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Adding to menu without redraw

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Topic: Adding to menu without redraw

Posted By: rag6419
Subject: Adding to menu without redraw
Date Posted: 18 July 2006 at 11:04am

I'm dynamically adding to a menu when it pops up (adding a list of open windows), but there is a flicker from adding each item. I tried overriding the CXTPCommandBar class and adding a public accessor to LockRedraw and UnlockRedraw, but it is still flickering.

I was wondering if there is another way I can keep the menu from drawing until all items have been added to the menu.

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Posted By: Oleg
Date Posted: 18 July 2006 at 2:49pm

Hello,

Recommended way is to create additional control that will fill new controls

see Samples\CommandBars\DynamicPopups and sources of ControlFavorites.cpp.

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Oleg, Support Team
CODEJOCK SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS

Posted By: rag6419
Date Posted: 18 July 2006 at 5:41pm

Thanks. I ended up just creating entries in the menu (since I do have a limit to the number of "dynamic" items), then only show them after I update the captions. Then hide the items I don't want to be shown. No more flicker and looks great!