Double buffer common controls

Question

Is there a way to double-buffer the common controls? Currently when they resize they flicker. A lot.....

EDIT: If it helps, it is a bunch of button controls and a fe

Answer 1

We use WTL::CDoubleBufferImpl mix-in for that purpose. We even draw stuff with GDI+ over. Zero flickering.

Usage is pretty simple: you just public-ly inherit from WTL::CDoubleBufferImpl, and chain it in the ATL message map.