Changed: start-up in hidden state

MainForm.Designer.cs

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
             this.toolStripMenuItem3,
             this.toolStripMenuItem9});
             this.contextMenuStrip1.Name = "contextMenuStrip1";
-            this.contextMenuStrip1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(181, 92);
+            this.contextMenuStrip1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(102, 70);
             this.contextMenuStrip1.Opening += new System.ComponentModel.CancelEventHandler(this.contextMenuStrip1_Opening);
             // 
             // toolStripMenuItem4
@@ -95,63 +95,63 @@
             this.toolStripMenuItem10,
             this.exitToolStripMenuItem});
             this.toolStripMenuItem4.Name = "toolStripMenuItem4";
-            this.toolStripMenuItem4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(180, 22);
+            this.toolStripMenuItem4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(101, 22);
             this.toolStripMenuItem4.Text = "&File";
             // 
             // toolStripMenuItem5
             // 
             this.toolStripMenuItem5.Name = "toolStripMenuItem5";
-            this.toolStripMenuItem5.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(180, 22);
+            this.toolStripMenuItem5.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(123, 22);
             this.toolStripMenuItem5.Text = "&New";
             this.toolStripMenuItem5.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.toolStripMenuItem5_Click);
             // 
             // toolStripMenuItem7
             // 
             this.toolStripMenuItem7.Name = "toolStripMenuItem7";
-            this.toolStripMenuItem7.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(180, 22);
+            this.toolStripMenuItem7.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(123, 22);
             this.toolStripMenuItem7.Text = "&Open";
             this.toolStripMenuItem7.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.toolStripMenuItem7_Click);
             // 
             // toolStripSeparator2
             // 
             this.toolStripSeparator2.Name = "toolStripSeparator2";
-            this.toolStripSeparator2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(177, 6);
+            this.toolStripSeparator2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(120, 6);
             // 
             // toolStripMenuItem8
             // 
             this.toolStripMenuItem8.Name = "toolStripMenuItem8";
-            this.toolStripMenuItem8.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(180, 22);
+            this.toolStripMenuItem8.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(123, 22);
             this.toolStripMenuItem8.Text = "&Close";
             this.toolStripMenuItem8.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.toolStripMenuItem8_Click);
             // 
             // toolStripSeparator3
             // 
             this.toolStripSeparator3.Name = "toolStripSeparator3";
-            this.toolStripSeparator3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(177, 6);
+            this.toolStripSeparator3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(120, 6);
             // 
             // toolStripMenuItem6
             // 
             this.toolStripMenuItem6.Name = "toolStripMenuItem6";
-            this.toolStripMenuItem6.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(180, 22);
+            this.toolStripMenuItem6.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(123, 22);
             this.toolStripMenuItem6.Text = "&Save";
             this.toolStripMenuItem6.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.toolStripMenuItem6_Click);
             // 
             // toolStripMenuItem2
             // 
             this.toolStripMenuItem2.Name = "toolStripMenuItem2";
-            this.toolStripMenuItem2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(180, 22);
+            this.toolStripMenuItem2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(123, 22);
             this.toolStripMenuItem2.Text = "Save &As...";
             this.toolStripMenuItem2.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.toolStripMenuItem2_Click);
             // 
             // toolStripMenuItem10
             // 
             this.toolStripMenuItem10.Name = "toolStripMenuItem10";
-            this.toolStripMenuItem10.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(177, 6);
+            this.toolStripMenuItem10.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(120, 6);
             // 
             // exitToolStripMenuItem
             // 
             this.exitToolStripMenuItem.Name = "exitToolStripMenuItem";
-            this.exitToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(180, 22);
+            this.exitToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(123, 22);
             this.exitToolStripMenuItem.Text = "E&xit";
             this.exitToolStripMenuItem.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.exitToolStripMenuItem_Click);
             // 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
             this.toolStripMenuItem3.DropDownItems.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem[] {
             this.toolStripMenuItem1});
             this.toolStripMenuItem3.Name = "toolStripMenuItem3";
-            this.toolStripMenuItem3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(180, 22);
+            this.toolStripMenuItem3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(101, 22);
             this.toolStripMenuItem3.Text = "&View";
             // 
             // toolStripMenuItem1
@@ -175,13 +175,13 @@
             this.toolStripMenuItem9.DropDownItems.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem[] {
             this.optionToolStripMenuItem});
             this.toolStripMenuItem9.Name = "toolStripMenuItem9";
-            this.toolStripMenuItem9.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(180, 22);
+            this.toolStripMenuItem9.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(101, 22);
             this.toolStripMenuItem9.Text = "&Tools";
             // 
             // optionToolStripMenuItem
             // 
             this.optionToolStripMenuItem.Name = "optionToolStripMenuItem";
-            this.optionToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(180, 22);
+            this.optionToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(116, 22);
             this.optionToolStripMenuItem.Text = "&Options";
             this.optionToolStripMenuItem.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.optionToolStripMenuItem_Click);
             // 
@@ -218,10 +218,12 @@
             this.BackgroundImageLayout = System.Windows.Forms.ImageLayout.None;
             this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(633, 400);
             this.Controls.Add(this.flowLayoutPanel1);
+            this.DoubleBuffered = true;
             this.Icon = ((System.Drawing.Icon)(resources.GetObject("$this.Icon")));
             this.MinimumSize = new System.Drawing.Size(633, 280);
             this.Name = "MainForm";
             this.Text = "Launcher";
+            this.Visible = false;
             this.TitleContextMenuStrip = this.contextMenuStrip1;
             this.Controls.SetChildIndex(this.flowLayoutPanel1, 0);
             this.Controls.SetChildIndex(this.imageBox3, 0);

