show new window if the current form is unused for minutes

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I have created a c# windows application with two forms Main_form and login_form. When i run the application the main_form is executed. Now i want that if this main form is in inactive state or left unused form sometime say 5 minutes then the login_form is opened and it will ask a password..When the password is correctly entered the main_form is opened or resumed or put into focus(active state). I know how to use timer control..I just want how to get inactive state of main_form and start the timer..

Posted 17-May-12 5:35am

namaskaaar

Updated 17-May-12 22:29pm

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Stephen Hewison 17-May-12 11:54am

Is this a windows form application? Do you control the code for the current window? If you do just start a timer set for 5 minutes, put an event on mouse down on the form, when it fires reset the timer. If the timer expires, use the timers event to open the new window.

Pete O'Hanlon 17-May-12 12:00pm

What type of window? WPF? WinForms? Web page?

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 17-May-12 12:36pm

Why? why?!
Not even a question. What seems to be a problem? What did you try?
--SA

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Kschuler · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-17T10:33:00

Solution 1

Your question is too general to give a nice quick answer. As Stephen Hewison 2 suggested, you'll want to research the timer control[^] and then research the .Show and .Hide methods of the form object[^].

If you still can't figure it out, post the relevant code that your working with and ask a more specific question. Include any error message you are getting.

Posted 17-May-12 10:33am

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Maciej Los 17-May-12 17:21pm

Good answer, 5!

aidin Tajadod 17-May-12 19:56pm

my 5!