C#

using System.Windows.Forms.VisualStyles;

....

VisualStyleRenderer vr = new VisualStyleRenderer( VisualStyleElement.Button.GroupBox.Normal);
Color cr = vr.GetColor(ColorProperty.TextColor);

//Declarations <br />
protected delegate void ChangeFormTextCallback(string pText);<br />
<br />
public void ChangeFormText(string pText)<br />
{<br />
this.Text = pText;<br />
}<br />
<br />
//Use<br />
<br />
...<br />
<br />
ChangeFormTextCallback oCllBack = new ChangeFormTextCallback(ChangeFormText);<br />
if (this.InvokeRequired)<br />
{<br />
    this.Invoke(oCllBack , new object[] {"New Text"});<br />
}<br />
else<br />
    voControl.Text = vsTexto;<br />
...

public void RunThread()
{
 int parameter = 20;
 Thread t = new Thread(new ParameterizedThreadStart(SampleMethodWithParameters));
 t.Start(parameter);
}


private void SampleMethodWithParameters(object parameter)
{
 for(int index = 0; index < Convert.ToInt32(parameter); index++)
 {
   Console.WriteLine("HelloWorld " + index.ToString());
   Thread.Sleep(1000);
 }
}</code>

const int WM_SYSCOMMAND = 0x112;
const int SC_MINIMIZE = 0xF020;

protected override void WndProc( ref Message m )
{
    if( m.Msg == WM_SYSCOMMAND )
    {
        if( m.WParam.ToInt32() == SC_MINIMIZE )
        {
            this.Hide();
            return;
        }
    }
    base.WndProc( ref m );
}

Luc Pattyn wrote:

Sure, you could also minimize the form when the Close Box is hit, and close it
when the Minimize Box is hit. Why not ?

Luc Pattyn wrote:

You do want a special app, dont you ?