dotnet windows forms:
hi Buzz,
so it sounds like the problem isn't in your initialisation code, if it
happens when you switch tabs as well.
do any of the controls you are using do any custom painting? there could be
some slow code in there. i've used some 'rich' controls before, like office
XP style menus, and they were poorly designed, causing flicker and slow
screen loading.
certainly a simple form without any 'extra' code in the load or initialise
sections should not display any clunkiness such as you have described.
unless you're machine has 8mb of shared video memory or something like that?
i know it's a pain, but you might try making a duplicate of your
application, and pulling out any custom load and init code bit by bit until
this behaviour goes away, allowing you to isolate the problem. if it is
still evident, you could then try removing the controls one by one. i
presume it doesn't happen on a blank form with no controls or custom code.
let us know how you get on
tim
[quoted text, click to view] "Buzz" <buzz@online.nospam> wrote in message
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>I was not quite able to find good search terms so sorry if this is
>redundant.
>
> What I am trying to do is have my form load cleanly. I have many controls
> and I literally watch the form draw before my eyes. This happens on
> several
> test machines with ngenned code. We use VB.NET.
>
> I load the values from the dataset during the Form Load. However, I loaded
> the dataset from the dataset on the New before calling ShowDialog.
> However,
> even in an addnew situation where I don't load from the database, it still
> loads poorly. I put some timings in and InitializeControls takes less than
> a
> second.
>
> First the text of the combo boxes appear, then the controls and then the
> background in about three rectangle chunks. This sequence happens
> everytime.
> There are many controls here but I've even seen this chunkiness on simple
> forms. Plus, everytime I switch to a new tab on the tab control, the same
> chunkiness is there. It really makes my app look clunky and
> unprofessional.
>
> Thanks for the help,
> Buzz.
