+ "The deal is, if you hold onto one of the 5 shared DC's too long (as GL apps
+ do), Win95 will actually "steal" it from you. MakeCurrent fails,
+ apparently, because Windows re-assigns the HDC to a different window. The
+ only way to prevent this, the only reliable means, is to set CS_OWNDC."
+ */
+
+ WNDCLASS wndclass;
+
+ // the fields which are common to all classes
+ wndclass.lpfnWndProc = (WNDPROC)wxWndProc;
+ wndclass.cbClsExtra = 0;
+ wndclass.cbWndExtra = sizeof( DWORD ); // VZ: what is this DWORD used for?
+ wndclass.hInstance = wxhInstance;
+ wndclass.hIcon = (HICON) NULL;
+ wndclass.hCursor = ::LoadCursor((HINSTANCE)NULL, IDC_ARROW);
+ wndclass.lpszMenuName = NULL;
+
+ // Register the GLCanvas class name
+ wndclass.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)NULL;
+ wndclass.lpszClassName = wxGLCanvasClassName;
+ wndclass.style = CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW | CS_DBLCLKS | CS_OWNDC;
+
+ if ( !::RegisterClass(&wndclass) )
+ {
+ wxLogLastError(wxT("RegisterClass(wxGLCanvasClass)"));
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ // Register the GLCanvas class name for windows which don't do full repaint
+ // on resize
+ wndclass.lpszClassName = wxGLCanvasClassNameNoRedraw;
+ wndclass.style &= ~(CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW);
+
+ if ( !::RegisterClass(&wndclass) )
+ {
+ wxLogLastError(wxT("RegisterClass(wxGLCanvasClassNameNoRedraw)"));
+
+ ::UnregisterClass(wxGLCanvasClassName, wxhInstance);
+
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ ms_registeredGLClasses = true;
+
+ return true;