Opening form invisible

[John]

Hi

Is there a way to open a form hidden/invisible while it is populating its
controls, and then make it visible once it is done? I am using the following
code but the form remains visible.

cform = New frmClients
cform.Visible = False ' this does not seem to make form hidden (not
visible)
cform.TopLevel = False
Me.FormsPanel.C ontrols.Add(cfo rm) 'Me is a main/parent form
cform.Show()
cform.BringToFr ont()
cform.Visible = True

Thanks

Regards

[Cor Ligthert]

Re: Opening form invisible

Hi John,

When you do your loading in the "load" event from the form, it is invisible
untill that is ready. The first event with a visible form I use is the form
activated.

I hope this helps?

Cor

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Re: Opening form invisible

* "John" <john@nospam.in fovis.co.uk> scripsit:[color=blue]
> Is there a way to open a form hidden/invisible while it is populating its
> controls, and then make it visible once it is done? I am using the following
> code but the form remains visible.
>
> cform = New frmClients
> cform.Visible = False ' this does not seem to make form hidden (not
> visible)
> cform.TopLevel = False
> Me.FormsPanel.C ontrols.Add(cfo rm) 'Me is a main/parent form[/color]

The form will remain invisible until the execution of the next line.
[color=blue]
> cform.Show()
> cform.BringToFr ont()
> cform.Visible = True[/color]

The last line doesn't make sense because the form is already visible.

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>

[John]

Re: Opening form invisible

The problem is that I see the controls being painted one by one. Can I not
keep the form hidden until all controls are painted during the first form
loading?

Thanks

Regards


"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> wrote in message
news:OD60m1JJEH A.2672@TK2MSFTN GP10.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> * "John" <john@nospam.in fovis.co.uk> scripsit:[color=green]
> > Is there a way to open a form hidden/invisible while it is populating[/color][/color]
its[color=blue][color=green]
> > controls, and then make it visible once it is done? I am using the[/color][/color]
following[color=blue][color=green]
> > code but the form remains visible.
> >
> > cform = New frmClients
> > cform.Visible = False ' this does not seem to make form hidden[/color][/color]
(not[color=blue][color=green]
> > visible)
> > cform.TopLevel = False
> > Me.FormsPanel.C ontrols.Add(cfo rm) 'Me is a main/parent form[/color]
>
> The form will remain invisible until the execution of the next line.
>[color=green]
> > cform.Show()
> > cform.BringToFr ont()
> > cform.Visible = True[/color]
>
> The last line doesn't make sense because the form is already visible.
>
> --
> Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
> <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>[/color]

[John]

Re: Opening form invisible

The problem is that I see the controls being painted one by one. Can I not
keep the form hidden until all controls are painted during the first form
loading?

Thanks

Regards

"Cor Ligthert" <notfirstname@p lanet.nl> wrote in message
news:e5XEkuJJEH A.3040@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Hi John,
>
> When you do your loading in the "load" event from the form, it is[/color]
invisible[color=blue]
> untill that is ready. The first event with a visible form I use is the[/color]
form[color=blue]
> activated.
>
> I hope this helps?
>
> Cor
>
>[/color]

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Re: Opening form invisible

* "John" <john@nospam.in fovis.co.uk> scripsit:[color=blue]
> The problem is that I see the controls being painted one by one. Can I not
> keep the form hidden until all controls are painted during the first form
> loading?[/color]

Google for 'SendMessage' + 'WM_SETREDRAW', maybe this will work for you.

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>

[One Handed Man \( OHM#\)]

Re: Opening form invisible

Private Sub CreateForm_Clic k(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArg s) Handles Button1.Click

' mhf is a form declared at class level

mhf.Visible = False

For x As Integer = 0 To 20

mhf.Controls.Ad d(New Windows.Forms.B utton)

Next

End Sub

Private Sub MakeVisible_Cli ck(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArg s) Handles Button2.Click

mhf.Visible = True

End Sub

End Class

"John" <john@nospam.in fovis.co.uk> wrote in message
news:ugbFesJJEH A.3120@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Hi
>
> Is there a way to open a form hidden/invisible while it is populating its
> controls, and then make it visible once it is done? I am using the[/color]
following[color=blue]
> code but the form remains visible.
>
> cform = New frmClients
> cform.Visible = False ' this does not seem to make form hidden (not
> visible)
> cform.TopLevel = False
> Me.FormsPanel.C ontrols.Add(cfo rm) 'Me is a main/parent form
> cform.Show()
> cform.BringToFr ont()
> cform.Visible = True
>
> Thanks
>
> Regards
>
>[/color]