the picture jumps here and there, photo report can be downloaded here https://www.upload.ee/files/10847594/jj2.zip.html
jj2007: Thanks, now I see what you mean: the delay when updating the richedit control. There is a simple explanation for this effect: it can't be done fast enough. Even when sizing the window slowly, cpu usage goes up to 100% for the core of the process. The map is about 18k lines to draw - and this is not done via StretchBlt, it really gets completely drawn for each frame. Watch the Norwegian coastline when sizing the main window very slowly.
In theory, I could switch to StretchBlt, but 1. sizing the window frenetically is not a typical usage and 2. painting a single country to achieve the feedback effect when you click into the country would require more sophisticated code and logic.
P.S.: I just realised that instead of quoting your post, I modified it, and also deleted most of it -
sorry. These are the pros and cons of being the administrator of a sub-forum
