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In a WinForms application, I want to provide visual feedback that a looping background procedure is ongoing (It isn't something that is initiated by the user or blocks them from using the UI)



Edit - It is going on all the time, looped. The user doesn't need to know when an iteration starts or finishes.



I'm thinking some kind of small, square, looping animation. Something like the segmented "spinner" often used in Mac/iPhone applications.



spinner http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/4402/spinner.png



Is there a built-in WinForms control that is a similar idea? If not, what's the best way to go about this?










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    What about using the Wait cursor?

    – John Saunders
    Jul 7 '09 at 11:00











  • Can that animation be placed on the form? It will be in this state virtually all the time (it's essentially confirmation that the user is being shown live/auto-refreshed data), so I don't want to change the mouse cursor.

    – xyz
    Jul 7 '09 at 11:11

















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In a WinForms application, I want to provide visual feedback that a looping background procedure is ongoing (It isn't something that is initiated by the user or blocks them from using the UI)



Edit - It is going on all the time, looped. The user doesn't need to know when an iteration starts or finishes.



I'm thinking some kind of small, square, looping animation. Something like the segmented "spinner" often used in Mac/iPhone applications.



spinner http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/4402/spinner.png



Is there a built-in WinForms control that is a similar idea? If not, what's the best way to go about this?










share|improve this question





















  • 1





    What about using the Wait cursor?

    – John Saunders
    Jul 7 '09 at 11:00











  • Can that animation be placed on the form? It will be in this state virtually all the time (it's essentially confirmation that the user is being shown live/auto-refreshed data), so I don't want to change the mouse cursor.

    – xyz
    Jul 7 '09 at 11:11













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In a WinForms application, I want to provide visual feedback that a looping background procedure is ongoing (It isn't something that is initiated by the user or blocks them from using the UI)



Edit - It is going on all the time, looped. The user doesn't need to know when an iteration starts or finishes.



I'm thinking some kind of small, square, looping animation. Something like the segmented "spinner" often used in Mac/iPhone applications.



spinner http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/4402/spinner.png



Is there a built-in WinForms control that is a similar idea? If not, what's the best way to go about this?










share|improve this question
















In a WinForms application, I want to provide visual feedback that a looping background procedure is ongoing (It isn't something that is initiated by the user or blocks them from using the UI)



Edit - It is going on all the time, looped. The user doesn't need to know when an iteration starts or finishes.



I'm thinking some kind of small, square, looping animation. Something like the segmented "spinner" often used in Mac/iPhone applications.



spinner http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/4402/spinner.png



Is there a built-in WinForms control that is a similar idea? If not, what's the best way to go about this?







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    What about using the Wait cursor?

    – John Saunders
    Jul 7 '09 at 11:00











  • Can that animation be placed on the form? It will be in this state virtually all the time (it's essentially confirmation that the user is being shown live/auto-refreshed data), so I don't want to change the mouse cursor.

    – xyz
    Jul 7 '09 at 11:11












  • 1





    What about using the Wait cursor?

    – John Saunders
    Jul 7 '09 at 11:00











  • Can that animation be placed on the form? It will be in this state virtually all the time (it's essentially confirmation that the user is being shown live/auto-refreshed data), so I don't want to change the mouse cursor.

    – xyz
    Jul 7 '09 at 11:11







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What about using the Wait cursor?

– John Saunders
Jul 7 '09 at 11:00





What about using the Wait cursor?

– John Saunders
Jul 7 '09 at 11:00













Can that animation be placed on the form? It will be in this state virtually all the time (it's essentially confirmation that the user is being shown live/auto-refreshed data), so I don't want to change the mouse cursor.

– xyz
Jul 7 '09 at 11:11





Can that animation be placed on the form? It will be in this state virtually all the time (it's essentially confirmation that the user is being shown live/auto-refreshed data), so I don't want to change the mouse cursor.

– xyz
Jul 7 '09 at 11:11












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Just drop an animated GIF on form and make sure you're not blocking the UI thread:



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    You could even hide/show the animated gif using a delegate in the background process when said process is running...this seems the simplest solution

    – Nick DeMayo
    Jul 7 '09 at 11:43











  • +1 for such a great link

    – Chris B
    Sep 2 '11 at 9:50


















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Instead of writing this



public void DoWork()

try

this.Cursor = Cursors.WaitCursor;
DoSomeBigThing();
. . . .

catch()

. . . ..

finally

. . . .
this.Cursor = Cursors.Default;




  1. Create your own mouse cursor (.cur file) with some free tools (Google or Bing for that)


  2. Use AutoWaitCursor and set your mouse cursor to your own created cursor



    Cursor myCursor = new Cursor("myCoolCursor.cur");







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  • github.com/rluiten/WinForm-AutoWaitCursor-Problem/blob/master/…

    – Peter Gfader
    Mar 8 '17 at 15:50


















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Use either a custom developed threading model, or the BackgroundWorker.



