Re: PolyLine and autoscrolling canvas

From:
Stephen Myers <""StephenMyers\"@discussions@microsoft.com">
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.mfc
Date:
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:02:01 -0600
Message-ID:
<#1YlsnKtKHA.4636@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>
See below.

Luigino wrote:

HI Joe

   switch (iGraphType)

****
Why is iGraphType not a parameter to this function? Depending on global state is bad
style


Because it's an attribute of the class object where later could draw
polylines or rectangles (vertical bars)...

   int saveobject = dc.SaveDC();

****
Why? What's wrong with SaveDC/RestoreDC here?
****


Nothing here... .just to "release" objects like CPen

           memDC.CreateCompatibleDC(&dc);
           bBitmap.CreateCompatibleBitmap(&dc, r.Width(), r..Height());

****
Did you look at the size? Do you know how big this actually is? It must be the client
rectangle size, and the clip box is unrelated to this except by accident.
****


I forgot to change GetClipBox with GetClientRect....
anyway the r values are of the rectangle size of the custom control..

           bOldBitmap = memDC.SelectObject(&bBitmap);

           memDC.FillSolidRect(r, dc.GetBkColor());
           memDC.SetMapMode(dc.GetMapMode());
           memDC.SetWindowExt(dc.GetWindowExt());
           memDC.SetViewportExt(dc.GetViewportExt());

****
Why did you not call PrepareDC on the memory DC? What good is it to have an abstraction
if you ignore it?
****

           memDC.SetWindowOrg(dc.GetWindowOrg());
           memDC.SetViewportOrg(dc.GetViewportOrg());
           if (bActivateGrid)
           {
                   CPen qLinePen(PS_SOLID, 0, RGB(0,139,0));
                   memDC.SelectObject(qLinePen);
                   // Grid - Horizontal lines
                   for(int y = 0; y < r.bottom; y += (int)12) {
                           /* scan y */
                           memDC.MoveTo(r.left, y);
                           memDC.LineTo(r.right, y);
                   } /* scan y */
                   // Grid - Vertical lines
                   for(int x = 0 - (int)gridOffset; x <= r.right - (int)gridOffset; x
+= (int)12 ) {
                           /* scan x */
                           memDC.MoveTo(x, r.top);
                           memDC.LineTo(x, r.bottom);
                   } /* scan x */
           }
           DoDrawing(memDC, r);
           // Copy the offscreen bitmap onto the screen.
           dc.BitBlt(r.left, r.top, r.Width(), r.Height(),
                   &memDC, r.left, r.top, SRCCOPY);


****
Since r is the clipbox, and usually has nothing to do with the client rectangle except by
accident, using it as a reference point is erroneous. Note also that since you are moving
relative to logical coordinates of the dc, and you've remapped those, the BitBlt moves the
image to the lower right corner so it hangs off the right edge, e.g.,

+---+
| A|
+---+---+
      | B |
      +---+

(depending on your fonts, this image may or may not look right, but you just did a
transfer into position B, because 0,0 is at the bottom right)

Key here: you do NOT map the raw DC; you do NOT use the ClipBox as a size reference, and
you ONLY call PrepareDC on the memory DC.


So as Stephen said, I should avoid to map DC and directly map memDC
then re-map the memDC to MM_TEXT right before the BitBlt to set the
0,0 point origin at the original point at top-left so the bitblt would
be done in that position right?...
I tried that and I figured it doesn't appear at all, I mean it doesn't
even draw the black background rectangle on the form...

Here I paste the example class files I'm implementing:

**************************************************************************
************************ GRAPHCLASS.H ****************************
**************************************************************************

#pragma once

#include <vector>
using namespace std;

enum GRAPH_TYPE { GRAPH_BARS=0, GRAPH_LINES };

#define LOCAL_CLASSNAME _T("CGraphClassCtrl") // Window class name

// CGraphClass
class CGraphClass : public CWnd
{
    DECLARE_DYNAMIC(CGraphClass)

    // matrix of POINT for each element to represent
    typedef vector<POINT> vectfPoints; // array representing points
values for each single source
    typedef vector<vectfPoints> vectPoints; // array representing list
of sources having their POINT values

    typedef vector<POINT> vect_to_draw;
    typedef vector<vect_to_draw> vectToDraw;

public:
    CGraphClass();
    virtual ~CGraphClass();

// methods
public:
    BOOL InitializeGraph(int maxsizearray, int maxinterval, GRAPH_TYPE
typegraph=GRAPH_LINES);
    void AddLinesElement(UINT iIndexSource, LPCTSTR description, double
value);

