Re: explorer: Create desktop window hidden and only show it if it wins the race.

[Dmitry Timoshkov]

Ken Thomases <ken(a)codeweavers.com> wrote:
> +        ShowWindow( hwnd, SW_SHOW );
>          SetWindowLongPtrW( hwnd, GWLP_WNDPROC, (LONG_PTR)desktop_wnd_proc );
>          SendMessageW( hwnd, WM_SETICON, ICON_BIG, (LPARAM)LoadIconW( 0, MAKEINTRESOURCEW(OIC_WINLOGO)));
>          if (name) set_desktop_window_title( hwnd, name );

You can postpone calling ShowWindow() after setting window text and icon,
since they are drawn as part of a non-client area, and changing them
forces another set of redraws.

-- 
Dmitry.

explorer: Create desktop window hidden and only show it if it wins the race.

[Ken Thomases]

On Mar 26, 2013, at 3:20 AM, Dmitry Timoshkov wrote:
> Ken Thomases <ken(a)codeweavers.com> wrote:
> > +        ShowWindow( hwnd, SW_SHOW );
> >         SetWindowLongPtrW( hwnd, GWLP_WNDPROC, (LONG_PTR)desktop_wnd_proc );
> >         SendMessageW( hwnd, WM_SETICON, ICON_BIG, (LPARAM)LoadIconW( 0, MAKEINTRESOURCEW(OIC_WINLOGO)));
> >         if (name) set_desktop_window_title( hwnd, name );
>
> You can postpone calling ShowWindow() after setting window text and icon,
> since they are drawn as part of a non-client area, and changing them
> forces another set of redraws.

Good idea.  Thanks.

-Ken