DOCUMENT:Q102610  19-AUG-1993  [W_NT]
TITLE   :Aldus Freehand: Focus Is Not Returned to the Installer
PRODUCT :Windows NT
PROD/VER:3.10
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows NT operating system, version 3.1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1
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SYMPTOMS
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During Setup, the program items for Aldus Freehand are created. The
focus should then return to the "Aldus Setup Main Window" so that you
can complete installation. However, focus remains on the newly created
Aldus program group window so that at this point, you can't see the
program item for the tutorial. You must press ALT+TAB to return to the
main window.

NOTE: This problem does not occur in Windows 3.1.

CAUSE
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This problem is not specific to FreeHand. Any Aldus Windows-based
application may exhibit this problem. The Aldus installer posts a
DDE_EXECUTE message to Program Manager to add an item, then Yield()s
and assumes the message will be processed. It would be processed if
Program Manager were a 16-bit Windows-based application
nonpreemptively scheduled. Instead, Program Manager takes the focus to
process the DDE command and the focus is never returned to the Aldus
installer.

WORKAROUND
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Change focus back to the Aldus installer by hand.

Additional reference words: 3.10
KBCategory:
KBSubCategory: 32ap

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