Forms flicker when loading

[superfrog]

Hi all,

I'm using VB.Net (2005), and have created a simple windows application, with MDI child forms.

When I load the child forms, the forms appear to flicker (while loading each control).
I'm running on a 1.8GHz Pentium M, on 1GB of RAM, so I dont think it's a resource issue.

Please advise...

Thanx in advance..
;p

[stanav]

Try adding Application.DoEvents() right before you show the child form. This should help.

[kalaef]

You could also try adding in a SuspendLayout before you load the form, then add in a ResumeLayout after the form is loaded.

[superfrog]

Thanx guys,

I've tried to insert the DoEvents, but that didnt help.

Also have been trying to use the Suspend/ResumeLayout, which technically would've been the obvious solution, but apparently, had no effect.

I've also narrowed down the issue to the fact that it flickers horribly only when I set the MDI child window state to "maximized". It still flickers when loading the form as "normal", but a lot less.

[HanneSThEGreaT]

What flickers superfrog ¿
The controls on the particular form, or the form itself ¿

How do you load the child forms ¿

[dom_stapleton]

Applications created with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET always seem to flicker when they are being drawn. I have noticed this constantly with my applications. The only suggestion I could find is to use a different programming environment such as C++/MFC.