alternative to LockWindowUpdate API

[tatou]

in a current project i need to (rather frequently -- every half second or so) freeze or stop repainting a rich text box, format the contents, and then repaint it all at once.

i'm using the LockWindowUpdate API function, but it makes the whole screen sort of blink or jitter. is there an alternative function that isn't such an eyesore?

[Lothar Haensler]

the WM_SETREDRAW message is an alternative that might be worth a try.