Re: OnIdle called only while mouse's moving

From:
"Dan Baker" <dbmail>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.mfc
Date:
Tue, 9 May 2006 10:19:36 -0600
Message-ID:
<eTRieR4cGHA.4276@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>
"Peppe" <bacia@melo.it> wrote in message news:op.s9afpmgsyc3jzv@desktop...

Hi
I need to update one class data and the view during the idle, I used this
method in the Cdoc:
void CMyAppDoc::OnIdle(){

theClass->Update();
POSITION pos = GetFirstViewPosition();
CView* pView = GetNextView(pos);
pView->Invalidate(true);
pView->UpdateWindow(); }

It works only when I move the mouse, what's wrong? Z_Z


You need to return a non-zero value, to have it called again.
OnIdle is called when the message queue is emptied. If you return a
non-zero value, it will process any pending messages, and then call your
OnIdle again. As soon as you have finished your idle processing, return a 0
(this will make it NOT call you until it processes another message - like a
mouse movement event).

void CMyAppDoc::OnIdle()
{
theClass->Update();
POSITION pos = GetFirstViewPosition();
CView* pView = GetNextView(pos);
pView->Invalidate(true);
pView->UpdateWindow();
return 1; // make sure the framework will call this function again
}

DanB

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