Command buttons jump sideways on hover (1 Viewer)

[fluid]

Hi,


I am having a problem with 2 of my forms. I have made many forms in my DB but only 2 have this issue. They are both POPUP and CONTINUOUS.


The problem is, when I hover over a button anywhere on the header or footer, the button appears to "jump" sideways about 1/4". It also leaves a residual image of the old location, but the residual image is not clickable.


Needless to say, this looks very messy. Has anybody seen this before?


Any suggestions?


Thanks..

 

[theDBguy]

Hi. Yes, I think so, on dbs that were upgraded from 2003, like MDB to ACCDB, perhaps. Does this apply to you?

 

[fluid]

Hi. Yes, I think so, on dbs that were upgraded from 2003, like MDB to ACCDB, perhaps. Does this apply to you?

Yes the DB originated in 2003, but the most recent form that is demonstrating the issue was made in Access 2016

 

[theDBguy]

Yes the DB originated in 2003, but the most recent form that is demonstrating the issue was made in Access 2016

Right. I don't think it's a matter of creating a form but more like the database originated with the old 2003 settings. To (try to) fix it, go to the database options and check/uncheck (can't remember which) the box for storing images as BMP (or something similar).

 

[theDBguy]

Sorry, I was referring to this setting.

 

[fluid]

theDBguy,



Thanks for the pointers. Unfortunately that did not help.:banghead:

 

[theDBguy]

theDBguy,

Thanks for the pointers. Unfortunately that did not help.:banghead:

Hi. Sorry to hear that. Can you post a sample db, so we can help you find if there's something else we could try?

 

[Micron]

Sorry if this should be obvious to me, but what does converting any image to a bitmap have to do with a command button? Is it only relevant if it has a picture on it?

I was wondering if there was mousemove code that's doing something to cause the shift, but that wouldn't explain the residual image - unless there's an over-laid button that's being exposed.

 

[fluid]

Here is a screenshot of what the buttons look like after they have been hovered over. (the 2 in the Header, not the Footer)


I will upload a sample DB soon.


Thanks

 

[theDBguy]

Sorry if this should be obvious to me, but what does converting any image to a bitmap have to do with a command button? Is it only relevant if it has a picture on it?

Hi Micron. I'm not 100% sure either except I have seen it happen before. But since the OP's buttons don't have images, then perhaps it's a different issue altogether.

 

[fluid]

...Can you post a sample db, so we can help you find if there's something else we could try?

It appears that my DB is too large to post. Even with almost all of the data stripped.


Backend is 8 MB, frontend is 4MB


Maybe I'll strip it even further and post just one of the forms that is giving issues

 

[theDBguy]

It appears that my DB is too large to post. Even with almost all of the data stripped.

Backend is 8 MB, frontend is 4MB

Maybe I'll strip it even further and post just one of the forms that is giving issues

Although we can't promise to find a solution, doing so without a demo would be even harder. So, I hope you're able to reduce the size to make it work.

 

[Micron]

It appears that my DB is too large to post. Even with almost all of the data stripped.

4 Mb even when zipped?

 

[theDBguy]

4 Mb even when zipped?

Can you email it to me? (Address in my profile or website)

 

[isladogs]

Have you compacted each part before zipping?

 

[fluid]

Update...
When I stripped the DB down to just 1 table, 1 form, and 1 query, the problem went away....
So I went to my non-stripped DB and opened the form directly (rather than programmatically). The problem did not occur.


I now believe that the problem may be caused by my login form.
I still haven't determined why though.

 

[theDBguy]

Update...
When I stripped the DB down to just 1 table, 1 form, and 1 query, the problem went away....
So I went to my non-stripped DB and opened the form directly (rather than programmatically). The problem did not occur.


I now believe that the problem may be caused by my login form.
I still haven't determined why though.

Hi. Glad to hear you're making good progress. I think it would still be nice to see it first hand. If nothing else, it would add more info to my answer when someone asks a similar question.

 

[fluid]

Have you compacted each part before zipping?

Yes, I did compact both parts before zipping. Still lots of tables, forms, and queries though.

 

[fluid]

Can you email it to me? (Address in my profile or website)

I emailed it to you.

 

[theDBguy]

I emailed it to you.

Thanks. I’ll let you know if I find anything significant.