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Sometimes some programs leave a remnant of a menu-item or a button behind on my screen. It usually shows on top of everything, which makes this pretty annoying. Closing the program does not remove the menu-item. Here is an example (the "New Session..." menu-item is from a closed Putty-session):
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Ohh yes, we love these remnant GUI elements or artifacts - I've seen them on every OS/GUI I've ever worked with. Starting a screensaver is a very quick way to clear these as you can trigger it with a keystroke [1]. Another quick trick is changing screen resolutions - which you can quickly do on a laptop with the built-in mirror screen function button. Eventually you learn the best practice is to clear these elements when they come up - by not allowing them to stick around in the first place or re-triggering the very same element as soon as it sticks. -Z [1] Create a screensaver hot-key http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-create-a-screen-saver-boss-key-in-windows-7.html | |||||
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