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.Controls.Add(cform) 'Me is a main/parent form
cform.Show()
cform.BringToFront()
cform.Visible = True

Thanks

Regards

[Cor Ligthert]

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]]

* "John" <jo**@nospam.infovis.co.uk> scripsit:

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.Controls.Add(cform) 'Me is a main/parent form
The form will remain invisible until the execution of the next line.
cform.Show()
cform.BringToFront()
cform.Visible = True

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

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

[John]

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]" <hi***************@gmx.at> wrote in message
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* "John" <jo**@nospam.infovis.co.uk> scripsit:

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.Controls.Add(cform) 'Me is a main/parent form

The form will remain invisible until the execution of the next line.

cform.Show()
cform.BringToFront()
cform.Visible = True

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

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

[John]

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" <no**********@planet.nl> wrote in message
news:e5**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

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]]

* "John" <jo**@nospam.infovis.co.uk> scripsit:

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?

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

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

[One Handed Man \( OHM#\)]

Private Sub CreateForm_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click

' mhf is a form declared at class level

mhf.Visible = False

For x As Integer = 0 To 20

mhf.Controls.Add(New Windows.Forms.Button)

Next

End Sub

Private Sub MakeVisible_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click

mhf.Visible = True

End Sub

End Class

"John" <jo**@nospam.infovis.co.uk> wrote in message
news:ug**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

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.Controls.Add(cform) 'Me is a main/parent form
cform.Show()
cform.BringToFront()
cform.Visible = True

Thanks

Regards