LinuxQuestions.org - Gtk# Image Pixbuf freeze

Using monodevelop v 0.12 gtk-sharp 2.0.
The program is a simple Yahtzee game it freezes when changing the dice images. The big catch to the code below is it works if I use the checkboxes to stop the images from changing for the first roll. After that it will work fine.

Code:

protected System.Timers.Timer  mTimer = new System.Timers.Timer();

                

// load the dice images into an array

DiceArray[0] = Gdk.Pixbuf.LoadFromResource("dice1.png");

DiceArray[1] = Gdk.Pixbuf.LoadFromResource("dice2.png");

DiceArray[2] = Gdk.Pixbuf.LoadFromResource("dice3.png");

DiceArray[3] = Gdk.Pixbuf.LoadFromResource("dice4.png");

DiceArray[4] = Gdk.Pixbuf.LoadFromResource("dice5.png");

DiceArray[5] = Gdk.Pixbuf.LoadFromResource("dice6.png");

when the roll button is pushed it starts the gtk.timer

Code:

this.mTimer.Enabled = true;

this.mTimer.AutoReset = true;

this.mTimer.Interval = 1;

this.mTimer.Elapsed += new System.Timers.ElapsedEventHandler(this.mTimer_Tick);

this.mTimer.Start();

then the image widget is assinged an image from the pixbuf array via a random number

Code:

Random random = new Random();

if((lblHold1.State.ToString() != "Active")&& (mTimer.Interval < 34))

    Dice1.Pixbuf  = DiceArray[random.Next(0, 5)];

                                                        

if((lblHold2.State.ToString() != "Active")&& (mTimer.Interval < 29))

    Dice2.Pixbuf = DiceArray[random.Next(0, 5)];

                                                

if((lblHold3.State.ToString() != "Active")&& (mTimer.Interval < 32))

    Dice3.Pixbuf = DiceArray[random.Next(0, 5)];

                                                

if((lblHold4.State.ToString() != "Active")&& (mTimer.Interval < 25))

  Dice4.Pixbuf = DiceArray[random.Next(0, 5)];

                                                

if((lblHold5.State.ToString() != "Active")&& (mTimer.Interval < 22))

  Dice5.Pixbuf = DiceArray[random.Next(0, 5)];

                                                

mTimer.Interval = mTimer.Interval + 1;

if(mTimer.Interval > 35)

{

  // destroy the timer at the end of the roll cycle

  mTimer.Dispose();

}