Thanks Richard, Yes, you were right. the problem was in capturing the bitmap and finally I managed to solve it. However, I got rid of the gadget and used a simple rectangle that I draw programatically.
Thank you again. Flora > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Burmeister [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 5:25 PM > To: Palm Developer Forum > Subject: Re: Drawing on gadget > > From: "Flora_Mahdavi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: Drawing on gadget > > > > I'm writing this function based on OS 3.1; and after testing many ways > in > > capturing the bitmap I came into conclusion that the problem is before > even > > I draw anything. Before doing anything else, I clicked on the button > that > is > > supposed to cause the redrawing of what I have drawn, which is nothing, > in > > the gadget; and it draws a strange shape. > > Due to this I thought already there must have been something in the > gadget > > that must be initialized to NULL. BUT the question is What and where is > it? > > Flora, > > A gadget has no visual representation when your app is running unless your > app draws something on it. Under the OS 3.5 New Feature Set, drawing is > normally done within a function you write, FormGadgetHandler(). With > earlier feature sets, this mechanism was not specified (there was no > FormGadgetHandlerType in the FormGadgetHandler structure). Prior to 3.5, > you just draw the gadget whenever you need to (as long as it's *after* > calling FrmDrawForm). > > The several posts you have made about the problems you have had capturing > and drawing a bitmap on a gadget lead me to believe that your code for > capturing the bitmap is the problem. Why don't you post that code? Maybe > someone will be able to spot the problem. > > > > -- > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, > please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/support/forums/ -- For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/
