diff --git a/ShiftOS.WinForms/Applications/Artpad.cs b/ShiftOS.WinForms/Applications/Artpad.cs
index 71f7afb..7ef66aa 100644
--- a/ShiftOS.WinForms/Applications/Artpad.cs
+++ b/ShiftOS.WinForms/Applications/Artpad.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 using ShiftOS.WinForms.Tools;
 using ShiftOS.Engine;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 
 namespace ShiftOS.WinForms.Applications
 {
@@ -55,8 +56,11 @@ namespace ShiftOS.WinForms.Applications
         {
             try
             {
+                Stopwatch sw = new Stopwatch();
+                sw.Start();
                 InitializeComponent();
-                
+                sw.Stop();
+                Console.WriteLine("ArtPad construction timespan:" + sw.Elapsed.ToString());
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
@@ -141,17 +145,7 @@ namespace ShiftOS.WinForms.Applications
 
         private void Template_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
-            justopened = true;
-            this.Left = (Screen.PrimaryScreen.Bounds.Width - this.Width) / 2;
-            this.Top = (Screen.PrimaryScreen.Bounds.Height - this.Height) / 2;
-
-            setuppreview();
-            settoolcolours();
-            loadcolors();
-            AddFonts();
-            setuptoolbox();
-            determinevisiblepalettes();
-            tmrsetupui.Start();
+            //Moved to the engine "OnLoad" method.
         }
 
 
@@ -171,55 +165,24 @@ namespace ShiftOS.WinForms.Applications
             needtosave = false;
         }
 
+        //PHILCODE: I just reduced this function's amount of Windows Forms calls by 66%.
         public void setuptoolbox()
         {
-            btnpixelplacer.Hide();
-            btnpencil.Hide();
-            btnfloodfill.Hide();
-            btnoval.Hide();
-            btnsquare.Hide();
-            btnlinetool.Hide();
-            btnpaintbrush.Hide();
-            btntexttool.Hide();
-            btneracer.Hide();
-            btnnew.Hide();
-            btnopen.Hide();
-            btnsave.Hide();
-            btnundo.Hide();
-            btnredo.Hide();
-            btnpixelplacermovementmode.Hide();
-
-            if (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_pixel_placer") == true)
-                btnpixelplacer.Show();
-            if (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_pencil") == true)
-                btnpencil.Show();
-            if (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_fill_tool") == true)
-                btnfloodfill.Show();
-            if (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_oval_tool") == true)
-                btnoval.Show();
-            if (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_rectangle_tool") == true)
-                btnsquare.Show();
-            if (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_line_tool") == true)
-                btnlinetool.Show();
-            if (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_paintbrush") == true)
-                btnpaintbrush.Show();
-            if (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_text_tool") == true)
-                btntexttool.Show();
-            if (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_eraser") == true)
-                btneracer.Show();
-            if (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_new") == true)
-                btnnew.Show();
-            if (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_load") == true)
-                btnopen.Show();
-            if (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_save") == true)
-                btnsave.Show();
-            if (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_undo") == true)
-                btnundo.Show();
-            if (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_redo") == true)
-                btnredo.Show();
-            if (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_pp_movement_mode") == true)
-                btnpixelplacermovementmode.Show();
-
+            btnpixelplacer.Visible = (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_pixel_placer") == true);
+            btnpencil.Visible = (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_pencil") == true);
+            btnfloodfill.Visible = (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_fill_tool") == true);
+            btnoval.Visible = (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_oval_tool") == true);
+            btnsquare.Visible = (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_rectangle_tool") == true);
+            btnlinetool.Visible = (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_line_tool") == true);
+            btnpaintbrush.Visible = (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_paintbrush") == true);
+            btntexttool.Visible = (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_text_tool") == true);
+            btneracer.Visible = (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_eraser") == true);
+            btnnew.Visible = (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_new") == true);
+            btnopen.Visible = (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_load") == true);
+            btnsave.Visible = (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_save") == true);
+            btnundo.Visible = (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_undo") == true);
+            btnredo.Visible = (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_redo") == true);
+            btnpixelplacermovementmode.Visible = (ShiftoriumFrontend.UpgradeInstalled("artpad_pp_movement_mode") == true);
         }
 
         private void AddFonts()
@@ -688,290 +651,6 @@ namespace ShiftOS.WinForms.Applications
             }
         }
 
