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From: Kent_Stewart@f50.n347.z1.fidonet.org (Kent Stewart)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms.programmer
Subject: Does a window know when it is being overwritten?
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Date: 8 May 91 20:32:00 GMT
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Reply-To: Kent_Stewart%f50.n347.z1@hippo.dfv.rwth-aachen.de (Kent Stewart)
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Comment-To: James_R_Vallino@f1.n6000.z2.fidonet.org (James R Vallino)


 > Does a window know when it is being overwritten?  The
 > potential exists
 > whenever the input focus is lost.  The focus will be
 > lost whenever another

James, I think that is the main reason for wm_paint.  It tells a window to 
repaint when it is the main window.  You bring a window forward by it 
rewritting the screen.

Which Siemens group are you in?  I'm part of the KWU group called ANF.


Kent