// A static method to close the SplashScreen
// UPDATE : http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/prettygoodsplashscreen.aspx?df=100&forumid=26207&mpp=50&noise=1&fr=51&select=2073339&fid=26207#xx2073339xx
//A static method to close the SplashScreen
static public void CloseForm(Form in_parentForm)
{
// Update the owner a thread safe fashion!
MethodInvoker SetOwner = delegate
{
ms_frmSplash.Owner = in_parentForm;
};
if (ms_frmSplash != null)
{
// Make it start going away.
ms_frmSplash.m_dblOpacityIncrement = -ms_frmSplash.m_dblOpacityDecrement;
if (ms_frmSplash.InvokeRequired)
{
ms_frmSplash.Invoke(SetOwner);
}
else
{
SetOwner();
}
}
ms_oThread.Abort();
ms_oThread = null; // we do not need these any more.
ms_frmSplash = null;
}