-        //<unused>
-        public void loadcolors()
-        {
-            /*bool allwhite = true;
-            for (int i = 0; i <= 127; i++)
-            {
-                if (ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(i) == null)
-                {
-                }
-                else {
-                    allwhite = false;
-                }
-            }
-            if (allwhite == true)
-            {
-                for (i = 0; i <= 127; i++)
-                {
-                    ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(i) = Color.Black;
-                }
-            }
-            colourpalette1.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(0);
-            colourpalette2.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(1);
-            colourpalette3.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(2);
-            colourpalette4.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(3);
-            colourpalette5.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(4);
-            colourpalette6.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(5);
-            colourpalette7.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(6);
-            colourpalette8.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(7);
-            colourpalette9.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(8);
-            colourpalette10.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(9);
-            colourpalette11.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(10);
-            colourpalette12.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(11);
-            colourpalette13.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(12);
-            colourpalette14.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(13);
-            colourpalette15.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(14);
-            colourpalette16.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(15);
-            colourpalette17.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(16);
-            colourpalette18.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(17);
-            colourpalette19.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(18);
-            colourpalette20.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(19);
-            colourpalette21.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(20);
-            colourpalette22.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(21);
-            colourpalette23.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(22);
-            colourpalette24.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(23);
-            colourpalette25.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(24);
-            colourpalette26.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(25);
-            colourpalette27.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(26);
-            colourpalette28.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(27);
-            colourpalette29.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(28);
-            colourpalette30.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(29);
-            colourpalette31.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(30);
-            colourpalette32.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(31);
-            colourpalette33.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(32);
-            colourpalette34.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(33);
-            colourpalette35.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(34);
-            colourpalette36.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(35);
-            colourpalette37.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(36);
-            colourpalette38.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(37);
-            colourpalette39.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(38);
-            colourpalette40.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(39);
-            colourpalette41.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(40);
-            colourpalette42.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(41);
-            colourpalette43.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(42);
-            colourpalette44.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(43);
-            colourpalette45.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(44);
-            colourpalette46.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(45);
-            colourpalette47.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(46);
-            colourpalette48.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(47);
-            colourpalette49.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(48);
-            colourpalette50.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(49);
-            colourpalette51.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(50);
-            colourpalette52.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(51);
-            colourpalette53.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(52);
-            colourpalette54.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(53);
-            colourpalette55.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(54);
-            colourpalette56.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(55);
-            colourpalette57.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(56);
-            colourpalette58.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(57);
-            colourpalette59.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(58);
-            colourpalette60.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(59);
-            colourpalette61.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(60);
-            colourpalette62.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(61);
-            colourpalette63.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(62);
-            colourpalette64.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(63);
-            colourpalette65.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(64);
-            colourpalette66.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(65);
-            colourpalette67.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(66);
-            colourpalette68.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(67);
-            colourpalette69.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(68);
-            colourpalette70.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(69);
-            colourpalette71.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(70);
-            colourpalette72.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(71);
-            colourpalette73.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(72);
-            colourpalette74.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(73);
-            colourpalette75.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(74);
-            colourpalette76.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(75);
-            colourpalette77.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(76);
-            colourpalette78.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(77);
-            colourpalette79.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(78);
-            colourpalette80.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(79);
-            colourpalette81.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(80);
-            colourpalette82.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(81);
-            colourpalette83.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(82);
-            colourpalette84.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(83);
-            colourpalette85.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(84);
-            colourpalette86.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(85);
-            colourpalette87.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(86);
-            colourpalette88.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(87);
-            colourpalette89.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(88);
-            colourpalette90.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(89);
-            colourpalette91.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(90);
-            colourpalette92.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(91);
-            colourpalette93.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(92);
-            colourpalette94.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(93);
-            colourpalette95.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(94);
-            colourpalette96.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(95);
-            colourpalette97.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(96);
-            colourpalette98.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(97);
-            colourpalette99.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(98);
-            colourpalette100.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(99);
-            colourpalette101.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(100);
-            colourpalette102.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(101);
-            colourpalette103.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(102);
-            colourpalette104.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(103);
-            colourpalette105.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(104);
-            colourpalette106.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(105);
-            colourpalette107.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(106);
-            colourpalette108.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(107);
-            colourpalette109.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(108);
-            colourpalette110.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(109);
-            colourpalette111.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(110);
-            colourpalette112.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(111);
-            colourpalette113.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(112);
-            colourpalette114.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(113);
-            colourpalette115.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(114);
-            colourpalette116.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(115);
-            colourpalette117.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(116);
