BUG: Custom Menus Disappear from the Main Menu Bar

• Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, versions 5.0, 6.0

SYMPTOMS

When adding a Custom Menu to the main menu bar using the procedure outlined in the online documentation, the new Custom Menu disappears once it is placed on the menu bar.

RESOLUTION

To add a Custom Menu to the main menu bar, use the following steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Customize, and then click the Commands tab.



2. From the Category list, select New Menu.



3. Drag and drop the New Menu item from the Commands list box to an unused portion of the toolbar docking area.



4. Place any command on the Custom Menu. First, select a different category from the Category list. Then drag and drop any command onto the new Custom Menu.
   
   NOTE: If you previously tried to add a Custom Menu to the main menu bar, those menus will be visible. Multiple attempts result in multiple menus. In this case, delete the toolbar's Custom Menu created in steps 1-4. Work with the existing menu on the main menu bar that is now visible again. Delete any other unwanted Custom Menu items at this time. Skip step 5.



5. Drag and drop the new Custom Menu from the toolbar to the main menu bar.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. On the Tools menu, click Customize, and then click the Commands tab.



2. From the Category list, select New Menu.



3. Drag and drop the New Menu item from the Commands list box to the main menu bar.

REFERENCES

For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q192568 BUG: Nested Custom Menus Revert to Their Default Names

Q192567 BUG: Developer Studio Generates Duplicate Custom Menu Names

Q192566 BUG: Custom Sub Menu Item Locks Developer Studio

   "Customizing Toolbars and Menus"; Developer Products | Visual C++ |
   Developer Studio Environment User's Guide | Customizing Developer
   Studio | How Do I...Topics: Customizing Developer Studio |
   Customizing Toolbars and Menus 

   "Customizing Toolbars and Menus"; Visual C++ Documentation | Using
   Visual C++ | Visual C++ User's Guide | The Visual C++ Environment |
   Customizing Visual C++ | How Do I...Topics: Customizing
   Developer Studio | Customizing Toolbars and Menus 

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbide kbVC500 kbVC600 kbVisID600 kbVJ600 kbDevStudio 
Version           : winnt:5.0,6.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug 

Last Reviewed: April 14, 1999