Weird ActiveX problem - doesn't always display

I'm using an ActiveX control that displays text in a container (like IE).

To optimize it's drawing, I turned off the OLEMISC_ACTIVATEWHENVISIBLE flag (per MSDN) so that the control doesn't activate until the user does something with it. This definitely speeded it up.

However, in some cases the control (and I have about 100 of them on a web page) doesn't draw itself (the text) with this flag turned off...

Anyone have any ideas why this may be? I do my drawing code in the OnDraw(...) function.

Here's the bulk of the code for the control:

Code:

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// SdxCellRendererCtl.cpp : Implementation of the CSdxCellRendererCtrl ActiveX Control class.

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "SdxCellRenderer.h"
#include "SdxCellRendererCtl.h"
#include "SdxCellRendererPpg.h"
#include "Mapi.h"
#include "CMapi.h"
#include <SypODLAll.h>


#ifdef _DEBUG
#define new DEBUG_NEW
#undef THIS_FILE
static char THIS_FILE[] = __FILE__;
#endif

IMPLEMENT_DYNCREATE(CSdxCellRendererCtrl, COleControl)

char vp[256]; char vs[256]; char vu[256]; char vw[256]; char vc[256];

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Message map

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CSdxCellRendererCtrl, COleControl)
        //{{AFX_MSG_MAP(CSdxCellRendererCtrl)
        ON_WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK()
        ON_WM_CONTEXTMENU()
        ON_WM_LBUTTONUP()
        ON_COMMAND(IDM_CXEDIT, OnCXEdit)
        ON_COMMAND(IDM_CXCUT, OnCXCut)
        ON_COMMAND(IDM_CXCOPY, OnCXCopy)
        ON_COMMAND(IDM_CXDELETE, OnCXDelete)
        ON_COMMAND(IDM_CXPASTE, OnCXPaste)
        ON_COMMAND(IDM_CXCLOSE, OnCXClose)
        ON_COMMAND(IDM_CXNOTIFY, OnCXNotify)
        ON_COMMAND(IDM_CXPRINT, OnCXPrint)
        ON_COMMAND(IDM_CXCUSTOMERINFO, OnCXCustomerinformation)
        ON_COMMAND(IDM_CXONLINESERVICE, OnCXOnlineservice)
/*        ON_UPDATE_COMMAND(IDM_CXCOPY, OnUpdateCXCopy)
        ON_UPDATE_COMMAND(IDM_CXDELETE, OnUpdateCXDelete)
        ON_UPDATE_COMMAND(IDM_CXPASTE, OnUpdateCXPaste)
        ON_UPDATE_COMMAND(IDM_CXCLOSE, OnUpdateCXClose)
        ON_UPDATE_COMMAND(IDM_CXNOTIFY, OnUpdateCXNotify)
        ON_UPDATE_COMMAND(IDM_CXPRINT, OnUpdateCXPrint)
        ON_UPDATE_COMMAND(IDM_CXCUSTOMERINFO, OnUpdateCXCustomerinformation)
        ON_UPDATE_COMMAND(IDM_CXONLINESERVICE, OnUpdateCXOnUpdatelineservice)*/
        //}}AFX_MSG_MAP
        ON_MESSAGE(OCM_COMMAND, OnOcmCommand)
        ON_OLEVERB(AFX_IDS_VERB_PROPERTIES, OnProperties)
END_MESSAGE_MAP()


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Dispatch map

BEGIN_DISPATCH_MAP(CSdxCellRendererCtrl, COleControl)
        //{{AFX_DISPATCH_MAP(CSdxCellRendererCtrl)
        DISP_PROPERTY_NOTIFY(CSdxCellRendererCtrl, "label", m_label, OnLabelChanged, VT_BSTR)
        DISP_PROPERTY_NOTIFY(CSdxCellRendererCtrl, "id", m_id, OnIdChanged, VT_I4)
        DISP_PROPERTY_NOTIFY(CSdxCellRendererCtrl, "type", m_type, OnTypeChanged, VT_BSTR)
        DISP_PROPERTY_NOTIFY(CSdxCellRendererCtrl, "com", m_com, OnComChanged, VT_BOOL)
        //}}AFX_DISPATCH_MAP
END_DISPATCH_MAP()


