Since it was only an initial condition problem, I think
erasing it only at frmOpen will work. We'll see if I need
more. Thanks for the help!
--
-Richard M. Hartman
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
186,000 mi./sec ... not just a good idea, it's the LAW!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bozidar Benc [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 1:03 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Custom draw list display problem
>
>
> > Force a redraw -- I'll try that, thanks.
>
> It probably won't be enough - erase the list before each redraw and
> everything will work fine.
>
> Bozidar
>
>
>
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > >
> > > >How do I get the first item to be highlighted all the way
> > > >across the first time, so that it behaves properly when the
> > > >OS attempts to remove the highlighting?
> > >
> > > How is the first item getting highlighted? Are you setting it
> > > to the list
> > > selection? If so, when?
> >
> > Originally I had not been setting an initial selection, but
> > the first item had been close-highlighted as I described. Then
> > I tried setting the initial selection in the InitForm routine,
> > with no difference in the result.
> >
> > The previous suggestion (by Steve Sabram) of calling
> WinEraseRectangle()
> > has gotten rid of -most- of the problem. Now the highlighting
> > to the right of the text is proper, but there's still a bit of
> > junk to the left of the 1st after selecting a second. Instead of
> >
> > |[]ITEM 1[ ]|
> > |[ ITEM 2 ]|
> > | ITEM 3 |
> >
> > it's now this
> >
> > |[]ITEM 1 |
> > |[ ITEM 2 ]|
> > | ITEM 3 |
> >
> > Good enough ... but it'd still be nice to get rid of that last
> > bit of "dirt".
> >
> > > >btw: is there any way to determine, when your list item drawing
> > > >callback function is called, whether it is drawing a highlighted
> > > >item or a "normal" item? It seems as if the OS must set up the
> > >
> > > Not that I'm aware of. That's taken care of for you.
> > >
> > > I remember having this problem quite a while ago. I think the
> > > answer might
> > > be to draw the full list and then set the selection (then
> > > maybe redraw the
> > > list just in case).
> >
> > Force a redraw -- I'll try that, thanks.
> >
> > --
> > -Richard M. Hartman
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > 186,000 mi./sec ... not just a good idea, it's the LAW!
> >
> >
> >
> >
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