GDI functions on minimized windows

[Nerdworld]

Hey folks!

I'm currently drawing an image on a GUI.

Global $preview = _GDIPlus_GraphicsCreateFromHWND($gui_main)
[...]
Local $new = _GDIPlus_ImageLoadFromFile($PATH_PREVIEW)
_GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawImageRect($preview, $new, [...])
[...]
_GDIPlus_ImageDispose($new)

But now i found out that the images won't be painted if the window is minimized or invisible.

My first idea was to WinActivate the main gui everytime the image is getting updated, but the same problem appears on _GUICtrlStatusBar_SetIcon - which is getting called when i don't want to maximize the whole GUI everytime.

Is there any way to paint images on hidden windows except drawing it in a loop?

The only things i can imagine are some dirty workarounds with WM_PAINT or listening for WinActivate-events.

Regards, Daniel

Edited October 18, 2013 by Nerdworld

[UEZ]

You can use the WM_PAINT message handler to repaint your image to the gfx handle or you just send the image to a picture control which will be repainted by the os automatically.

Btw, it is GDI+ not GDI!

Br,

UEZ

Edited October 18, 2013 by UEZ

[Nerdworld]

You can use the WM_PAINT message handler to repaint your image to the gfx handle or you just send the image to a picture control which will be repainted by the os automatically.

Btw, it is GDI+ not GDI!

Br,

UEZ

 

Well, saying it's GDI+, not GDI is like saying "That's not Windows. It's Windows 7."

Okay - so i'll give it a try with WM_PAINT...