-            colourpalette118.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(117);
-            colourpalette119.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(118);
-            colourpalette120.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(119);
-            colourpalette121.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(120);
-            colourpalette122.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(121);
-            colourpalette123.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(122);
-            colourpalette124.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(123);
-            colourpalette125.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(124);
-            colourpalette126.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(125);
-            colourpalette127.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(126);
-            colourpalette128.BackColor = ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(127);
-        */
-        }
-
-        public void savecolors()
-        {/*
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(0) = colourpalette1.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(1) = colourpalette2.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(2) = colourpalette3.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(3) = colourpalette4.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(4) = colourpalette5.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(5) = colourpalette6.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(6) = colourpalette7.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(7) = colourpalette8.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(8) = colourpalette9.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(9) = colourpalette10.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(10) = colourpalette11.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(11) = colourpalette12.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(12) = colourpalette13.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(13) = colourpalette14.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(14) = colourpalette15.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(15) = colourpalette16.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(16) = colourpalette17.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(17) = colourpalette18.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(18) = colourpalette19.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(19) = colourpalette20.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(20) = colourpalette21.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(21) = colourpalette22.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(22) = colourpalette23.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(23) = colourpalette24.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(24) = colourpalette25.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(25) = colourpalette26.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(26) = colourpalette27.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(27) = colourpalette28.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(28) = colourpalette29.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(29) = colourpalette30.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(30) = colourpalette31.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(31) = colourpalette32.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(32) = colourpalette33.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(33) = colourpalette34.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(34) = colourpalette35.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(35) = colourpalette36.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(36) = colourpalette37.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(37) = colourpalette38.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(38) = colourpalette39.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(39) = colourpalette40.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(40) = colourpalette41.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(41) = colourpalette42.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(42) = colourpalette43.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(43) = colourpalette44.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(44) = colourpalette45.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(45) = colourpalette46.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(46) = colourpalette47.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(47) = colourpalette48.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(48) = colourpalette49.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(49) = colourpalette50.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(50) = colourpalette51.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(51) = colourpalette52.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(52) = colourpalette53.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(53) = colourpalette54.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(54) = colourpalette55.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(55) = colourpalette56.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(56) = colourpalette57.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(57) = colourpalette58.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(58) = colourpalette59.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(59) = colourpalette60.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(60) = colourpalette61.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(61) = colourpalette62.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(62) = colourpalette63.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(63) = colourpalette64.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(64) = colourpalette65.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(65) = colourpalette66.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(66) = colourpalette67.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(67) = colourpalette68.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(68) = colourpalette69.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(69) = colourpalette70.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(70) = colourpalette71.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(71) = colourpalette72.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(72) = colourpalette73.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(73) = colourpalette74.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(74) = colourpalette75.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(75) = colourpalette76.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(76) = colourpalette77.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(77) = colourpalette78.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(78) = colourpalette79.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(79) = colourpalette80.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(80) = colourpalette81.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(81) = colourpalette82.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(82) = colourpalette83.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(83) = colourpalette84.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(84) = colourpalette85.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(85) = colourpalette86.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(86) = colourpalette87.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(87) = colourpalette88.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(88) = colourpalette89.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(89) = colourpalette90.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(90) = colourpalette91.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(91) = colourpalette92.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(92) = colourpalette93.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(93) = colourpalette94.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(94) = colourpalette95.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(95) = colourpalette96.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(96) = colourpalette97.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(97) = colourpalette98.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(98) = colourpalette99.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(99) = colourpalette100.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(100) = colourpalette101.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(101) = colourpalette102.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(102) = colourpalette103.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(103) = colourpalette104.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(104) = colourpalette105.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(105) = colourpalette106.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(106) = colourpalette107.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(107) = colourpalette108.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(108) = colourpalette109.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(109) = colourpalette110.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(110) = colourpalette111.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(111) = colourpalette112.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(112) = colourpalette113.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(113) = colourpalette114.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(114) = colourpalette115.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(115) = colourpalette116.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(116) = colourpalette117.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(117) = colourpalette118.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(118) = colourpalette119.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(119) = colourpalette120.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(120) = colourpalette121.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(121) = colourpalette122.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(122) = colourpalette123.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(123) = colourpalette124.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(124) = colourpalette125.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(125) = colourpalette126.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(126) = colourpalette127.BackColor;
-            ShiftOSDesktop.artpad_colour_palettes(127) = colourpalette128.BackColor;
-        */
-        }
-        //</unused>
 
