In a custom toolset I have installed for Visual Studio, there is a popup window that should appear to me so that I can manipulate one of the lists (an in-built editor). The component is Telerik, but I don't think that has anything to do with it (maybe).
The popup window is no longer popping up to me. I wonder if it got minimized or it's a z-index thing, where the window is behind VS? But this locks up VS, and I can't do anything within it until I cancel the window. But I can't cancel the window because I can't see it... and so that is really slowing me down and is really frustrating.
Is there a way to get around this? A key press to bring this to the front or give it the focus?
Thanks.
You should be able to cancel it with ESC. You can also test if you can find the window with CTRL-TAB. If this not help then an uninstall, boot and reinstall seems the only possible solution.
This might be a z-index issue indeed. Try using FireBug or IE dev toolbar to get a hold on the popup and its container and check their styles and z-indices.
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I managed to get VS2013 in this strange state a couple times now: The program loads fine but when I click on the solution explorer tab, the error list tab and a few others the program won't repaint in response to my click. I have to minimize the program and remaximize, whereupon everything appears as it should have right after the click.
I don't know if anyone had this issue before.. if not, where can I file a bug report?
I changed back to software rendering, it worked properly immediately. I was using 3d acceleration.
Photoshop CS2 always stay on top, even when I click another app from the windows taskbar (right of the start button).
It's completly annoying me. Always need minimized, click the other app, reclick again on photoshop, re-reminimized.
I only have 1 screen at work so I can't let photoshop on one screen and work with the other app on the other screen.
I look in all photoshop menu, find nothing
I googled the problem, and find a adobe page explain this problem is a "feature".
I only want photoshop cs2 work all other app on windows and loose focus, let new app appear on top.
Thank you.
I had this problem and somehow solved it. But my solution may be just as fickle as why the problem occurs in the first place. But here's what I did:
On the layers palette (F7) I clicked on the small arrow just below the close "X" button, on the right. Then I selected "Pallete Options"
Didn't change any options but just clicked OK.
Now the entire window remained on top, not just the palettes. So I restarted Photoshop and it seemed to fix the issue.
I found that if you open up "edit > preferences > Memory & Image Cache" and set your memory usage up then it will fix it. I am on a Windows 10.
See this post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/photoshop/comments/35lmtu/photoshop_keeps_putting_itself_in_front_of_my/
Go to Edit > Preferences > File Handling > Uncheck Enable Version Cue Workgroup File Management
I literally JUST found this on accident and fixed it after having issues with all my toolbars being hidden behind stuff, and not being able to minimize without clicking on the PS window first etc. Seems to have worked!
Topmost Toggle will help you: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-Enhancements/Other-Desktop-Enhancements/TopmostToggle.shtml
Works for CS2 even in Win8
Try Topmost Toggle. Works on Window 7, Window 8 and even Windows 8.1. I use it for disabling Photoshop CS2 and when Firefox bug out. Works like a charm and it's pretty easy to use:
Download and extract Topmost Toggle
Run the program - you will see that it minimize on tray
Ctr + Right click on your program and click
Enjoy!
Big thanks to user2761076
I am having same issue with CS2 on Windows 7 64 bit. To work around, I hit tab on keyboard when photoshop window is active, that makes all pallets invisible, then I can switch to any window I need to work on.
As per this article there seem to be issue with Microsoft update https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2142314
When I'm working in Visual Studio 2010, the IDE seems to switch to "Scroll Lock" mode at random times. Is this a new feature that I'm not aware of (initiated by some designated key/mouse-click) or a bug? I'm guessing this is actually a computer/hardware glitch on my system, but wanted to check if anyone else is experiencing this issue?
After I'm in this "mode", I can't seem to get out of it. I've tried physically turning ScrLk on/off multiple times, highlighting text, etc. I 'crazy-clicked' my way out of it once, but have no idea how. At that point, my only option is to close the IDE and restart, then everything is back to normal.
it thinks the control button is pressed, so just press control and it should fix
Nope, it's a CTRL key bug... using the left key all the time and occasionally, VS2010 will freak out and let the mouse wheel operate independently for zooming rather than scrolling, Shift-F5 won't stop debugging, etc.
Solution for me.... hit the right CTRL key. Dunno why, but it made it go away.
This is certainly not a feature of Visual Studio itself. It is possible, although I would agree unlikely, that a third party extension is causing this behavior. To rule this out I would disable all extensions and see if the problem still occurs.
If it still occurs then I would grab another keyboard to test the hardware issue.
There is a known bug in Visual Studio 2010 that does this sort of thing.
The way I have experienced it is that the left CTRL key will get "stuck" in the application (it doesn't seem to happen with the right CTRL key).
When this happens, you start to get bizarre behavior (like the scroll lock effect with when you hold the ctrl-up/down arrows, or being unable to stop debugging because it will restart the application when you do SHIFT-F5, or you change the size of the code text when you use the scroll wheel).