// Attributes
public:
    void set_GraphType(GRAPH_TYPE graphtype);
    GRAPH_TYPE get_GraphType();

protected:
    BOOL RegisterWindowClass();

protected:
    int iGraphType;
    int iYMaxInterval;
    BOOL bActivateGrid;
    UINT iTimerVal;
    UINT nElapse;
    double gridOffset;
    BOOL bSetDraw;
    int iSourceMaxSizeArray;

    vectPoints vtPoints; // matrix of sources representing POINT
values
    vectToDraw vtToDraw; // matrix of sources in POINT as logical
unit to draw

    BOOL EnableTimer();

protected:
    afx_msg void OnPaint();
    afx_msg void OnTimer(UINT TimerVal);
    afx_msg BOOL OnEraseBkgnd(CDC* pDC);
    DECLARE_MESSAGE_MAP()
};

**************************************************************************
********************** GRAPHCLASS.CPP **************************
**************************************************************************

// GraphClass.cpp : implementation file
//

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "test_compatibledc.h"
#include "GraphClass.h"
#include <algorithm>

// CGraphClass
#define IDT_TIMER_0 ( WM_USER + 1000 )

IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC(CGraphClass, CWnd)

CGraphClass::CGraphClass()
{
    RegisterWindowClass();
}

CGraphClass::~CGraphClass()
{
}

// Register the window class if it has not already been registered.
BOOL CGraphClass::RegisterWindowClass()
{
    WNDCLASS wndcls;

    if (!(::GetClassInfo(AfxGetInstanceHandle(), LOCAL_CLASSNAME,
&wndcls)))
    {
        // otherwise we need to register a new class
        wndcls.style = CS_DBLCLKS | CS_HREDRAW |
CS_VREDRAW;
        wndcls.lpfnWndProc = ::DefWindowProc;
        wndcls.cbClsExtra = wndcls.cbWndExtra = 0;
        wndcls.hInstance = AfxGetInstanceHandle();
        wndcls.hIcon = NULL;
        wndcls.hCursor = AfxGetApp()-

LoadStandardCursor(IDC_ARROW);

        wndcls.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH) (COLOR_3DFACE + 1);
        wndcls.lpszMenuName = NULL;
        wndcls.lpszClassName = LOCAL_CLASSNAME;

        if (!AfxRegisterClass(&wndcls))
        {
            AfxThrowResourceException();
            return FALSE;
        }
    }

    return TRUE;
}

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CGraphClass, CWnd)
    ON_WM_PAINT()
    ON_WM_TIMER()
    ON_WM_ERASEBKGND()
END_MESSAGE_MAP()

// CGraphClass message handlers
void CGraphClass::OnTimer(UINT TimerVal)
{
    // ****** processing event ******
    if (TimerVal == IDT_TIMER_0)
    {
        gridOffset++;
        if (gridOffset > 12.5)
            gridOffset = 0.0;

        Invalidate(); // to call OnPaint()
        UpdateWindow();
    }
    // call base class handler
    CWnd::OnTimer(TimerVal);
}

void CGraphClass::OnPaint()
{
    CPaintDC dc(this); // device context for painting

    CRect r;
    GetClientRect(&r);
    dc.SetBkColor(RGB(0,0,0));

    int saveobject = dc.SaveDC();

    if(bSetDraw)
    {
        // ********** Background ***********
        // Grid

        CDC memDC;
        CBitmap bBitmap; // Offscreen bitmap
        CBitmap* bOldBitmap; // bitmap originally found in CMemDC

        memDC.CreateCompatibleDC(&dc);
        bBitmap.CreateCompatibleBitmap(&dc, r.Width(), r.Height());
        bOldBitmap = memDC.SelectObject(&bBitmap);

        memDC.SetMapMode(MM_ANISOTROPIC);
        memDC.SetWindowExt(-r.Width(), iYMaxInterval);
        memDC.SetViewportExt(r.Width(), -r.Height());
        memDC.SetWindowOrg(r.Width(), 0);
        memDC.SetViewportOrg(0, r.Height());

        memDC.FillRect(r,
CBrush::FromHandle((HBRUSH)GetStockObject(BLACK_BRUSH)));

        if (bActivateGrid)
        {
            CPen qLinePen(PS_SOLID, 1, RGB(0,139,0));
            memDC.SelectObject(qLinePen);

            // Grid - Horizontal lines
            for(int y = 0; y < r.bottom; y += (int)12) {
                /* scan y */
                memDC.MoveTo(r.left, y);
                memDC.LineTo(r.right, y);
            } /* scan y */

            // Grid - Vertical lines
            for(int x = 0 - (int)gridOffset; x <= r.right - (int)gridOffset; x
+= (int)12 ) {
                /* scan x */
                memDC.MoveTo(x, r.top);
                memDC.LineTo(x, r.bottom);
            } /* scan x */
        }

        if (vtPoints.capacity() == 1)
        {
            for (int i=vtPoints[0].size()-1;i>=0;i--) {
                vtToDraw[0].at(i).x = vtPoints[0].at(i).x;
                vtToDraw[0].at(i).y = ( (vtPoints[0].at(i).y > 0) ?
vtPoints[0].at(i).y : 86 );
            }
            //int savedraw = memDC.SaveDC();

