#region ================== Copyright (c) 2007 Pascal vd Heiden /* * Copyright (c) 2007 Pascal vd Heiden, www.codeimp.com * This program is released under GNU General Public License * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU General Public License for more details. * */ #endregion #region ================== Namespaces using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Drawing; using System.Text; using System.Windows.Forms; #endregion // This Form is a workaround for the slow drawing of the .NET Forms. // By showing the Form at 0% Opacity it allows the .NET framework to complete // drawing the Form first, then we set it to 100% Opacity to actually show it. // To use this class properly, set the initial Opacity of your Form to 0. namespace CodeImp.DoomBuilder.Interface { public class DelayedForm : Form { // Variables private Timer formshowtimer; // Constructor public DelayedForm() { // Create a timer that we need to show the form formshowtimer = new Timer(); formshowtimer.Interval = 1; formshowtimer.Tick += new EventHandler(formshowtimer_Tick); } // When form is shown protected override void OnShown(EventArgs e) { // Let the base class know base.OnShown(e); // Start the timer to show the form formshowtimer.Enabled = true; } // When the form is to be shown private void formshowtimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e) { // Get rid of the timer formshowtimer.Dispose(); formshowtimer = null; // Make the form visible this.Opacity = 100; } private void InitializeComponent() { this.SuspendLayout(); // // DelayedForm // this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 273); this.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Arial", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0))); this.Name = "DelayedForm"; this.ResumeLayout(false); } } }