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> From: Cecilio Pardo <cpardo@imayhem.com>
> Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 18:52:01 +0100
> 
> Is there interest in a double buffered (flicker free) implementation for
> windows GUI? I have searched the mailing list and found no recent
> discussion about this, only this short one from 2008:
> 
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2008-04/msg00577.html
> 
> Is there a plan to upgrade the graphics for windows? I would like to
> work on that if it is welcome.

Thanks, it will be welcome, assuming there are no downsides.  But I'd
suggest to start your legal paperwork rolling now, because the changes
will certainly be large enough to require it.