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Message       garymc           Post subject: turn off screen updatingPosted: 
Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:51 pm                        
Joined: Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:47 am
Posts: 9              Does anyone know if there is a way to turn off screen 
updating in a control or a window? 

I have a EditField (ef) that I am doing some things with the ef.Text as the 
user types. I has to change the ef.SelStart and ef.SelLength fairly frequently. 
As a result, each keystroke causes the control to flicker just a bit. It's 
annoying to say the least.

I have tried setting ef.Enabled to False for the changes and then setting it 
back to True and resetting focus, but that doesn't help.

In MS Word one can set ScreenUpdating to off. Does anyone have a suggestion for 
RB?

Thanks,
Gary   
                            Top                patmos           Post subject: 
Re: turn off screen updatingPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 3:14 pm                    
    
Joined: Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:44 am
Posts: 8              I used Windows Functionality Suite, though not with 
editfields.
window.FreezeUpdate / window.UnfreezeUpdate

http://www.aaronballman.com/programming ... ySuite.php   
                            Top                timhare           Post subject: 
Re: turn off screen updatingPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 5:51 pm                    
    
Joined: Fri Jan 06, 2006 3:21 pm
Posts: 4269
Location: Portland, OR  USA              You should not change EditField.Text 
while the user is typing.  Use SelText instead.  It shouldn't cause any flicker.

Tim   
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