Hiding is better than minimize as the user thinks they closed the form.
>Hi Craig
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>I have a "diary" form that has 6 mappoint objects on it. It takes an age for the form to load when they first go into it. The users want to go in & out of the diary a lot. So decided I should just hide it, and make it visible as required, thus cutting down on the delay.
Craig Berntson
MCSD, Microsoft .Net MVP, Grape City Community Influencer