[SDK] 08 - Version zskin06a for VISTA [FIX]

[Patrice Terrier]

I just found that the new version causes flickering with... VISTA

Argh! those "small" differences between Microsoft's OS, have always been a pain for us, low level SDK programmers 

This new version works well, with both XP and VISTA, and it is flicker free on both OS.
So far I didn't check with 2000, I hope it should work well with it too

Patrice Terrier
www.zapsolution.com

[Eros Olmi]

Checked under WinXP and Vista (VMWare emulated). All fine.

Under Win2K application doesn't start at all, no error, no messages. I have GDI+ installed because other applications using GDI+ works.
Under Taskmanager seems the process starts and immediatelly ends but no user interface is visible.

Ciao
Eros

[Patrice Terrier]

I still have a computer running native Windows 2000, I shall make a try on it and see if I can diagnostic the problem ...

I don't know if the WS_EX_COMPOSITED extended style is supported on 2000, must check that first.

patrice

[Eros Olmi]

All perfect under Win2K just commenting out:

dwExStyle = %WS_EX_COMPOSITED

Thanks a lot
Eros

[Patrice Terrier]

In this case just replace the current
dwExStyle = %WS_EX_COMPOSITED

by this

dwExStyle = 0
IF zOsVersion > 500 THEN dwExStyle = %WS_EX_COMPOSITED '// XP and above

Then, no built-in double buffer in Windows 2000.

patrice

[Mike Mayerhoffer]

"GdipCreateFontFamilyFromName" (zFontName AS ASCIIZ, BYVAL fontCollection&, fontFamily&) AS LONG

how about  byval FontName AS string ? 

Sorry did not finish posting... does this debug ok for you


Mike

[Patrice Terrier]

how about  byval FontName AS string ?

Indeed it is a UNICODE ASCIIZ string (wide):

With PB9 you can use GdipCreateFontFamilyFromName((UCODE$(UseFont$)), 0, Fam&).
With PB10 better to use the new native WSTRINGZ.

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[Patrice Terrier]

The first post of this thread has been updated, to fix the ZIP file corruption caused by the "Server Collapse".

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