' Hiding a form with an implosion effect.' the numSteps parameter is the number of steps to decrease the form size from ' the current size to 0' the stepDuration argument is the number of milliseconds between each step' Example:' Private Sub Form1_Closing(...) Handles MyBase.Closing' ImplodeForm(Me)' End SubSub ImplodeForm(ByVal frm As Form, Optional ByVal numSteps As Integer = 25, _ Optional ByVal stepDuration As Integer = 10) ' do nothing if the form is minimized or maximized If frm.WindowState <> FormWindowState.Normal Then Exit Sub Dim origLeft As Integer = frm.Left Dim origTop As Integer = frm.Top Dim currHeight As Integer = frm.Height Dim currWidth As Integer = frm.Width Dim stepHeight = currHeight / numSteps Dim stepWidth = currWidth / numSteps Dim i As Integer For i = 1 To numSteps 'calc the new height/width currHeight -= stepHeight currWidth -= stepWidth ' display the form frm.SetBounds(origLeft, origTop, currWidth, currHeight) ' pause if so is requested System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.Sleep(stepDuration) NextEnd Sub


GM Creates Open Source uProtocol and Invites Automakers to Adopt It: Revolutionizing Automotive Software Development.
General Motors (GM) recently announced its entry into the Eclipse Foundation. The Eclipse Foundation is a prominent open-source software foundation. In addition, GMC announced its contribution of “uProtocol” to facilitate