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Thank you so much, Richard.
Your explanation is quite appreciated, and I will never take it for granted. I am sure that I am more confident in getting rid of the errors with your explanation and with the aid of the compiler that you just shared with me.
Gracias!
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I just tried building your code and did not get any errors. Which compiler and framework are you using?
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Errors get in the way gradually, as you code. I think it’s better to describe what you did when you started to get the error messages you posted.
Code of that complexity doesn’t fall from the sky. Try to explain with your own words what you are doing and how did you got to have so much source code.
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Read the error messages carefully - they are there to help you!
Public Main() method is required in a public class
Your class isn't public and your Main method isn't public
So change that:
public class Program
{
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
How hard was that to work out?
You should expect to get syntax errors every day, probably many times a day while you are coding - we all do regardless of how much experience we have! Sometimes, we misspell a variable, or a keyword; sometimes we forget to close a string or a code block. Sometimes the cat walks over your keyboard and types something really weird. Sometimes we just forget how many parameters a method call needs.
We all make mistakes.
And because we all do it, we all have to fix syntax errors - and it's a lot quicker to learn how and fix them yourself than to wait for someone else to fix them for you! So invest a little time in learning how to read error messages, and how to interpret your code as written in the light of what the compiler is telling you is wrong - it really is trying to be helpful!
So read this: How to Write Code to Solve a Problem, A Beginner's Guide Part 2: Syntax Errors[^] - it should help you next time you get a compilation error!
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OMG! I am grateful for your explanation, and may you continue to grow in knowledge, wisdom, and understanding.
Thank you so much for your kind words, and I promise to take my time to read and understand the beginner's guide that you shared with me. It's as if you know that I am a baby programmer. Lol
Gracias!
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You're welcome!
We all have to start somewhere. 
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If I can offer one further word of advice - in my opinion, the most important part of @OriginalGriff's article is the line Quote: Fixing one syntax error can get rid of a whole load of other ones so always start with the first, not the last!
Embed that advice in your head and don't let it leave! It could save you many hours of frustration
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Still don't know why this happens but it doesn't matter. I found that setting my control
to DoubleBuffered = true, the display time goes to 0.
Sorry for the post.
Can some tell me why displaying the transparent pixel takes so much time?
See bottom of sample for time comparison.
public class CellColor
{
public Rectangle Rect;
public Color Color;
public CellColor(Rectangle rect, Color clr)
{
Rect = rect;
Color = clr;
}
}
// At form load time, this array is loaded with pixel data from a 32 x 32 Icon.
// About half of the pixels in the sample icon are transparent (A=0,R=255,G=255,B=255).
private CellColor[,]? _CellBounds;
protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
{
base.OnPaint(e);
DrawCells(e.Graphics);
}
private void DrawCells(Graphics gr)
{
int iWd = this._CellBounds!.GetUpperBound(0) + 1;
int iHt = this._CellBounds.GetUpperBound(1) + 1;
Stopwatch sw = new();
sw.Start();
for (int iRow = 0; iRow < iHt; iRow++)
{
for (int iCol = 0; iCol < iWd; iCol++)
{
CellColor cc = this._CellBounds[iRow, iCol];
using(SolidBrush br = new(cc.Color))
{
gr.FillRectangle(br, cc.Rect);
}
}
}
sw.Stop();
// Displaying the data without pixel modification takes about 60 milliseconds.
// When loading _CellBounds, if I replace the transparent pixel with a real color like Color.White,
// this loop takes 4 milliseconds.
DebugClass.WriteLine(string.Format("{0}", sw.ElapsedMilliseconds));
}
-- modified 29-Jan-23 8:08am.
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I did not try running the code, but my thought is:
When you use a solid color, the updated values can be written straight to memory without any checks.
Once you alpha blend then each pixel will have to be merged with whatever is in the current image. So each pixel goes from a single write to read, calculate, then write.
Sure they could have optimized even further and simply not do anything if the alpha channel is 0, but apparently they did not. But you can do this easily yourself -one you have the CellColor you can check if it has a 0 alpha channel and skip setting up the brush and drawing when this is the case.
