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Apr 10th, 2009

[Question] Faster Method to Change Background

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Right now i am using the method where i put the picture in a picbox, then save it as a .bmp then use SystemParametersInfo function to set the picture.
I do not like this because of one main reason: it takes huge amount of ram for a simple program such as this.

If anyone could help me out with a simpler/less ram consuming way to do this, it will be much appreciated.

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Re: [Question] Faster Method to Change Background

Background for what? Desktop or Application form?
Anyway you can dispose the object once you don't need it.

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Re: [Question] Faster Method to Change Background

Try this:

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Imports System.Drawing
 
Public Class Form1
 
    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        Me.BackgroundImageLayout = ImageLayout.Stretch
        Me.BackgroundImage = Image.FromFile("C:\Graphics\tree1.jpg")
    End Sub
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    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        Me.BackgroundImageLayout = ImageLayout.Stretch
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Re: [Question] Faster Method to Change Background

Desktop background not the application background

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