Form Display

Hello All, I just converted my application from VS2003 and CF 1.1 to VS2005
and CF 2.0. Now that I have done this my forms are not loading correctly
and cannot figure out why. What I have is a Splash form that loads all of
my application variables, inside this forms load event, I have a
LoadApplicaton() function which loads everything and then at the end of this
function, I create a new form and then call .Show(). For some reason, the
form just shows for split second (if that) and then goes back to my splash
form. This was not a problem in 1.1 however, is causing me a lot of
headaches in 2.0. Any Ideas?

In .NETCF 2.0 there was a change to the timing of the Form Load event, what
I think you are seeing is Load is called before the splash form is fully
displayed so after your Load method has finished the splash screen finishes
loading and grabs the focus. You should be able to work around this by
showing (or sending to the front) the new form on the Activated event
instead.

Peter

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Peter Foot
Microsoft Device Application Development MVP
www.peterfoot.net | www.inthehand.com
In The Hand Ltd - .NET Solutions for Mobility

"MDB" <MDB @ NO SPAM DOT COM> wrote in message
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> Hello All, I just converted my application from VS2003 and CF 1.1 to
> VS2005 and CF 2.0. Now that I have done this my forms are not loading
> correctly and cannot figure out why. What I have is a Splash form that
> loads all of my application variables, inside this forms load event, I
> have a LoadApplicaton() function which loads everything and then at the
> end of this function, I create a new form and then call .Show(). For
> some reason, the form just shows for split second (if that) and then goes
> back to my splash form. This was not a problem in 1.1 however, is causing
> me a lot of headaches in 2.0. Any Ideas?

Thank you, I will try that out.

"Peter Foot [MVP]" <feedback@nospam-inthehand.com> wrote in message
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> In .NETCF 2.0 there was a change to the timing of the Form Load event,
> what I think you are seeing is Load is called before the splash form is
> fully displayed so after your Load method has finished the splash screen
> finishes loading and grabs the focus. You should be able to work around
> this by showing (or sending to the front) the new form on the Activated
> event instead.
>
> Peter
>
> --
> Peter Foot
> Microsoft Device Application Development MVP
> www.peterfoot.net | www.inthehand.com
> In The Hand Ltd - .NET Solutions for Mobility
>
> "MDB" <MDB @ NO SPAM DOT COM> wrote in message
> news:%23dxaCaiIIHA.6108@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Hello All, I just converted my application from VS2003 and CF 1.1 to
>> VS2005 and CF 2.0. Now that I have done this my forms are not loading
>> correctly and cannot figure out why. What I have is a Splash form that
>> loads all of my application variables, inside this forms load event, I
>> have a LoadApplicaton() function which loads everything and then at the
>> end of this function, I create a new form and then call .Show(). For
>> some reason, the form just shows for split second (if that) and then goes
>> back to my splash form. This was not a problem in 1.1 however, is
>> causing me a lot of headaches in 2.0. Any Ideas?
>