Windows Taskbar hidden by pop-up

[Carl Foster]

[Solved] Windows Taskbar hidden by pop-up

I have searched the forums but all I can find is code to hide the windows taskbar, when actually I want the opposite.

I have a form which I have set the following properties:

Pop-up = Yes
Modal = No
Control Box = Yes (Only while designing, will change)
Max/Min = None

I have also placed code in the On Load event namely "DoCmd.Maximize"

When the form loads, it maximises as I would like but it also covers the windows taskbar, which is something I don't think my users would like at all!!! Any idea how to get it to still maximise ( as this hides the db windows) but not hide the taskbar?

 

[gemma-the-husky]

it shouldn't do that. right-click the task bar and check properties - is it set to autohide or something like that

 

[Carl Foster]

Thanks but no, the taskbar properties are as follows:

Lock Taskbar = Yes
Auto-Hide Taskbar = No
Keep Taskbar on top of other windows = Yes
group similar buttons = Yes
Show quick launch = Yes.

This strange behaviour only happens with the form, if I close the form, MS Access doesn't hide the taskbar.

What could this be? A bug?

 

[Carl Foster]

Problem Solved!!!

Well, thank you for your input but I have found the solution to this and I'm sure some of you might be interested for future referrence.

I found that setting the forms "Border Style" property from "Sizable" to "Thin" would actually cause a pop up form to cover the windows taskbar if maximized. So I had to keep it sizable to prevent it from doing this.

 

[gemma-the-husky]

didnt know that - yeah thin doesnt have resize handles does it, and if your box is pop-up it will be on top, so perhaps the behaviour makes sense. I rarely if ever use thin borders, so wouldn't have seen this.