Let the background thread periodically post events back to your main GUI thread using a delegate handler, take thread safety into account, or using the ProgressChanged event if you are using the BackgroundWorker.






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    Just drop an animated GIF on form and make sure you're not blocking the UI thread:



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    • 1





      You could even hide/show the animated gif using a delegate in the background process when said process is running...this seems the simplest solution

      – Nick DeMayo
      Jul 7 '09 at 11:43











    • +1 for such a great link

      – Chris B
      Sep 2 '11 at 9:50















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    Just drop an animated GIF on form and make sure you're not blocking the UI thread:



    alt text






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    • 1





      You could even hide/show the animated gif using a delegate in the background process when said process is running...this seems the simplest solution

      – Nick DeMayo
      Jul 7 '09 at 11:43











    • +1 for such a great link

      – Chris B
      Sep 2 '11 at 9:50













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    Just drop an animated GIF on form and make sure you're not blocking the UI thread:



    alt text






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    Just drop an animated GIF on form and make sure you're not blocking the UI thread:



    alt text







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      You could even hide/show the animated gif using a delegate in the background process when said process is running...this seems the simplest solution

      – Nick DeMayo
      Jul 7 '09 at 11:43











    • +1 for such a great link

      – Chris B
      Sep 2 '11 at 9:50












    • 1





      You could even hide/show the animated gif using a delegate in the background process when said process is running...this seems the simplest solution

      – Nick DeMayo
      Jul 7 '09 at 11:43











    • +1 for such a great link

      – Chris B
      Sep 2 '11 at 9:50







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    You could even hide/show the animated gif using a delegate in the background process when said process is running...this seems the simplest solution

    – Nick DeMayo
    Jul 7 '09 at 11:43





    You could even hide/show the animated gif using a delegate in the background process when said process is running...this seems the simplest solution

    – Nick DeMayo
    Jul 7 '09 at 11:43













    +1 for such a great link

    – Chris B
    Sep 2 '11 at 9:50





    +1 for such a great link

    – Chris B
    Sep 2 '11 at 9:50













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    Instead of writing this



    public void DoWork()

    try

    this.Cursor = Cursors.WaitCursor;
    DoSomeBigThing();
    . . . .

    catch()

    . . . ..

    finally

    . . . .
    this.Cursor = Cursors.Default;




    1. Create your own mouse cursor (.cur file) with some free tools (Google or Bing for that)


    2. Use AutoWaitCursor and set your mouse cursor to your own created cursor



      Cursor myCursor = new Cursor("myCoolCursor.cur");







    share|improve this answer



























    • github.com/rluiten/WinForm-AutoWaitCursor-Problem/blob/master/…

      – Peter Gfader
      Mar 8 '17 at 15:50















    2














    Instead of writing this



    public void DoWork()

    try

    this.Cursor = Cursors.WaitCursor;
    DoSomeBigThing();
    . . . .

    catch()

    . . . ..

    finally

    . . . .
    this.Cursor = Cursors.Default;




    1. Create your own mouse cursor (.cur file) with some free tools (Google or Bing for that)


    2. Use AutoWaitCursor and set your mouse cursor to your own created cursor



      Cursor myCursor = new Cursor("myCoolCursor.cur");







    share|improve this answer



























    • github.com/rluiten/WinForm-AutoWaitCursor-Problem/blob/master/…

      – Peter Gfader
      Mar 8 '17 at 15:50













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    Instead of writing this



    public void DoWork()

    try

    this.Cursor = Cursors.WaitCursor;
    DoSomeBigThing();
    . . . .

    catch()

    . . . ..

    finally

    . . . .
    this.Cursor = Cursors.Default;




    1. Create your own mouse cursor (.cur file) with some free tools (Google or Bing for that)


    2. Use AutoWaitCursor and set your mouse cursor to your own created cursor



      Cursor myCursor = new Cursor("myCoolCursor.cur");







    share|improve this answer















    Instead of writing this



    public void DoWork()

    try

    this.Cursor = Cursors.WaitCursor;
    DoSomeBigThing();
    . . . .

    catch()

    . . . ..

    finally

    . . . .
    this.Cursor = Cursors.Default;




    1. Create your own mouse cursor (.cur file) with some free tools (Google or Bing for that)


    2. Use AutoWaitCursor and set your mouse cursor to your own created cursor



      Cursor myCursor = new Cursor("myCoolCursor.cur");








    share|improve this answer














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    Use either a custom developed threading model, or the BackgroundWorker.



    Let the background thread periodically post events back to your main GUI thread using a delegate handler, take thread safety into account, or using the ProgressChanged event if you are using the BackgroundWorker.






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        Use either a custom developed threading model, or the BackgroundWorker.



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