Re: Focus issue

From:
"Ed" <eddie@hvc.rr.com>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.mfc
Date:
Fri, 12 May 2006 14:16:32 GMT
Message-ID:
<4N09g.8$Fi6.6@trndny03>
I found that if I add the line drawbars1(); to the OnPaint() routine it
works also.
When I overlap the bargraph with another window the bring focus to bargraph
window it does repaint.
Is this a valid way around ?

"David Wilkinson" <no-reply@effisols.com> wrote in message
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Ed wrote:

How do I do that?

"David Wilkinson" <no-reply@effisols.com> wrote in message
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Ed wrote:

I use the routine below to draw a bargraph in a IDC_PIC window when a
button is clicked.
This routine workse fine but when the user opens another window that
overlaps this one
and then returns focus to this window the part of the bargraph that was
covered is blank.
Please show me how to fix this so when focus is returned to my app it is
redrawn.

bool CEcolorDlg::drawbars1()
{
 CRect cr;
 CBrush yel(RGB(255,255,213));
 CBrush blu(RGB(114,120,141));
 CBrush blk(RGB(0,0,0));
 int c=15, b=5, d, e=0, a;
 GetDlgItem(IDC_PIC)->GetClientRect(cr);
 CWnd* pWnd=GetDlgItem(IDC_PIC);

 pControlDC=pWnd->GetDC();

 d = (cr.Width()-20)/numkeys;
 //draw background
 pControlDC->SelectObject(blu);
 pControlDC->Rectangle(0,0,cr.Width(), cr.Height());
 //draw 50% grid line
 pControlDC->SelectObject(blk);
 pControlDC->Rectangle(1, (cr.Height()/4), cr.Width()-1,
(cr.Height()/4)+1);
 pControlDC->Rectangle(1, (cr.Height()/2), cr.Width()-1,
(cr.Height()/2)+1);
 pControlDC->Rectangle(1, (cr.Height()/2)+(cr.Height()/4),
cr.Width()-1, (cr.Height()/2)+(cr.Height()/4)+1);

 pControlDC->SelectObject(yel);
 for (b=0; b<numkeys; b++)
 {
   a = ((bar[b] * 10) / 10)+1;
   pControlDC->Rectangle (c, cr.Height(), c+3, cr.Height()-a);
   c+=d;
 }
 pControlDC->SelectStockObject(BLACK_BRUSH);
 return true;
}

Thanks in advance


Ed:

Make a derived picture control class and put the bargraph drawing code in
its OnPaint() handler.

David Wilkinson


Ed;

Just derive a class, say CBarGraph, from CStatic and handle WM_PAINT
message. Then associate your IDC_PIC control with a member variable of
type CBarGraph.

David Wilkinson

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