VB/WinAPI, ListView control flickers when adding new items

ListView control flickers when adding new items

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Chris Jone #1 / 7	ListView control flickers when adding new items I am developing an application which involves putting a large number of listitems into a listview control. (A couple of thousand or so). Each time a new listitem is added, the entire listview repaints. This wouldn't be so bad if it only occured whilst filling those items which the user can see but even if the listitem being added is off the bottom of the listview, it still repaints itself causing an headache inducing flicker. Anybody got any decent tips? I've tried ClipControls, AutoRedraw etc. etc. but I think this may be a job for the WIN32 API. Thanks in advance, Chris.
Sun, 21 Jan 2001 03:00:00 GMT

John Peterso #2 / 7	ListView control flickers when adding new items You might try setting the redraw capability of the ListView to false while you add the items. For example: Public Sub SetRedraw(hwnd As Long, bRedraw As Boolean) Dim lReturnValue As Long lReturnValue = SendMessage(hwnd, WM_SETREDRAW, bRedraw, 0) End Sub Sub Main() Call SetRedraw(ListView1.hwnd, False) 'Add items Call SetRedraw(ListView1.hwnd, False) End Sub I also remember that there was another setting that you should fiddle with (as per someone else's post a while back), but I can't recall the specifics. But this should get you going for now! Quote: >I am developing an application which involves putting a large number of >listitems into a listview control. (A couple of thousand or so). >Each time a new listitem is added, the entire listview repaints. This >wouldn't be so bad if it only occured whilst filling those items which the >user can see but even if the listitem being added is off the bottom of the >listview, it still repaints itself causing an headache inducing flicker. >Anybody got any decent tips? I've tried ClipControls, AutoRedraw etc. etc. >but I think this may be a job for the WIN32 API. >Thanks in advance, >Chris.
Sun, 21 Jan 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Auntie Spa #3 / 7	ListView control flickers when adding new items Try this, Declare Function LockWindowUpdate Lib "user32" Alias "LockWindowUpdate" (ByVal hwndLock As Long) As Long Private Sub FillList() LockWindowUpdate Me.hWnd 'Fill the list LockWindowUpdate 0 End Sub DD Quote: >I am developing an application which involves putting a large number of >listitems into a listview control. (A couple of thousand or so). >Each time a new listitem is added, the entire listview repaints. This >wouldn't be so bad if it only occured whilst filling those items which the >user can see but even if the listitem being added is off the bottom of the >listview, it still repaints itself causing an headache inducing flicker. >Anybody got any decent tips? I've tried ClipControls, AutoRedraw etc. etc. >but I think this may be a job for the WIN32 API. >Thanks in advance, >Chris.
Sun, 21 Jan 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Neil Scale #4 / 7	ListView control flickers when adding new items Look at WM_REDRAW. This tells the control whether to update continually or not. If you turn it off during updates, and then on when you are done. Quote: >I am developing an application which involves putting a large number of >listitems into a listview control. (A couple of thousand or so). >Each time a new listitem is added, the entire listview repaints. This >wouldn't be so bad if it only occured whilst filling those items which the >user can see but even if the listitem being added is off the bottom of the >listview, it still repaints itself causing an headache inducing flicker. >Anybody got any decent tips? I've tried ClipControls, AutoRedraw etc. etc. >but I think this may be a job for the WIN32 API. >Thanks in advance, >Chris.
Mon, 22 Jan 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Rico R. Jense #5 / 7	ListView control flickers when adding new items You can switch off the screenupdating using the sendmessage API..!! #If Win32 Then Public Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias _ "SendMessageA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, _ ByVal wParam As Long, lParam As Long) As Long #Else Public Declare Function SendMessage Lib "User" ( _ ByVal hwnd As Integer, ByVal wMsg As Integer, _ ByVal wParam As Integer, lParam As Any) As Long #End If Public Const WM_SETREDRAW = &HB Public Const REDRAWOFF = 0 Public Const REDRAWON = 1 Call SendMessage(Me.hwnd, WM_SETREDRAW, REDRAWOFF, 0) ' Turn Paint Off ....do some item adding..!! Call SendMessage(Me.hwnd, WM_SETREDRAW, REDRAWON, 0) ' Turn Paint back on <Control>.Refresh Quote: >I am developing an application which involves putting a large number of >listitems into a listview control. (A couple of thousand or so). >Each time a new listitem is added, the entire listview repaints. This >wouldn't be so bad if it only occured whilst filling those items which the >user can see but even if the listitem being added is off the bottom of the >listview, it still repaints itself causing an headache inducing flicker. >Anybody got any decent tips? I've tried ClipControls, AutoRedraw etc. etc. >but I think this may be a job for the WIN32 API. >Thanks in advance, >Chris.
Mon, 22 Jan 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Adam J. Tau #6 / 7	ListView control flickers when adding new items Set the newly added item to have selection. If you dont do this every time you add an item the listbox will scroll back to the currently selected item. If you are adding a bunch of items to a new control the default is to scroll to the beginning after each addition. -Adam Quote: >I am developing an application which involves putting a large number of >listitems into a listview control. (A couple of thousand or so). >Each time a new listitem is added, the entire listview repaints. This >wouldn't be so bad if it only occured whilst filling those items which the >user can see but even if the listitem being added is off the bottom of the >listview, it still repaints itself causing an headache inducing flicker. >Anybody got any decent tips? I've tried ClipControls, AutoRedraw etc. etc. >but I think this may be a job for the WIN32 API. >Thanks in advance, >Chris.
Tue, 23 Jan 2001 03:00:00 GMT

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