Remove flash effect

[Ivano]

Hi

when using BusyIndicator on fast running operations you get a flash effect: busyIndicator appears and disappears in a second flashing the user interface. As don't know in advance how long the operation will last, I'm trying to attenuate the effect setting the OverlayStyle completely transparent as follows:

RadBusyIndicator busyIndicator = new RadBusyIndicator();

// make it trasparent to avoid flashing on fast operations

Setter opacitySetter = new Setter(Rectangle.OpacityProperty, 0.0);

Style overlayStyle = new Style();

overlayStyle.Setters.Add(opacitySetter);

busyIndicator.OverlayStyle = overlayStyle;
// add to layoutRoot children


busyIndicator.SetValue(Grid.RowProperty, 0);

busyIndicator.SetValue(Grid.RowSpanProperty, 3);

layoutRoot.Children.Add(busyIndicator);

I seems that setting OverlayStyle in code has no effect. 
What's wrong in the code
A better solution could delaying the control appeareance with an animation effect; how can I do that?

Sincerely
Ivano

[Konstantina]

Hi Ivano,

Thank you for contacting us.

You can increase the time after setting the IsBusy=True. Please refer to this online demo: http://demos.telerik.com/wpf/?BusyIndicator/FirstLook where it is illustrated how to use the RadBusyIndicator correctly.

Hope this information helps. If you have further questions please let us know.

Kind regards,
Konstantina
the Telerik team

[Ivano]

Hi

thanks for the suggestion (the demo is Configurator not FirstLook); it works great.

Sincerely
Ivano