Unfortunately, there is no fix for it coming in for VS2010. You have the choice of living with it, or upgrading to VS2012. Others have re-mapped some of their short cuts to work around these problems.
for those who have this problem and reading this..
I found a way to bypass this problem and all you need to do is-
close the little window of Properties in the right-down corner.
and no longer you'll have this bug. :)
Do you really mean ScrollLock? AFAIK VisualStudio does not change in behavior in any way in response to ScrollLock.
I suspect what you are experiencing is VS incorrectly believes one or more of your modifier keys are held (ctrl, shift alt). To correct this press and release each of the modifier keys one at a time while VS has focus.
Real example:
The app I am debugging has focus and I am holding the ctrl key for an in-app function when I suddenly hit a breakpoint giving VS focus. However VS appears to have not registered that I have released the Ctrl key so my first attempt to scroll within the document using the mouse-wheel results in my font dpi changing... (ctrl+wheel = zoom)
Fix:
Press and release the the modifier key while VS has focus.
I had this issue where the scroll wheel on my mouse would change the zoom percentage of my open code. Pressing ALT while Visual Studio was in focus worked for me.
The solution for me was to hit the left CTRL key. Dunno why, but it made the problem go away. This answer is different than the one above suggesting to hit the right CTRL key. I tried that first but it did not fix the problem. But when I hit the left CTRL key it did fix the problem.
Another option is to exit Visual Studio 2010 and start it up again.
I had this issue ever since I moved to another development machine, I thought my graphics card was the issue, almost had the boss order me new ones, as I could not get this resolved. Turns out closing the property window immediately fixed the issue!. My previous fix was to float all and not keep anything opened in the pinned tab area, which works, but is inconvenient.
OS: WinXP
VS2010
The default setting for Visual Studio tabs is when mouse over it, the window will popup. This is annoying sometimes when I don't want the window displayed. Is there any way to disable this auto popup and just display when I click it? Please advise, thanks.
In native visual studio there is no way do disable this behaviour.
See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/z4y0hsax.aspx for detailed information.
Regard the note: "Tool windows that have Auto Hide enabled may temporarily slide into view when the window has focus. To hide the window again, select an item outside of the current window. When the window loses focus, it slides back out of view."
Seems they know, that it's a annoying behaviour, but don't offer a sensible solution. Microsoft...
I am using Firebug with Firefox 3.6 on OSX 10.5.8. Since FF 3.6 there is a shortcut to activate fullscreen mode which is "shift" + "command" + "F". But it is the exact same shortcut of Firebug to launch "Display Element Information".
Since i never and don't really need fullscreen mode and use extensively the "Display Element Information" feature of firebug; i am trying to either change the firebug shortcut or disable the FF shortcut.
I tried finding something when accessing about:config but could not find anything relevant.
Does anybody has a solution or hack?
cheers
Change FireFox Shortcuts:
There is an extension called KeyConfig that allows you to change the keyboard shortcuts in FireFox. You can find it at the following URL:
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=72994
Change FireBug Shortcuts*:
Open the FireBug Panel
Click the FireBug icon on the top left
Select "Customize Shortcuts"
Change the shortcuts you want then restart FireFox
*Note:
I am using FireBug 1.5
I am not sure if the option you want is in the list of shortcuts you need to change.
Hope this helps.
I think the shortcut you are referring to is actually part of the Web Developer plugin, not Firebug. Firebug has a simliar "Inspect Element" function that uses Ctrl-I.
If you don't want to install yet another plugin, just to change one shortcut, then you will have to change the Web Developer shortcut to something else.
I've tried overriding this behaviour using the OSX System Preferences, creating an Application-only shortcut to the menu item: Tools->Web Developer->CSS->View Style Information, but no dice. This plug-in, while one of the most useful that I've found, has always seemed kind of shoddy. It's rarely updated, and bugs seem to live on forever. It breaks every time FF is updated. etc etc. But I still love it.
Not sure which extension is causing this for you. Just checked Web Developer Toolbar and don't see Cmd-Shift-F anywhere.
One newer feature in Firebug is the Customize Keyboard Shortcuts preferences panel on the Firebug menu. Open Firebug, click on the Firebug bug icon menu in the top left of the panel and select Customize Keyboard Shortcuts from the menu that shows up. You'll likely need a restart for these changes to take effect.
Well, now i feel very stupid !!!!
Indeed it is a shortcut from the Web Dev Toolbar and not firebug. I used these 2 so much during a day of work that i forgot they are 2 separate add-ons.
I was able to change the shortcut via the "Options" menu of the Web Dev Toolbar.
And just in case someone changes a shortcut, remember to restart FF for the changes to take effect.
mea culpa.
But thank you every one for helping.
Case closed !