registeredClass.style = 32_769;

Don't use an integer like that, stick with bit wise ors.



LPCWSTR classname = toUTF16z(name);

GC owned memory, that could result in surprises.



const LPWSTR windowname = toUTF16z(title);

Ditto



I'm not sure your window callback procedure is right.

For instance you are not calling DefWindowProc, and you are not handling WM_PAINT in any form.



But one other thing, your approach to the event loop is going to come back to bite you at some point. Windows is based around a push event loop model, not a pull like other system Windowing libraries (such as X11). It can get recursive. I learned this one the hard way.

On Saturday, 18 June 2022 at 22:46:45 UTC, rikki cattermole wrote:
> registeredClass.style = 32_769;
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> Don't use an integer like that, stick with bit wise ors.
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>
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> LPCWSTR classname = toUTF16z(name);
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> GC owned memory, that could result in surprises.
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> const LPWSTR windowname = toUTF16z(title);
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> Ditto
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> I'm not sure your window callback procedure is right.
>
> For instance you are not calling DefWindowProc, and you are not handling WM_PAINT in any form.
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>
> But one other thing, your approach to the event loop is going to come back to bite you at some point. Windows is based around a push event loop model, not a pull like other system Windowing libraries (such as X11). It can get recursive. I learned this one the hard way.

Well, it seems like my window callback wasn't right. Now at least I get whiteness instead of nothing. This is going to be a long match.

A white content area, means that you didn't draw something.

As long as the border ext. is showing up, you're ok.

On Saturday, 18 June 2022 at 23:00:36 UTC, solidstate1991 wrote:
> This is going to be a long match.

you might consider using another exisitng lib. my simpledisplay.d does all this and much more for example