>> private void PreviewDialog_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
>> {
>>   this.Cursor = Cursors.WaitCursor;
>>   Initialize();
>>   //this.Cursor = Cursors.Default;  // This gets hit instantly, so you
>> never see an hourglass.
>> }
>
> You could try
>
> Cursor.Current = Cursors.WaitCursor;
>
> Seems to be ok when I tried it.

"Lars" <nob***@dev.null> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have created a simple custom PrintPreviewDialog consisting of a simple
> standard PrintPreviewControl (.NET 1.1) on a WindowsForm with a few
> buttons (for printing, zooming, etc.).  It is working fine, except for
> that I cannot figure out how display the waitcursor / hourglass while the
> preview is preparing to show the document *and then go back to the default
> cursor when the document is displayed*.  Turning on the waitcursor is
> easy, but what event should I hook into to turn it off??
>
> What happens when I preview a document that is about 50 pages long is that
> you get the blank form on the screen and then nothing happens for maybe 40
> seconds and then you get a "Generating Preview" message and then the
> document is displayed.  It is during the initial 40 seconds that I need an
> hourglass or something to let the users know that something is happening
> in the background.
>
> Here are some snippets of what I am doing currently:
>
> // Constructor:
> public PreviewDialog(System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument printDocument,
> int zoom)
> {
>   InitializeComponent();
>   _printDocument = printDocument;
>   _zoom = zoom;
> }
>
> private void PreviewDialog_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
> {
>   this.Cursor = Cursors.WaitCursor;
>   Initialize();
>   //this.Cursor = Cursors.Default;  // This gets hit instantly, so you
> never see an hourglass.
> }
>
> private void Initialize()
> {
>   uxPrintPreview.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Bottom | AnchorStyles.Top |
> AnchorStyles.Left | AnchorStyles.Right;
>   uxPrintPreview.Zoom = zoom;
>   this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Maximized;
>   uxPrintPreview.Document = printDocument1 = printDocument;
> }
>
> // The calling code:
> using (PreviewDialog form = new PreviewDialog(c1Report1.Document))
> {
>   form.ShowDialog(this);
> }
>
> If there was an event like LastPageFinished or DocumentRendered or similar
> in the PrintPreviewControl, I would be home free, but I cannot find
> anything like that.
>
> Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Lars
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

"Lars" <nob***@dev.null> wrote in message
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>
> "carion1" <ddavis76 _at_ gmail _dot_ com> wrote in message
> news:e7u7UGOBGHA.3984@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> using (PreviewDialog form = new PreviewDialog(c1Report1.Document))
>> {
>>    this.Cursor = Cursors.WaitCursor;
>>    form.ShowDialog(this);
>>    this.Cursor = Cursors.Default;
>> }
>>
>> --
>>
>> Derek Davis
>> ddavi***@gmail.com
>
> If you read my post again, you'll see that I intentionally commented out
> "this.Cursor = Cursors.Default;"  since it does not work were it is.  That
> line gets hit almost instantly (way before the page is rendered), so you
> never see an hourglass.  What I am looking for is a a place to put that
> line so that it gets hit AFTER the delay that takes place (while the
> preview control is preparing the document to be viewed, or whatever it is
> doing). In other words: before calling the preview control, I want to turn
> on the hourglass and when the document is displayed in the preview I want
> to turn off the hourglass.
>
> Lars
>