dlls/ddraw/dsurface/user.c and OWN_WINDOW & Worms World Party

[Raphaël Junqueira]

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On Monday 20 January 2003 14:34, Jani Vaarala wrote:
> > >In version 2002-06-05 graphics output is ok, but
> >
> > mouse
> >
> > >events seem to be going to /dev/null. I tried
> > >different versions and I found out that 2002-06-28
> >
> > had a fix
> >
> > >labeled:
> > >
> > >   "Disable OWN_WINDOW as it no longer works."
> > >
> > >I tried defining OWN_WINDOW in latest build and the
> > >graphics came out ok. But no mouse events. If I
> > >undefine OWN_WINDOW, I get the mouse (can hear the
> >
> > menu
> >
> > >selection sounds), but no graphics.
> >
> > have you tried to active "DXGrab" = "Y" in config
> > file ?
> > else can you try ?
>
>    I tried that, but it doesn't work (if OWN_WINDOW is
>    enabled). I looked at the code behind OWN_WINDOW
>    and it seems that it reads multiple WM_PAINT events
>    (per frame?) instead of just one and in the process
>    gets also other kind of events (key,mouse) and
> posts
>    these messages back to system.
>
>    In ddraw/dsurface/user.c is commented:
>
>     /* the point of this is that many games lock the
> primary surface
>      * multiple times per frame; this thread will then
> simply copy as
>      * often as it can without keeping the main thread
> waiting for
>      * each unlock, thus keeping the frame rate high
> */
>
>     So I'm just wondering if the game does exactly
> this
>     and without the OWN_WINDOW fix, graphics updates
> get
>     somehow "stacked" and GDI overflows.
>
> > >When I get no graphics, it seems that GDI heap
> > >overflows aswell.
> >
> > hmmm, where ? maybe in palettes things no ?
>
>     Yes the overflow entries are palette ones, but
>     it also says something about "missing WM_PAINT".

hmmm, can you send me a trace log without the OWN_WINDOW and another with please ? 
(using wine --debugmsg +ddraw myapp)


> > >I'm not a windows expert, so it would take quite
> >
> > long
> >
> > >time to find out what is actually the reason for
> >
> > this.
> >
> > >Could someone from this list take a look at it ?
> >
> > I'm not a ddraw expert but i'll try to help you,
> > maybe christian can look at it as lionel is on
> > holydays :)
>
>   Thanks :)
>
> --jani
>

Raphael
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