As it turns out, the problem only occurs on one of my computers. Since not even I can reproduce it on other computers, I don't want to waste the time of anyone on the list. Thanks for the response though, this list has been SO helpful!
Thanks, Rob -----Original Message----- From: Robert May [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 12:31 PM To: Perl Rob Cc: Win32 GUI Users Mailing List Subject: Re: [win32-gui] [perl-win32-gui-users] Need help repainting window after clicking "Show Desktop" Perl Rob wrote: > Hi all, > > I've discovered a weird problem: if I minimize all open windows by > clicking the "Show Desktop" button (from the Windows Quick Launch > area) right before I run my Win32::GUI program, my program window > opens and paints itself properly, but then immediately "hiccups" and > loses all its images. If I minimize and restore my window, or drag it > off the screen and back on again, it then repaints itself correctly > and everything is fine (I'm drawing the images to the window's DC and > using Window_Paint to keep it painted). That does indeed sound weird. You'll really need to try to produce a short, complete example showing the problem if you want help. > P.S. - I'd be happy to provide sample code off-list (my app is already > past 7000 lines of code with all the inline bitmaps). Shorter, please :-) Regards, Rob.