Image persistence (cue Twilight Zone theme...)

Hi,
I'm trying to make a simple function that draws a bitmap image to a window (effectively using a BitBlt call). This works fine, except that when the window is overlapped or moved so that the area where the image is is offscreen, the obscured parts of the image are removed and not redrawn. :(

Is there a way I can prevent Windows from destroying the data that's there (much like the AutoRedraw property in Visual Basic) or perhaps redraw selected regions of the image as opposed to the entire image (I tested that, it's sloooow :eek: )?

Are you saving the Bitmap data anywhere? Remember, it has to be redrawn with each WM_PAINT message. If you want to redraw a part of the screen call InvalidateRect() and pass it a RECT struct with the coords you want redrawn.

The bitmap data is always available (selected into a memory DC), but is there a way I can use the coordinates from a WM_PAINT message to only redraw part of it?

This BEFORE the call to BeginPaint() will get the paint area (the area that Windows thinks needs to be redrawn)

Code:

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GetUpdateRect(hWnd, &theRect, 0);
if (IsRectEmpty(&theRect))
{
    GetClientRect(hWnd,&theRect);
}

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You should use a frame buffer. That is have two HDCs
One to draw to the screen.
Another that you do all the drawing too, then copy to the one that is drawn to the screen.
Then call for a paint.

If you declare the HDC in a callback (in say response to a WN_CREATE or INIT or PAINT msg), is it static?