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Event map

BEGIN_EVENT_MAP(CSdxCellRendererCtrl, COleControl)
        //{{AFX_EVENT_MAP(CSdxCellRendererCtrl)
        // NOTE - ClassWizard will add and remove event map entries
        //    DO NOT EDIT what you see in these blocks of generated code !
        //}}AFX_EVENT_MAP
END_EVENT_MAP()


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Property pages

// TODO: Add more property pages as needed.  Remember to increase the count!
BEGIN_PROPPAGEIDS(CSdxCellRendererCtrl, 1)
        PROPPAGEID(CSdxCellRendererPropPage::guid)
END_PROPPAGEIDS(CSdxCellRendererCtrl)


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Initialize class factory and guid

IMPLEMENT_OLECREATE_EX(CSdxCellRendererCtrl, "SDXCELLRENDERER.SdxCellRendererCtrl.1",
        0xa5c1fef, 0xa4f5, 0x4a1d, 0x9c, 0xf4, 0xc6, 0xc6, 0x59, 0x3, 0xbd, 0x15)


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Type library ID and version

IMPLEMENT_OLETYPELIB(CSdxCellRendererCtrl, _tlid, _wVerMajor, _wVerMinor)


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Interface IDs

const IID BASED_CODE IID_DSdxCellRenderer =
                { 0x9a4236f0, 0x6765, 0x4f75, { 0xa3, 0x64, 0xfd, 0x11, 0x14, 0x70, 0xe, 0xe5 } };
const IID BASED_CODE IID_DSdxCellRendererEvents =
                { 0xc7d8fc01, 0xdee2, 0x4326, { 0xbd, 0x94, 0x7a, 0x3c, 0xe6, 0x85, 0x7, 0x42 } };


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Control type information

static const DWORD BASED_CODE _dwSdxCellRendererOleMisc =
        OLEMISC_ACTIVATEWHENVISIBLE |
        OLEMISC_SETCLIENTSITEFIRST |
        OLEMISC_INSIDEOUT |
        OLEMISC_CANTLINKINSIDE |
        OLEMISC_RECOMPOSEONRESIZE;

IMPLEMENT_OLECTLTYPE(CSdxCellRendererCtrl, IDS_SDXCELLRENDERER, _dwSdxCellRendererOleMisc)


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CSdxCellRendererCtrl::CSdxCellRendererCtrlFactory::UpdateRegistry -
// Adds or removes system registry entries for CSdxCellRendererCtrl

BOOL CSdxCellRendererCtrl::CSdxCellRendererCtrlFactory::UpdateRegistry(BOOL bRegister)
{
        // TODO: Verify that your control follows apartment-model threading rules.
        // Refer to MFC TechNote 64 for more information.
        // If your control does not conform to the apartment-model rules, then
        // you must modify the code below, changing the 6th parameter from
        // afxRegApartmentThreading to 0.

        if (bRegister)
                return AfxOleRegisterControlClass(
                        AfxGetInstanceHandle(),
                        m_clsid,
                        m_lpszProgID,
                        IDS_SDXCELLRENDERER,
                        IDB_SDXCELLRENDERER,
                        afxRegApartmentThreading,
                        _dwSdxCellRendererOleMisc,
                        _tlid,
                        _wVerMajor,
                        _wVerMinor);
        else
                return AfxOleUnregisterClass(m_clsid, m_lpszProgID);
}


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CSdxCellRendererCtrl::CSdxCellRendererCtrl - Constructor

CSdxCellRendererCtrl::CSdxCellRendererCtrl()
{
        InitializeIIDs(&IID_DSdxCellRenderer, &IID_DSdxCellRendererEvents);

