Opening a form hidden

**kimiraikkonen** · Feb 22 '08, 10:05 PM

Re: Opening a form hidden

On Feb 22, 11:39 pm, "John" <J...@nospam.in fovis.co.ukwrot e:

Hi
>
I have searched for answer to this question on the net but surprisingly no
clear answer has come up. How can I open a form hidden in vb.net?
>
Thanks
>
Regards

Use Me.Hide() into your form_load event. Or try to set form's
visibility property to false.

**Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]** · Feb 22 '08, 10:25 PM

Re: Opening a form hidden

"kimiraikko nen" <kimiraikkonen8 5@gmail.comschr ieb:

>I have searched for answer to this question on the net but surprisingly
>no
>clear answer has come up. How can I open a form hidden in vb.net?

>
>Use Me.Hide() into your form_load event. Or try to set form's
>visibility property to false.

When 'Load' is executed, the form is still not visible. In addition, the
form is shown after the 'Load' event has been executed.

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M S Herfried K. Wagner
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**Armin Zingler** · Feb 22 '08, 11:25 PM

Re: Opening a form hidden

"kimiraikko nen" <kimiraikkonen8 5@gmail.comschr ieb

I have searched for answer to this question on the net but
surprisingly no
clear answer has come up. How can I open a form hidden in vb.net?

>
Use Me.Hide() into your form_load event. Or try to set form's
visibility property to false.

If the load event fires, there must have been a .Show before. Doesn't
make sense to Hide something because it's about to be Shown. Instead, I
wouldn't show it.

Armin

**RobinS** · Feb 23 '08, 02:15 AM

Re: Opening a form hidden

You can set the position of the form off of the display, like to the right
of the user's screen, then move it back when you want to show it. Works like
a charm for me.

If you do this, don't let the cat sit on the right side of the monitor, so
he's not harmed when he's hit by the form flying over there... ;-)

RobinS.
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Hi
>
I have searched for answer to this question on the net but surprisingly no
clear answer has come up. How can I open a form hidden in vb.net?
>
Thanks
>
Regards
>
>

**Jack Jackson** · Feb 23 '08, 05:25 AM

Re: Opening a form hidden

Be careful of systems with more than one monitor. What is off the
display on your system might be visible on another display on someone
else's system.

On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:05:09 -0800, "RobinS" <robins@imnotte lling.com>
wrote:

>You can set the position of the form off of the display, like to the right
>of the user's screen, then move it back when you want to show it. Works like
>a charm for me.
>
>If you do this, don't let the cat sit on the right side of the monitor, so
>he's not harmed when he's hit by the form flying over there... ;-)
>
>RobinS.
>GoldMail, Inc.
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>Hi
>>
>I have searched for answer to this question on the net but surprisingly no
>clear answer has come up. How can I open a form hidden in vb.net?
>>
>Thanks
>>
>Regards
>>
>>

**kimiraikkonen** · Feb 23 '08, 10:35 AM

Re: Opening a form hidden

On Feb 23, 1:10 am, "Armin Zingler" <az.nos...@free net.dewrote:

"kimiraikko nen" <kimiraikkone.. .@gmail.comschr ieb
>
>
>

I have searched for answer to this question on the net but
surprisingly no
clear answer has come up. How can I open a form hidden in vb.net?

>

Use Me.Hide() into your form_load event. Or try to set form's
visibility property to false.

>
If the load event fires, there must have been a .Show before. Doesn't
make sense to Hide something because it's about to be Shown. Instead, I
wouldn't show it.
>
Armin

OK, in this case setting opacity to %0 seems really working way for
hiding form by default as stated previously.

