CreateGraphics is one of four methods you're allowed to call on a control from another thread (Invoke, BeginInvoke and EndInvoke are the other three). You lucked out. : )
Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 8:04 AM Subject: Re: [DOTNET] Modeless WinForms Bug I created the form from my main form and called Show() from the Timer event. By the way I have a lot of code that uses the GUI from a System.Timer event. When I get the event, I create a Graphics object for the from and draw it without any problems ! jeff You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
