BUG: Edit Controls and WS_CLIPCHILDREN Function Differently

Q111652

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SYMPTOMS

Unnecessary painting is done when an edit control window is created with the WS_CLIPCHILDREN style bit set.


CAUSE

If an edit control window is created with the WS_CLIPCHILDREN style bit set, a WM_PAINT message will be sent to the parent. In Windows version 3.0, the rcUpdate is (0,0,0,0), which makes it very easy to ignore this WM_PAINT message. In Windows version 3.1, the rcUpdate is the size of the child edit control, which causes extra painting to be done. The WM_PAINT message is not necessary because the child control itself does the painting, not the parent.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in Windows version 3.1.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kb16bitonly kbEditCtrl kbGrpDSUser kbOSWin310bug
Issue type : kbbug
Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK310


Last Reviewed: November 12, 1999
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