or desktop util that installs a keyboard hook?

It's as if there is a 's' in the message queue that the menu is responding to (since that is the menu shortcut for 'Find symbol'). In the previous problem it's as if there were a '*' in the message queue (since that is the menu shortcut for 'comment selection with /**/').
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pwc
Tomato Guru

138 Posts

Posted - Sep 17 2005 :  01:58:40 AM  Show Profile
Nope, no other add-ins or utils. What exactly are "sticky keys?"

I agree, it acts like there's a queued up message.

The strange thing about it is that it was working fine, then it suddenly stopped working. I did not install any other tool or change any configuration when it stopped working.

-Paul
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sean
Whole Tomato Software

USA
2817 Posts

Posted - Sep 17 2005 :  02:11:58 AM  Show Profile
sticky keys is a Windows accessibility feature - it gets turned on if you hold down a shift key for a few seconds.

Which OS are you using?
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pwc
Tomato Guru

138 Posts

Posted - Sep 17 2005 :  09:30:39 AM  Show Profile
Ok, no sticky keys.

Using XP SP2.
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Ralf
New Member

4 Posts

Posted - Nov 01 2005 :  06:28:39 AM  Show Profile
Hello,
I have exactly the same problem as pwc. Currently I use
a keyboard shortcut as workaround, but a real solution
would be great.
I use also build 1418 in VC7.1. The Windows XP sticky keys
are off. Desktop apps with global shortcuts are AltDesk and
Linkman ( but both do not use Shift-RightClick ).
Addins are Rational Rose and ProjectLineCounter.
Right click in a selected region pops up the default
VisualStudio context dialog, not the VAX one.

BTW: absolutely great app, never want to work without it again.

All the best,
Ralf
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feline
Whole Tomato Software

United Kingdom
19020 Posts

Posted - Nov 01 2005 :  3:07:00 PM  Show Profile
Ralf if you tell the other two addin's not to run on startup via the IDE tools menu -> Add-in manager
does this make any difference?

the only other obvious thing to try is the current beta, 1428, to see if that makes any difference.

zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness
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Ralf
New Member

4 Posts

Posted - Nov 16 2005 :  08:51:45 AM  Show Profile
Feline,

directly after my last post I moved to 1428, because of the
redesigned autotext stuff. After installing 1428 the problems disapeared.

BUT: yesterday I moved to a newer DirectX SDK. Obviously
the installation of DirectX has resettet something in the studio,
because some toolbars were gone. And today I had the same problems
as in my first posting.
So I tried to install 1428 again and the problems are gone.

Ralf

quote:
Originally posted by feline

Ralf if you tell the other two addin's not to run on startup via the IDE tools menu -> Add-in manager
does this make any difference?

the only other obvious thing to try is the current beta, 1428, to see if that makes any difference.

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