BUG: Developer Studio Generates Duplicate Custom Menu Names

ID: Q192567

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Visual Studio 97, 6.0

SYMPTOMS

A mirror image of the previous "New Menu" occurs if command(s) are not added to the existing New Menu item.

RESOLUTION

After creating a New Menu item, ensure that at least one command(s) is added to it before adding another New Menu item.

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. In the Category list, select New Menu.

3. Drag and drop the New Menu item from the Command list box to an empty

   spot in the toolbar docking area.

   A disabled menu "Custom Menu 1" will appear.

   Another menu called "Custom Menu 1" will be created.

REFERENCES

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

   ARTICLE-ID: Q192568
   TITLE     : BUG: Nested Custom Menus Revert to Their Default Names

   ARTICLE-ID: Q192566
   TITLE     : BUG: Custom Sub Menu Item Locks Developer Studio

   ARTICLE-ID: Q192565
   TITLE     : BUG: Custom Menus Disappear from the Main Menu Bar

   "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

Keywords          : kbide kbVC500 kbVC600 kbVisID600 kbVJ600 kbDevStudio 
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

Last Reviewed: October 3, 1998