            CPen qPolylinePen(PS_SOLID, 1, RGB(0, 255, 0));
            memDC.SelectObject(qPolylinePen);
            vectfPoints* pointsline = &vtToDraw[0];
            memDC.Polyline(&(*pointsline)[0], (int)pointsline->size());
            //dc.PolyPolyline()

            //memDC.RestoreDC(savedraw);
        }

        // Copy the offscreen bitmap onto the screen.
        //memDC.SetMapMode(MM_TEXT);

        dc.BitBlt(r.left, r.top, r.Width(), r.Height(),
            &memDC, r.left, r.top, SRCCOPY);

What happens with
        memDC.SetMapMode(MM_TEXT);
        dc.BitBlt(0,0,r.Width(),r.Height(),&memDC,0,0,SRCCPY);

???
Both memDC and dc are then using MM_TEXT, have the same size bitmaps, so
  this should work. Is there something going on with bSetDraw?

Steve

         //Swap back the original bitmap.
        memDC.SelectObject(bOldBitmap);
    }
    dc.RestoreDC(saveobject);
}

BOOL CGraphClass::OnEraseBkgnd(CDC* pDC)
{
    //return CWnd::OnEraseBkgnd(pDC);
    return FALSE;
}

// ****************************** ATTRIBUTES
******************************
void CGraphClass::set_GraphType(GRAPH_TYPE graphtype)
{
    iGraphType = graphtype;
}

GRAPH_TYPE CGraphClass::get_GraphType()
{
    return (GRAPH_TYPE)iGraphType;
}

// ******************************* METHODS
*******************************

BOOL CGraphClass::InitializeGraph(int maxsizearray, int maxinterval,
GRAPH_TYPE typegraph/*=GRAPH_LINES*/)
{
    // Initializing graph's DC...
    iGraphType = typegraph;
    gridOffset = 0;
    bActivateGrid = TRUE;
    bSetDraw = TRUE;
    nElapse = 1000;
    iTimerVal = 0;

    iYMaxInterval = maxinterval;
    iSourceMaxSizeArray = maxsizearray; // getting max size array of
each source which has to be fixed
    vtPoints.resize(1);
    vtPoints[0].resize(iSourceMaxSizeArray);
    vtToDraw.resize(1);
    vtToDraw[0].resize(iSourceMaxSizeArray);

    CRect rc;
    GetClientRect(&rc);
    int iPointOfOrigin = 0;

    for (int i=vtPoints[0].size()-1;i>=0;i--) // initializing this
first source to initial values
    { // which are consecutive integer values for X-axis
        vtPoints[0].at(i).x = iPointOfOrigin++; // and bottom screen value
for Y-axis
        vtPoints[0].at(i).y = 0;
        vtToDraw[0].at(i).x = iPointOfOrigin;
        vtToDraw[0].at(i).y = 0;
    }

    iTimerVal = SetTimer(IDT_TIMER_0, nElapse, 0);

    return TRUE;
}

void CGraphClass::AddLinesElement(UINT iIndexSource, LPCTSTR
description, double value)
{
    // add in value format because CPoint depends from resize...
    int i;
    CRect rc;
    GetClientRect(&rc);

    vtPoints.resize(iIndexSource+1); // setting the array to max
size defined
    vtPoints[iIndexSource].resize(iSourceMaxSizeArray);
    int iPointOfOrigin = 0;
    for (i=vtPoints[iIndexSource].size()-1;i>=0;i--) // initializing
this first source to initial values
    { // which are consecutive integer values for X-axis
        vtPoints[iIndexSource].at(i).x = iPointOfOrigin++; // and bottom
screen value for Y-axis
        vtPoints[iIndexSource].at(i).y = 0;
    }

    // Now I add element value to the source
    rotate(vtPoints[iIndexSource].begin(), vtPoints[iIndexSource].begin()
+1, vtPoints[iIndexSource].end()); // SHIFT-LEFT the array of POINTs
to add new value
    vtPoints[iIndexSource].at(vtPoints[iIndexSource].size() - 1).y =
(LONG)value;
    iPointOfOrigin = 0;
    for (i=vtPoints[iIndexSource].size()-1;i>=0;i--)
        vtPoints[iIndexSource].at(i).x = iPointOfOrigin++;

    Invalidate();
    UpdateWindow();
}

BOOL CGraphClass::EnableTimer()
{
    //
***************************************************************************
    // if enabled it's a realtime task manager, otherwise it'd be a
graphical
    // representation of values passed from external source
    //
***************************************************************************

    iTimerVal = SetTimer(IDT_TIMER_0, nElapse, 0);

    return TRUE;
}

Ciao,
Luigi

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