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Is it possible to display bitmap in a loop? #30

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@drakbar

I am drawing bitmaps to the output like so

#lang racket

(require racket/draw)  

(define imageWidth 64)
(define imageHeight 64)

(define target (make-bitmap imageWidth imageHeight)) 
(define dc (new bitmap-dc% [bitmap target]))

(define (set-frame dc color)
  (send dc set-pen "black" 2 'solid)
  (send dc set-brush color 'solid)
)

(define (display-frame dc)
  (send dc draw-rectangle 0 0 imageWidth imageHeight)
  target
)

(set-frame dc (make-color 255 255 255))
(display-frame dc)

(set-frame dc (make-color 255 0 0))
(display-frame dc)

(set-frame dc (make-color 0 255 0))
(display-frame dc)

(set-frame dc (make-color 0 0 255))
(display-frame dc)

image

However if I try to loop and send the bitmap to the output like so I don't see anything

#lang racket

(require racket/draw)  

(define imageWidth 64)
(define imageHeight 64)

(define target (make-bitmap imageWidth imageHeight)) 
(define dc (new bitmap-dc% [bitmap target]))

(define (set-frame dc color)
  (send dc set-pen "black" 2 'solid)
  (send dc set-brush color 'solid)
)

(define (display-frame dc)
  (send dc draw-rectangle 0 0 imageWidth imageHeight)
  target
)

(for ([x (in-range 4)])
    (set-frame dc (make-color 255 0 0))
    (display-frame dc)
)

image

I am not sure why its not working, but I am sure I am just making some noobie mistake.

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