Actually I think I've moved the problem, I am using a GDI background using GDIPlusX if I remove this then the form has no flicker.
Not sure why as I have popped wait windows into the events on the imgcanvas control and non of them fire. -----Original Message----- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tracy Pearson Sent: 02 March 2015 12:11 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Flicker On March 2, 2015 6:34:36 AM EST, Chris Davis <[email protected]> wrote: >Is there any tricks for avoiding screen flicker? > >I am updating the value/properties of lots of text boxes on my form. > >Without lockscreen in use it's horrible flickers all over the place. > >With lockscreen set before and after the process it's better but there >is still an obvious flash of the whole screen. > >Thanks > >Chris. > Chris, >From what I've experienced, each system the program runs on has a different >flicker amount. LockScreen is the only way to have it happen all at once. Do you know how many times the refresh event fires during your updates? HTH, Tracy -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.

