diff --git a/panda/src/dxgsg8/dxGraphicsStateGuardian8.cxx b/panda/src/dxgsg8/dxGraphicsStateGuardian8.cxx
index 6a8d9de151..32aa0b6103 100644
--- a/panda/src/dxgsg8/dxGraphicsStateGuardian8.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/dxgsg8/dxGraphicsStateGuardian8.cxx
@@ -904,7 +904,8 @@ init_shader(ShaderType stype,DXShaderHandle &hShader,string *pFname) {
 void DXGraphicsStateGuardian8::
 support_overlay_window(bool flag) {
   // How is this supposed to be done in DX8?
-
+  //_bDXisReady = !flag;
+  //dxgsg8_cat.debug() << "Set DxReady to " << _bDXisReady << "\n";
   /*
   if (_overlay_windows_supported && !flag) {
     // Disable support for overlay windows.
diff --git a/panda/src/dxgsg8/wdxGraphicsWindow8.cxx b/panda/src/dxgsg8/wdxGraphicsWindow8.cxx
index 8505d5eb43..68399effc9 100644
--- a/panda/src/dxgsg8/wdxGraphicsWindow8.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/dxgsg8/wdxGraphicsWindow8.cxx
@@ -255,6 +255,17 @@ void wdxGraphicsWindow8::
 end_flip() {
   if (_dxgsg != (DXGraphicsStateGuardian8 *)NULL && is_active()) {
     //    wdxdisplay8_cat.debug() << "current swapchain from end_flip is " << _wcontext.pSwapChain << "\n";
+    //    if (DX_IS_READY || !is_fullscreen())
+    /* Test code
+    HWND ime_hwnd = get_ime_hwnd();
+    if (ime_hwnd) {
+      int t = SendMessage(ime_hwnd, WM_PAINT, (WPARAM)GetDC(_hWnd), PRF_CLIENT);
+      if (t)
+        wdxdisplay8_cat.debug() << "SendMessage failed for " << ime_hwnd << "\n";
+      else
+        wdxdisplay8_cat.debug() << "SendMessage succeeded for " << ime_hwnd << "\n";
+    }
+    */
     _dxgsg->show_frame();
   }
   GraphicsWindow::end_flip();