MainForm.cs

@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ namespace AppLauncher
         //protected const int MOD_WIN = 0x8;
         protected const int WM_HOTKEY = 0x312;
 
-        protected int collapsedWidth = 40;
-        protected int expandedWidth = 800;
-
         protected OptionsForm optionsForm = null;
         protected string sessionFilename = null;
 
@@ -38,14 +35,18 @@ namespace AppLauncher
             InitializeComponent();
 
             this.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.WindowsDefaultBounds;
-            this.Visible = false;
         }
 
-        protected async override void OnLoad(EventArgs e)
+        protected override void OnLoad(EventArgs e)
         {
-            this.Visible = false;
+            ThreadControl.SetVisible(this, false);
 
             base.OnLoad(e);
+        }
+
+        protected async override void OnShown(EventArgs e)
+        {
+            base.OnShown(e);
 
             string jsonfigFilename = Path.ChangeExtension(Application.ExecutablePath, "jsonfig");
             if (File.Exists(jsonfigFilename))
@@ -53,23 +54,7 @@ namespace AppLauncher
                 await loadFile(jsonfigFilename);
             }
 
-            this.Visible = true;
-        }
-
-        protected override void OnShown(EventArgs e)
-        {
-            //this.Visible = false;
-
-            base.OnShown(e);
-
-            //string jsonfigFilename = Path.ChangeExtension(Application.ExecutablePath, "jsonfig");
-            //if (File.Exists(jsonfigFilename))
-            //{
-            //    loadFile(jsonfigFilename);
-            //}
-
             //this.Location = this.DefaultLocation;
-            //this.Visible = true;
         }
 
         protected override void OnClosing(CancelEventArgs e)
@@ -128,22 +113,6 @@ namespace AppLauncher
 
         public LauncherSession CurrentSession { get; set; } = null;
 
-        public async Task ToggleSize()
-        {
-            if (this.Width > collapsedWidth)
-            {
-                flowLayoutPanel1.Visible = false;
-
-                await collapseWindow(collapsedWidth, 6);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                await expandWindow(expandedWidth, 8);
-
-                flowLayoutPanel1.Visible = true;
-            }
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// New
         /// </summary>
@@ -439,6 +408,7 @@ namespace AppLauncher
 
                 //
                 ThreadControl.SetTopMost(this, this.CurrentSession.AlwaysOnTop);
+                ThreadControl.SetVisible(this, true);
             });
         }
 

RyzStudio/Windows/Forms/ThreadControl.cs

@@ -149,6 +149,56 @@ namespace RyzStudio.Windows.Forms
             }
         }
 
+        public static void SetVisible(Control control, bool value)
+        {
+            if (control.InvokeRequired)
+            {
+                control.Invoke(new MethodInvoker(() => {
+                    control.Visible = value;
+                }));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                control.Visible = value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static void SetVisible(Form control, bool value)
+        {
+            if (control.InvokeRequired)
+            {
+                control.Invoke(new MethodInvoker(() => {
+                    if (value)
+                    {
+                        control.ShowInTaskbar = value;
+                        control.Opacity = 100;
+                        control.Visible = value;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        control.Visible = value;
+                        control.ShowInTaskbar = value;
+                        control.Opacity = 0;
+                    }
+                }));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                if (value)
+                {
+                    control.ShowInTaskbar = value;
+                    control.Opacity = 100;
+                    control.Visible = value;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    control.Visible = value;
+                    control.ShowInTaskbar = value;
+                    control.Opacity = 0;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         public static void SetWidth(Control control, int value)
         {
             if (control.InvokeRequired)