Lose the filicker in Image Box??

I have tried this but it flickers when changing.

Form is Black Background

Code:

---

'Form keypress event

Image1.visible=false
Set Image1.Picture = nothing

Select Case myAsci
  Case 97
  Set Image1.Picture = LoadPicture (myPathPic)
  Image1.visible = true
  Case bla bla
  etc.
End Select

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I have no clue on how to reduce flicker. Microsoft probably added it on purpose....:D

Try API Calls. I have no idea how to use them, but I hear they're fast.

u could try using the LockWindowUpdate API

VB Code:

Option Explicit
Declare Function LockWindowUpdate Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long
 
Public Sub LockWindow(hwnd As Long)
    'Låser et vindu slik at det ikke flimrer når data blir oppdat.
    LockWindowUpdate hwnd
End Sub
 
Public Sub UnlockWindow()
    'Frigjør vinduet igjen.
    LockWindowUpdate 0
End Sub

then in u'r form do this :

VB Code:

'Form keypress event
 
[b]LockWindow Me.hwnd[/b]
 
Image1.visible=false
Set Image1.Picture = nothing
 
Select Case myAsci
  Case 97
  Set Image1.Picture = LoadPicture (myPathPic)
  Image1.visible = true
  Case bla bla
  etc.
 
[b]UnlockWindow[/b]
 
End Select

that might do it ....

I think you have to turn the Form's AutoRedraw off then use a technique called double buffering.

FRAIL_KNIGHT
I have no clue as to how your answer is supposed to help . LOL

Peet
I have tried yours and it would seem to have a purpose for flickering once the picture is set, however, I am setting a picture and then displaying captions using pause and the whole process is now hid till the final caption is displayed so it can't work for my situtation.

JaredM
I will look into the buffering thing.

...I am not having a problem with flickering once the picture is set, it is when the picture is loading .. it flashes then loads the picture and I would really like to get rid of the flash.

Go to these links.

http://www.vbexplorer.com/gdi1.asp
http://www.vbexplorer.com/gdi2.asp
http://www.vbexplorer.com/gdi3.asp

Try using a picture box instead of an Image box. They are supposed to flicker much less.