#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.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.Windows { 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 += 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; if(!this.IsDisposed) { // Make the form visible this.Opacity = 100; } } // Block this protected override bool ProcessCmdKey(ref Message msg, Keys keyData) { //return base.ProcessCmdKey(ref msg, keyData); return false; } } }