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The following table shows the GDI messages.
| Programming element | Description |
|---|---|
| WM_PAINT | Sent by an application when Windows or another application makes a request to paint a portion of an application's window. |
| WM_PALETTECHANGED | Sent by the OS to all top-level and overlapped windows after the window with the keyboard focus realizes its logical palette. |
| WM_QUERYNEWPALETTE | Informs a window that it is about to receive the keyboard focus, giving the window the opportunity to realize its logical palette when it receives the focus. |
| WM_SETREDRAW | Is sent by an application to a window to enable changes in that window to be redrawn or to prevent changes in that window from being redrawn. |
| WM_SYSCOLORCHANGE | Is sent to all top-level windows when a change is made to a system color setting. |
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