//Displays the new image when one was being generated in the bg
private void MMandelbrotGenerator_MandlebrotReady(Bitmap mandelbrot, bool is2Times)
{
//Wait for the animation to be finished (to prevent problems)
while (mMandlebrotZoomer != null && !mMandlebrotZoomer.IsFinished)
{
;
}
mMandlebrotZoomer = null;
mWaitingForBrot = false;
mMandelbrotBitmapX2 = is2Times;
mMandelbrotBitmap = mandelbrot;
panel1.Invalidate();
//When the 2 times bigger picture hasn't been generated yet,
//do so
if (!is2Times)
{
mMandelbrotGenerator.StartGenerateMandelbrot(true);
}
}
//Zoom the mandelbrot with a nice animation
private void AnimateZoom(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2)
{
if (x1 == x2 || y1 == y2)
{
return;
}
//Make sure the top-left and bottom-right coords are not reversed
CoordinateUtilities.FixRect(ref x1, ref y1, ref x2, ref y2);
mMandelbrotGenerator.Crop(x1, y1, x2, y2);
//Setup the RectangleAnimator
mMandlebrotZoomer =
new RectangleAnimator(
new Rectangle(0, 0, panel1.Width, panel1.Height),
new Rectangle(x1, y1, x2 - x1, y2 - y1), 10);
//Start the animation thread with a high priority to get the smoothest animation possible
new Thread(AnimThread)
{
Priority = ThreadPriority.Highest
}.Start();
UpdateMandelbrot();
}