        // TODO: Initialize your control's instance data here.
}


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CSdxCellRendererCtrl::~CSdxCellRendererCtrl - Destructor

CSdxCellRendererCtrl::~CSdxCellRendererCtrl()
{
        // TODO: Cleanup your control's instance data here.
}


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CSdxCellRendererCtrl::OnDraw - Drawing function

void CSdxCellRendererCtrl::OnDraw(
                        CDC* pdc, const CRect& rcBounds, const CRect& rcInvalid)
{
        DoSuperclassPaint(pdc, rcBounds);
        CFont *font = new CFont();
        font->CreateFont(13.5,5,0,0,FW_NORMAL,FALSE,FALSE,m_com,ANSI_CHARSET,OUT_TT_PRECIS,CLIP_TT_ALWAYS,PROOF_QUALITY,DEFAULT_PITCH,"Arial");
        pdc->SelectObject(font);

        // font color
        if(m_type == "Emergency") pdc->SetTextColor(RGB(238,44,44));
        if(m_type == "Preventive Maintenance") pdc->SetTextColor(RGB(34,139,34));
        if(m_type == "Installed") pdc->SetTextColor(RGB(0,0,238));
        if(m_type == "Holiday") pdc->SetTextColor(RGB(238,173,14));
        if(m_type == "Floating Holiday") pdc->SetTextColor(RGB(238,173,14));
        if(m_type == "Unavailable") pdc->SetTextColor(RGB(238,173,14));
        if(m_type == "Sick") pdc->SetTextColor(RGB(205,205,0));
        if(m_type == "Vacation") pdc->SetTextColor(RGB(205,205,0));
        if(m_type == "System Report") pdc->SetTextColor(RGB(199,21,133));
        pdc->TextOut(0,0,m_label);
        delete font;
}


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CSdxCellRendererCtrl::DoPropExchange - Persistence support

void CSdxCellRendererCtrl::DoPropExchange(CPropExchange* pPX)
{
        ExchangeVersion(pPX, MAKELONG(_wVerMinor, _wVerMajor));
        COleControl::DoPropExchange(pPX);

        // TODO: Call PX_ functions for each persistent custom property.
        PX_String(pPX,"label",m_label);
        PX_Long(pPX,"id",m_id);
        PX_String(pPX,"type",m_type);
        PX_Bool(pPX,"com",m_com);
}


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CSdxCellRendererCtrl::GetControlFlags -
// Flags to customize MFC's implementation of ActiveX controls.
//
// For information on using these flags, please see MFC technical note
// #nnn, "Optimizing an ActiveX Control".
DWORD CSdxCellRendererCtrl::GetControlFlags()
{
        DWORD dwFlags = COleControl::GetControlFlags();


        // The control will not be redrawn when making the transition
        // between the active and inactivate state.
        dwFlags |= noFlickerActivate;
        return dwFlags;
}


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CSdxCellRendererCtrl::OnResetState - Reset control to default state

void CSdxCellRendererCtrl::OnResetState()
{
        COleControl::OnResetState();  // Resets defaults found in DoPropExchange

        // TODO: Reset any other control state here.
}


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CSdxCellRendererCtrl::PreCreateWindow - Modify parameters for CreateWindowEx

BOOL CSdxCellRendererCtrl::PreCreateWindow(CREATESTRUCT& cs)
{
        cs.lpszClass = _T("EDIT");
        return COleControl::PreCreateWindow(cs);
}


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CSdxCellRendererCtrl::IsSubclassedControl - This is a subclassed control

BOOL CSdxCellRendererCtrl::IsSubclassedControl()
{
        return TRUE;
}

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try this:

Code:

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CFont *old_font;
CFont *font = new CFont();
font->CreateFont(....);

old_font=pdc->SelectObject(font);

//your draw code here
...

pdc->SelectObject(old_font);
delete font;

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behind your solution?

I'm just trying to understand why this will help.

thx.