**RobinS** · Feb 24 '08, 05:15 AM

Re: Opening a form hidden

Give me a teensy amount more credit than that. It pulls the info for the
screen, and positions the forms off the screen, regardless of how many
monitors, or the resolution, etc. :-)

RobinS.
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Be careful of systems with more than one monitor. What is off the
display on your system might be visible on another display on someone
else's system.
>
On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:05:09 -0800, "RobinS" <robins@imnotte lling.com>
wrote:
>

>>You can set the position of the form off of the display, like to the right
>>of the user's screen, then move it back when you want to show it. Works
>>like
>>a charm for me.
>>
>>If you do this, don't let the cat sit on the right side of the monitor, so
>>he's not harmed when he's hit by the form flying over there... ;-)
>>
>>RobinS.
>>GoldMail, Inc.
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>>"John" <John@nospam.in fovis.co.ukwrot e in message
>>news:%23Gaxxt ZdIHA.1184@TK2M SFTNGP04.phx.gb l...

>>Hi
>>>
>>I have searched for answer to this question on the net but surprisingly
>>no
>>clear answer has come up. How can I open a form hidden in vb.net?
>>>
>>Thanks
>>>
>>Regards
>>>
>>>

**rowe_newsgroups** · Feb 25 '08, 02:15 PM

Re: Opening a form hidden

On Feb 23, 12:10 am, Jack Jackson <jjack...@cinno vations.netwrot e:

Be careful of systems with more than one monitor. What is off the
display on your system might be visible on another display on someone
else's system.
>
On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:05:09 -0800, "RobinS" <rob...@imnotte lling.com>
wrote:
>

You can set the position of the form off of the display, like to the right
of the user's screen, then move it back when you want to show it. Works like
a charm for me.

>

If you do this, don't let the cat sit on the right side of the monitor, so
he's not harmed when he's hit by the form flying over there... ;-)

>

RobinS.
GoldMail, Inc.
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"John" <J...@nospam.in fovis.co.ukwrot e in message
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Hi

>

I have searched for answer to this question on the net but surprisingly no
clear answer has come up. How can I open a form hidden in vb.net?

>

Thanks

>

Regards

I usually send it to -10000, if they that many monitors than they
deserve to see everything :-)

But in reality, I haven't sent a form off screen since my VB6 days,
now I usually just toggle the opacity between 0% and 99% when I have a
reason to hide and show a form. I do agree with Armin that Sub Main is
a better choice if no interaction is required, or the OP could just
create a service depending on the purpose of the app. And in case
anyone's wondering, whenever I use opacity I only go to 99%, going to
100% causes a flicker because of the way Windows paints forms (it has
two modes, one for opacity and one for no opacity, switching between
the two will flicker the form on painting).

Thanks,

Seth Rowe [MVP]

**rowe_newsgroups** · Feb 25 '08, 02:25 PM

Re: Opening a form hidden

I have searched for answer to this question on the net

In my last post I also wanting to thank you for searching for the
answer before posting, but it slipped my mind. It's very much
appreciated when posters do the legwork before posting.

Thanks,

Seth Rowe [MVP]

**Scott M.** · Feb 26 '08, 10:35 PM

Re: Opening a form hidden

Armin's got the right idea here....

Instead of playing tricks with the form (opacity, visibility, position,
etc.). Just take control of your application by using a Sub Main and then
you can launch the form whenever you need it.

While there are other *solutions*, they all scream of "hack".

-Scott

"John" <John@nospam.in fovis.co.ukwrot e in message
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Hi
>
I have searched for answer to this question on the net but surprisingly no
clear answer has come up. How can I open a form hidden in vb.net?
>
Thanks
>
Regards
>
>

**rowe_newsgroups** · Feb 27 '08, 12:35 PM

Re: Opening a form hidden

Personally, I wouldn't look at much that was standard operating procedure in

VB 6.0 as a reason for doing it that way now. :)

You did read my earlier post right? I certainly don't advocate moving
the forms off screen to hide them (except in certain cases of mdi
children where nothing else will work), I was just sharing some
interesting information / history.

Thanks,

Seth Rowe [MVP]

**Scott M.** · Mar 2 '08, 04:55 AM

Re: Opening a form hidden

>Read as well as you read the thread? After all you criticized my post

>without even taking the time to actually read what I wrote.....

>Thanks,

>Seth Rowe [MVP]

I did no such thing. I expressed my opinion about using VB 6 practices in
..NET applications. I don't see what you think I didn't read. Your post was
short and quite clear.

-Scott

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