         public void settoolcolours()
         {
@@ -1859,6 +1538,12 @@ namespace ShiftOS.WinForms.Applications
                 ctrl.Tag = "keepbg";
                 ctrl.BackColor = Color.Black;
             }
+            setuppreview();
+            settoolcolours();
+            AddFonts();
+            setuptoolbox();
+            determinevisiblepalettes();
+
         }
 
         public void OnSkinLoad()
diff --git a/ShiftOS.WinForms/Controls/TerminalBox.cs b/ShiftOS.WinForms/Controls/TerminalBox.cs
index df820f7..cdb0965 100644
--- a/ShiftOS.WinForms/Controls/TerminalBox.cs
+++ b/ShiftOS.WinForms/Controls/TerminalBox.cs
@@ -118,5 +118,10 @@ namespace ShiftOS.WinForms.Controls
             }
             base.OnMouseUp(mevent);
         }
+
+        public TerminalBox() : base()
+        {
+            this.Tag = "keepbg keepfg keepfont";
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ShiftOS.WinForms/Tools/ControlManager.cs b/ShiftOS.WinForms/Tools/ControlManager.cs
index a2a76b7..781e045 100644
--- a/ShiftOS.WinForms/Tools/ControlManager.cs
+++ b/ShiftOS.WinForms/Tools/ControlManager.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ using System.Drawing;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 using ShiftOS.Engine;
@@ -143,9 +144,11 @@ namespace ShiftOS.WinForms.Tools
 
         public static void SetupControl(Control ctrl)
         {
-            SuspendDrawing(ctrl);
-            ctrl.SuspendLayout();
-            SetCursor(ctrl);
+            Desktop.InvokeOnWorkerThread(new Action(() =>
+            {
+                SuspendDrawing(ctrl);
+                ctrl.SuspendLayout();
+            }));
             if (!(ctrl is MenuStrip) && !(ctrl is ToolStrip) && !(ctrl is StatusStrip) && !(ctrl is ContextMenuStrip))
             {
                 string tag = "";
@@ -160,32 +163,52 @@ namespace ShiftOS.WinForms.Tools
                 {
                     if (ctrl.BackColor != Control.DefaultBackColor)
                     {
-                        ctrl.BackColor = SkinEngine.LoadedSkin.ControlColor;
+                        Desktop.InvokeOnWorkerThread(() =>
+                        {
+                            ctrl.BackColor = SkinEngine.LoadedSkin.ControlColor;
+                        });
                     }
                 }
 
-                ctrl.ForeColor = SkinEngine.LoadedSkin.ControlTextColor;
-
-                ctrl.Font = SkinEngine.LoadedSkin.MainFont;
-
-                if (tag.Contains("header1"))
+                if (!tag.Contains("keepfont"))
                 {
-                    ctrl.Font = SkinEngine.LoadedSkin.HeaderFont;
-                }
+                    Desktop.InvokeOnWorkerThread(() =>
+                    {
+                        ctrl.ForeColor = SkinEngine.LoadedSkin.ControlTextColor;
+                        ctrl.Font = SkinEngine.LoadedSkin.MainFont;
+                    });
+                    if (tag.Contains("header1"))
+                    {
+                        Desktop.InvokeOnWorkerThread(() =>
+                        {
+                            ctrl.Font = SkinEngine.LoadedSkin.HeaderFont;
+                        });
+                    }
 
