[RESOLVED] [2005] repopulating tablelayoutpanel

[jeffnyc]

I have a TLP that constantly refreshes by use of a timer. I initialize the table with blank labels when the form is rendered and then each time the timer is fired it copys data from a listbox and I change the label text of each control in a loop. The problem is that when it changes from one screen to the next (one timer iteration to the next) - it moves slowly - in other words, when the characters change in the cell it is not a smooth transition.

Below is my timer code and the init tlp code

    Public Sub initTable()
        Dim x As Int16
        For x = 0 To 19
            Dim label1 As New Label
            With label1
                .Text = ""
                '     .TextAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter
                .Font = My.Settings.myFont
                .ForeColor = My.Settings.myForeColor
                .BackColor = My.Settings.myBackColor
                .AutoSize = True
            End With
            Me.TableLayoutPanel1.Controls.Add(label1)
        Next
    End Sub

 Public Sub TimerFired(ByVal sender As Object, _
           ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
        
        pkgCnt = frm1.lstApts.CheckedItems.Count
        Dim d As Decimal = (pkgCnt / 20)
        numPages = Decimal.Truncate(d)
        If pkgCnt Mod 20 = 0 And pkgCnt > 0 Then
            numPages = numPages - 1
        End If
       
        Dim row As Integer = 0
        Dim col As Integer = 0
        Dim curlabel As Label
        Dim sourceIndex As Integer = 0

        Dim sourceArray(pkgCnt - 1) As Object
    
        frm1.lstApts.CheckedItems.CopyTo(sourceArray, 0)
    

     
        ' Me.TableLayoutPanel1.Controls.Clear()


        sourceIndex = (curPage * 20)
        For row = 0 To 3
            For col = 0 To 4
                curLabel = New Label
                curLabel = Me.TableLayoutPanel1.GetControlFromPosition(col, row)
                With curLabel

                    If sourceIndex >= sourceArray.Length Then
                      .Text = " "
                    Else
                         Text = sourceArray(sourceIndex)
                        '        .TextAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter
                        .Font = My.Settings.myFont
                        .ForeColor = My.Settings.myForeColor
                        .BackColor = My.Settings.myBackColor
                    End If
                End With
                sourceIndex = sourceIndex + 1
            Next
        Next

        If curPage >= numPages Then
            curPage = 0
        Else
            curPage = curPage + 1
        End If
        sourceIndex = 0
    End Sub

Any suggestions?

[jeffnyc]

I resolved by making tlp invisible while repopulating then making visible again