Quote Originally Posted by Alimonster
I'll add that the currently visible frame is on the front (primary) surface, since you're always drawing onto the back (secondary) surface. Page flipping is simply a quick way to swap between two surfaces. I'm not sure, since I've not tried, but you should be able to draw the primary surface onto a temp surface you created (perhaps with a big speed hit, but I've never tried it).
Thats my problem. How do I access what is *actually* visible rather than what I'm working with before a flip? Any ideas?