-                if (tag.Contains("header2"))
-                {
-                    ctrl.Font = SkinEngine.LoadedSkin.Header2Font;
-                }
+                    if (tag.Contains("header2"))
+                    {
+                        Desktop.InvokeOnWorkerThread(() =>
+                        {
+                            ctrl.Font = SkinEngine.LoadedSkin.Header2Font;
+                        });
+                    }
 
-                if (tag.Contains("header3"))
-                {
-                    ctrl.Font = SkinEngine.LoadedSkin.Header3Font;
-                }
+                    if (tag.Contains("header3"))
+                    {
+                        Desktop.InvokeOnWorkerThread(() =>
+                        {
 
+                            ctrl.Font = SkinEngine.LoadedSkin.Header3Font;
+                        });
+                    }
+                }
                 try
                 {
-                    ctrl.Text = Localization.Parse(ctrl.Text);
+                    string ctrlText = Localization.Parse(ctrl.Text);
+                    Desktop.InvokeOnWorkerThread(() =>
+                    {
+                        ctrl.Text = ctrlText;
+                    });
                 }
                 catch
                 {
@@ -206,19 +229,31 @@ namespace ShiftOS.WinForms.Tools
                 };
                 if (ctrl is Button)
                 {
-                    (ctrl as Button).FlatStyle = FlatStyle.Flat;
+                    Desktop.InvokeOnWorkerThread(() =>
+                    {
+                        (ctrl as Button).FlatStyle = FlatStyle.Flat;
+                    });
                 }
                 else if (ctrl is WindowBorder)
                 {
-                    (ctrl as WindowBorder).Setup();
+                    Desktop.InvokeOnWorkerThread(() =>
+                    {
+                        (ctrl as WindowBorder).Setup();
+                    });
                 }
             }
+            Desktop.InvokeOnWorkerThread(() =>
+            {
 
-            MakeDoubleBuffered(ctrl);
-            ctrl.ResumeLayout();
-            ResumeDrawing(ctrl);
+                MakeDoubleBuffered(ctrl);
+                ctrl.ResumeLayout();
+                ResumeDrawing(ctrl);
+            });
+            ControlSetup?.Invoke(ctrl);
         }
 
+        public static event Action<Control> ControlSetup;
+
         public static void MakeDoubleBuffered(Control c)
         {
             if (System.Windows.Forms.SystemInformation.TerminalServerSession)
@@ -234,13 +269,28 @@ namespace ShiftOS.WinForms.Tools
 
         }
 
-        public static void SetupControls(Control frm)
+        public static void SetupControls(Control frm, bool runInThread = true)
         {
             SetupControl(frm);
 
-            for (int i = 0; i < frm.Controls.Count; i++)
+            ThreadStart ts = () =>
             {
-                SetupControls(frm.Controls[i]);
+                for (int i = 0; i < frm.Controls.Count; i++)
+                {
+                    SetupControls(frm.Controls[i], false);
+                }
+
+            };
+
+            if (runInThread == true)
+            {
+                var t = new Thread(ts);
+                t.IsBackground = true;
+                t.Start();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                ts?.Invoke();
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/ShiftOS.WinForms/WindowBorder.cs b/ShiftOS.WinForms/WindowBorder.cs
index 4babbbd..e716803 100644
--- a/ShiftOS.WinForms/WindowBorder.cs
+++ b/ShiftOS.WinForms/WindowBorder.cs
@@ -146,8 +146,6 @@ namespace ShiftOS.WinForms
 
             };
 
-            this.Left = (Screen.PrimaryScreen.Bounds.Width - this.Width) / 2;
-            this.Top = (Screen.PrimaryScreen.Bounds.Height - this.Height) / 2;
 
             if (!this.IsDialog)
             {
@@ -171,7 +169,6 @@ namespace ShiftOS.WinForms
                 }));
             };
 
-            ParentWindow.OnLoad();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -208,6 +205,9 @@ namespace ShiftOS.WinForms
         public void WindowBorder_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             this.DoubleBuffered = true;
+            this.Left = (Screen.PrimaryScreen.Bounds.Width - this.Width) / 2;
+            this.Top = (Screen.PrimaryScreen.Bounds.Height - this.Height) / 2;
+            ParentWindow.OnLoad();
             this._parentWindow.Show();
         }