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Thanks There is no flicker using this approach (and no APIs). The only non-standard feature is the use of an ActiveX scrollbar for horizontal scrolling One advantage of the ActiveX scrollbar is that you can set the size of movement (small change/large change)

...the issue & have spent about half an hour trying to fix the problem with limited success Attached is my version. You may still see some flickering but should no longer see transparent buttons reappear or be clickable. I think there may be either corruption in the form or its an issue with...

I thought this made it clear enough:

No I didn't ... but I have now - still flickers just as before Yes I did try that & it works whether or not the popup form is modal ...but in neither case does it prevent the flicker. Even if you prevent screen repainting, it still flickers The only way I found to prevent any flickering was...

I agree with Pat's comments in general but also didn't find making the popup modal helped reduce flicker Instead I suggest closing the main form when the popup is opened and reopening it when the popup is closed. Flicker eliminated completely You would obviously want to return to the same...

Correct! It flickers when made visible again. That's why I said closing it was the only way that worked for me.

I think the flickering issue is caused because there are 2 or more forms open on top of each other Altering the control state on one form changes it on the other open forms and the change 'bleeds through' causing the flicker. You can see this happening by moving the forms so they are alongside...

You asked if I had tried hiding the form and I said I had tried that. As part of that I also tried 'Preventing screen painting' - I meant exactly that - I tried both Application.Echo False and Screen.Painting=False. Neither stopped the flicker

I've just written a reply to the moderated thread in the repository. Whilst waiting for it to be approved, I thought I'd paste my response here.

...the mouse cursor is highlighted so the user knows which record is current. The method used this time does mean there is more noticeable flicker when moving the mouse. I'm still working on that & will upload the example app when I've (hopefully) reduced the flicker. In the meantime, see...

I don't see any flickering! However you could try disabling screen updating temporarily (Application.Echo False) when applying a filter or changing the recordsource and then setting Application.Echo True afterwards. That should at the very least reduce flicker. Or if you have a timer event, try...

...to have formatting which is at least as complex as yours - possibly more so. For example, this form ... and this report Of course some flicker is inevitable ... perhaps unless you have a super fast PC like @MajP I find CF both faster & it causes less flicker ... particularly if I...

I only get flickering where doing the same actions within the Access app itself causes flickering. For example where there is a timer event. If you are attempting this over a remote connection, then all bets are off.

...For info, I've just added some additional timing results to post #15. Frankly it makes little difference which method is used as long as you DON'T use a non-indexed field If you use a timer event, you WILL get flickering. If you are updating the time each second, it can be very distracting.

Another cause of flickering that are timer events in either the current form or other running forms hidden in the background. Surprisingly, that doesn't seem to have been mentioned earlier in this lengthy thread...unless I missed it

I don't see any flicker on hover. There is a flicker on clicking any of the buttons. You could avoid/minimise this using Application.Echo events. Having said this I have several similar forms that show no flicker. BTW did you see my last reply to your password login thread? A reply to that...

...That includes timer events on hidden forms running in the background where no requery is involved. In fact, I've just spent a couple of hours working on an app with flickering caused by a timer event in a hidden form which is running some background security checks each time the timer runs.

...any other database or other Office programs are running. If so, the current app is closed as a security precaution against potential hacking from the external app. Turning off the timer events solves the flickering but of course that stops the checks being run 😁 Luckily its not a major issue

Well I disagree ... but have you tried the standard method of reducing flicker? Try modifying your Paint event to Private Sub Detail_Paint() If Not Parent!DP Then Exit Sub Application.Echo False 'the rest of your code here Application.Echo True End Sub Does that help at all?

...a message relevant to the control being moved over. I prefer not to use timer events wherever possible due to possible side effects with flickering - not significant in your example though! Instead, I normally use the Detail_MouseMove event to clear any message or highlight code ... though...