public void Start()
{
Dispatcher.CurrentDispatcher.BeginInvoke(
(Action)(() =>
{
Shell.Show();
Shell.Activate();
Shell.Topmost = true; // important
Shell.Topmost = false; // important
Shell.Focus(); // important
EventAggregator.GetEvent <CloseSplashEvent>().Publish(new CloseSplashEvent());
}));
WaitForCreation = new AutoResetEvent(false);
ThreadStart showSplash =
() =>
{
Dispatcher.CurrentDispatcher.BeginInvoke(
(Action)(() =>
{
var splash = new Views.SplashView();
EventAggregator.GetEvent <CloseSplashEvent>().Subscribe(e => splash.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke((Action)splash.Close), ThreadOption.PublisherThread, true);
splash.Show();
WaitForCreation.Set();
}));
Dispatcher.Run();
};
var thread = new Thread(showSplash)
{
Name = "Splash Thread", IsBackground = true
};
thread.SetApartmentState(ApartmentState.STA);
thread.Start();
WaitForCreation.WaitOne();
}