Messages sent to WinProc()

By trying to test which case in the switch within WinProc get executed often, I've forced repainting by using timer & InvalidateRec. To test i've put a three break-points 1 next to..

Code:

 default:
		return DefWindowProc(hwnd,uMsg,wParam,lParam);

the other two, where InvalidateRect is called (within WM_TIMER), and third inside WM_PAINT. Press F5 for debug and kept my finger on F5 & noticed that it hardly ever go to WM_TIMER or WM_PAINT but comes to default more often than not... Is that normal?, i thought defaults in switch statements suppose to happen only if things are abnormal...what message values are set to variable message?

Code:

case(message)

I noticed mine are random integers which is the reason it always ends on default.

Pressing F5 once will start your program in Debug mode. Keeping it pressed down is not a good idea.
Pressing F5 when hitting a breakpoint will make it resume execution.
The default case gets executed if no other case matches.

Originally Posted by Elysia

Keeping it pressed down is not a good idea.

didn't literally mean that, i pressed a number of times. By putting breakpoints both on WM_PAINT and default i would expect WM_PAINT to execute more... But since am using timer to repaint, maybe in debug mode timer doesn't execute anyway, and ends up not getting InvalidateRect messages... so i guess the answer is it's normal!

Debug mode has nothing to do with the timer...
It will break if you put a breakpoint under WM_PAINT and your window gets a WM_PAINT message.