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          • ▼About Painting and Drawing
            • When to Draw in a Window
            • ▼The WM_PAINT Message
              • The Update Region
              • Invalidating and Validating the Update Region
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              • Synchronous and Asynchronous Drawing
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            • Window Coordinate System
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            • ▶Display Devices
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          • ▶Using the WM_PAINT Message
          • ▶Using the GetDC Function
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