Activated event called before OnPaint

[ShakeDoctor]

Hi, when I set the Activated event for a form like so:

this.Activated += new EventHandler(Form_Activated);

in the constructor for the form (after InitialiseComponent()), the
Form_Activated method is called *before* the OnPaint method for the form.

However, I want to paint the form first, and then have the Form_Activated
method called, because it contains a call to a lengthy process, and the user
can't see that anything is happening.

What's the fix?

TIA.

 

[news.austin.rr.com]

Shouldn't you be using the form_load event too?

 

[ShakeDoctor]

well the Form_Load *definitely* gets called before the form is painted. I
was under the impression that the Activated event occurred after the form is
shown, but obviously not.

 

[news.austin.rr.com]

If im not wrong the activated event just means that the form is now in the
forground it may and would have already been painted...

 

[Serg Kuryata [MS]]

You can force the form to draw itself. For example, in the Form_Load event
you can do something like the following:

this.Visible = true;
this.Refresh();

Hope this helps.

Thank you,
Sergiy.

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| well the Form_Load *definitely* gets called before the form is painted.
I
| was under the impression that the Activated event occurred after the form
is
| shown, but obviously not.
|
| | > Shouldn't you be using the form_load event too?
| >
| > | >> Hi, when I set the Activated event for a form like so:
| >>
| >> this.Activated += new EventHandler(Form_Activated);
| >>
| >> in the constructor for the form (after InitialiseComponent()), the
| >> Form_Activated method is called *before* the OnPaint method for the
form.
| >>
| >> However, I want to paint the form first, and then have the
Form_Activated
| >> method called, because it contains a call to a lengthy process, and the
| > user
| >> can't see that anything is happening.
| >>
| >> What's the fix?
| >>
| >> TIA.
| >>
| >>
| >
| >
|
|
|

 

[news.austin.rr.com]

Actually you can call the application.doevents in the form load. this may
help it