Re: Deferred screen updates in Forms 4.5

Only two suggestions:
- don't do any unnecessary show_views
- make it happen faster : eg. install the form on the client machine if it's on a server now, get him a faster machine or a less complex form

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Ken Shirey <kshirey_at_commercial-data.com> schreef in artikel
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> Does anyone know how to cause Forms to defer screen updates until it has


> finished painting all of its windows?  Here's the situation:

> 

> All forms have a toolbar, one base canvas, and a stacked canvas.

> 

> The FORMS_MDI_WINDOW is set to a specific size with Set_Window_Property

> 

> The client window (called ROOT_WINDOW) is maximized with

 Set_Window_Property


> 

> The canvas views are drawn (show_view, etc)


> 

> On my client's machines, it takes about 1.5 seconds for this to happen,

 and


> they see all of the extraneous flashing and resizing as Forms faithfully


> executes each command.

> 

> I tried using Get_Window_Property(FORMS_MDI_WINDOW, window_handle), and

> passing it to an ora_ffi routine.  The routine passed the window handle

 to


> the LockWindowUpdate() function in user32.dll.  Unfortunately, the window


> handle passed back from the gwp routine isn't the window handle of the

 MDI


> FrameWindow.


> 

> I'm really stuck, and my client is getting upset.  Can anyone help??

> 

> Thanks a million,

> Ken Shirey

> Commercial Data Systems

> 281-243-1795

> mailto: kshirey_at_commercial-data.com

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