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I'm programming using WinForms in C# .NET 2.0 and sometimes I want to disable the entire GUI so that the user can't e.g. press any buttons or change any comboboxes. I found this through googling Disable form Controls Without Being Gray!!![^] and I thought it was working great, until today. Whenever USB-cables are connected/disconnected on my PC, I get an event and then I disable the GUI, using the code I linked to above, and re-enumerate my virtual COM-ports and then I enable the GUI again. I discovered that executing this.Controls.Add(alphapanel); takes almost 2 seconds and executing alphapanel.BringToFront(); takes another second! Is there anything I can do to speed this up?
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You should monitor the individual connections so you don't have to drop and reconnect "everything". You wouldn't drop things in a mission critical app and you should treat all apps as if they were (IMO).
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I don't disconnect anything, I just ask the Device Manager what Com ports are present and then I compare that with what was present before and take appropriate actions (e.g. remove or add Com port from a combobox). But this is not what's taking so long, it's the AlphaPanel handling that takes time.
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If the GUI is slow, it means you should be doing this "AlphaPanel handling" in the background.
BackgroundWorker Class (System.ComponentModel) | Microsoft Learn
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After a test with loaded (I loaded them from a hdd-drive) 3000x3000 images (Same Datatype) it worked fast and without problems. Too much changes
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{
Can anyone help with c# source code or directive on how to achieve the subject?
}
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While we are more than willing to help those that are stuck, that doesn't mean that we are here to do it all for you! We can't do all the work, you are either getting paid for this, or it's part of your grades and it wouldn't be at all fair for us to do it all for you.
So we need you to do the work, and we will help you when you get stuck. That doesn't mean we will give you a step by step solution you can hand in!
Start by explaining where you are at the moment, and what the next step in the process is. Then tell us what you have tried to get that next step working, and what happened when you did.
If you are having problems getting started at all, then this may help: How to Write Code to Solve a Problem, A Beginner's Guide[^]
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Normally, when I am looking to write a task or application, I start off by listing the high level requirements and objectives that I need to satisfy to create it. You say you want to create an appraisal system, so what does that involve? Are you looking to appraise people? Is it antiques appraisal? What criteria are you going to use to perform the appraisals? Work out what your requirements are, and keep refining them. Doing this should leave you able to create your application.
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I'll help you; you don't need a coat. Out.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
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{
a performance appraisal application
}
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Since you haven't asked a question, I can only assume this is a demand for a complete app you can hand in as your own.
While we are more than willing to help those that are stuck, that doesn't mean that we are here to do it all for you! We can't do all the work, you are either getting paid for this, or it's part of your grades and it wouldn't be at all fair for us to do it all for you.
So we need you to do the work, and we will help you when you get stuck. That doesn't mean we will give you a step by step solution you can hand in!
Start by explaining where you are at the moment, and what the next step in the process is. Then tell us what you have tried to get that next step working, and what happened when you did.
If you are having problems getting started at all, then this may help: How to Write Code to Solve a Problem, A Beginner's Guide[^]
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Can I use the same background process for all forms in visual studio c#?
If it possible, how is it done?
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What does that even mean?
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Using concurrent collections.
Thread-Safe Collections | Microsoft Learn
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This is not a good question - we cannot work out from that little what you are trying to do.
Remember that we can't see your screen, access your HDD, or read your mind - we only get exactly what you type to work with - we get no other context for your project.
Imagine this: you go for a drive in the country, but you have a problem with the car. You call the garage, say "it broke" and turn off your phone. How long will you be waiting before the garage arrives with the right bits and tools to fix the car given they don't know what make or model it is, who you are, what happened when it all went wrong, or even where you are?
That's what you've done here. So stop typing as little as possible and try explaining things to people who have no way to access your project!
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Member 14055879 wrote: same background process for all forms
Just guessing and a question that is not specific enough...
No.
A windows "background process" is one that does not have a UI and thus would not have "forms"
(Also wondering if this same question was asked a long time ago on this site?)
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