LVS_OWNERDRAWFIXED - List view flickers!

I've created a custom list draw procedure using LVS_OWNERDRAWFIXED. Problem
is, List views don't send the WM_CTLCOLORLISTBOX or similar (or at least I
couldn't find any), resulting in the OS erasing the list every time before I
update it in my custom draw procedure. The result is a nasty, annoying
flicker. WM_ERASEBKGND doesn't seem to matter here either.

Anyone have experience with making flicker free list views, I'd be most
grateful for advice.

I'm using API, not MFC.

Ilya
Thu Dec 02 23:57:16 CST 2004

Yes you can subclass list view, handle WM_ERASEBKGND message, and return 1.
In this case system will not crear background of control.

"Chris Oz" <Chris Oz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:41336F87-6BEF-4458-ADA3-06C94018902C@microsoft.com...
> I've created a custom list draw procedure using LVS_OWNERDRAWFIXED.
Problem
> is, List views don't send the WM_CTLCOLORLISTBOX or similar (or at least I
> couldn't find any), resulting in the OS erasing the list every time before
I
> update it in my custom draw procedure. The result is a nasty, annoying
> flicker. WM_ERASEBKGND doesn't seem to matter here either.
>
> Anyone have experience with making flicker free list views, I'd be most
> grateful for advice.
>
> I'm using API, not MFC.

ChrisOz
Fri Dec 03 04:11:06 CST 2004

Is it possible to do this without subclassing in MFC? Is there a similar
approach in API? I guess what I want to achieve is simply having my List View
handle its own messages.

"Ilya Manin" wrote:

> Yes you can subclass list view, handle WM_ERASEBKGND message, and return 1.
> In this case system will not crear background of control.
>
> "Chris Oz" <Chris Oz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:41336F87-6BEF-4458-ADA3-06C94018902C@microsoft.com...
> > I've created a custom list draw procedure using LVS_OWNERDRAWFIXED.
> Problem
> > is, List views don't send the WM_CTLCOLORLISTBOX or similar (or at least I
> > couldn't find any), resulting in the OS erasing the list every time before
> I
> > update it in my custom draw procedure. The result is a nasty, annoying
> > flicker. WM_ERASEBKGND doesn't seem to matter here either.
> >
> > Anyone have experience with making flicker free list views, I'd be most
> > grateful for advice.
> >
> > I'm using API, not MFC.
>
>
>