"Carlos Sanchez" <usuario@ejemplo.net> wrote in message
news:Oi2qjKVnHHA.2296@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl:

> Thi should be very simple but I'm having problems with it, i want to
> display a non modal static second form. When I say 'static' I mean
> contents should not be lost when hidden.
>
> So i have my Form2 class form declared in Form1 like:
>
> public static Form2 form2 = null;
>
> And then I have:
>
> private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
> {
> if (form2 == null) form2 = new Form2();
> form2.Show();
> }
>
>
> Well, frist time I press button form is shown, then I press the the
> close button (the X in the corner) and when I try to show it again it
> says it has been disposed.
>
> Same code with ShowDialog works fine, but somehow when I close the
> second form it gets disposed if I use Show(). I cannot use ShowDialog
> cause I want both main and second form to be avaliable at the same time.
>
> How to avoid taht?