BUG: Menu Bar Covered by Main Window Client Area

ID: Q109539

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK) on the following platforms:
```
    - Microsoft Windows NT versions 3.5, 3.51
```
Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

In an application, the lower half of the menu bar is covered by the client area of the main window.

CAUSE

This problem can be caused by a command with a null menu string or separator at the end of the menu bar. For example, if you use the following menus in a window, they will display the problem:

   PROBLEMMENU MENU DISCARDABLE
   BEGIN
      POPUP "&Popup 1"
         BEGIN
            MENUITEM "&Menu Item 1", 1
         END
      MENUITEM "", 2
   END

-or-

   PROBLEMMENU MENU DISCARDABLE
   BEGIN
      POPUP "&Popup 1"
         BEGIN
            MENUITEM "&Menu Item 1", 1
         END
      MENUITEM SEPARATOR
   END

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, remove the command with a null menu string or separator at the end of the menu bar.

STATUS

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

Additional query words: utoff overlayed view toolbar

Keywords          : kbMenu kbNTOS310 kbNTOS350 kbNTOS351bug kbGrpUser kbWinOS310bug 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: December 26, 1998