Freeze Program??

[Evan]

THis is what I want to do

Freeze the screen of my program -
Shape1.Forecolor = vbblue
shape1.refresh
Sleep 100

Shape1.Forecolor = vbred
shape1.refresh
Sleep 1000

Shape1.Forecolor = vbgreen
shape1.refresh
Sleep 1000

Shape1.Forecolor = vbyellow
shape1.refresh
Sleep 1000
Unfreeze the screen of my program

What Would Happen is the shape
after 4 second2 would change
its color to yellow.. Not blue then
red then green then yellow..

KNow of a way to do that?

Please elaborate. I don't really understnad what you want to do.

Is it Blue > Red > Green > Yellow then keep looping this?

[Evan]

No.

Thats just an example.

I basicly want to do things
to the screen and not have
the program register it till
I say the code that unlocks
it..

You understand?

[HeSaidJoe]

'tough to do..shape has no forecolor
'
'if you use fill color you can use a timer [Timer1]
'add a shape [Shape1]
'
'cut and paste this code.

Public x As Integer

Public Function checkColor(x As Integer)

    Select Case x
    Case 0
    Shape1.FillColor = vbRed
    Case 1
    Shape1.FillColor = vbYellow
    Case 2
    Shape1.FillColor = vbGreen
    Shape1.FillStyle = 1

End Select
End Function

Private Sub Form_Load()

    Timer1.Enabled = True
    Timer1.Interval = 4000

End Sub

Private Sub Timer1_Timer()

Call checkColor(x)
    x = x + 1
    If x = 3 Then Timer1.Enabled = False
End Sub

[Evan]

No no.

thanks .. but thats not it.

I would like to actually
use bltbit to put a image
on the screen and then
tell the screen to run
through code and not
change. and then refresh
the screen ( so that it
refreshes it but really
doesnt look like it did)
and then tell the screen
to catch up and start reacting
again.

thanks.

[HeSaidJoe]

Have fun!
Why would you run code and then tell the system no code has been run! I really don't understand the concept. Basically, I do believe you put a timer on the button. If button pressed it does nothing till timer counts to 4..then it runs the code...repeat the process..everything is behind itself in appearances.

[da_silvy]

what do you mean?

why don't you just change it when you want to?