> void InitializeComponent()
> {
> VisualAspect visualAspect1 = new VisualAspect(); // not necessary-

"Dan I" <daningalla@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello experts.
>
> I have a class called VisualAspect. This class stores information about
> how to draw things (backcolor, forecolor, font, ...). This class is
> complete with a TypeConverter (which returns a constructor based
> InstanceDescriptor), DefaultValue attributes on every public property,
> and ShouldSerializeXXX and ResetXXX methods on properties that cannot
> provide constant/integral properties.
>
> This class is used by my user control, which simplistically is laid out
> as such:
>
> public class Grid : System.Windows.Forms.UserControl
> {
> // ctor/ other stuff
>
> VisualAspect normal_aspect = new VisualAspect();
> VisualAspect hottrack_aspect = new VisualAspect();
>
> [DesignerSerializationVisibility(Content)] <- shortened, by u get it
> public VisualAspect AspectNormal
> { get... set... }
>
> [DesignerSerializationVisibility(Content)]
> public VisualAspect AspectHotTrack
> { get... set... }
> }
>
> Now, the problem is, the Forms designer won't serialize any modified
> properties properly.
>
> Here is a snippet from a form's code that contains my user control.
>
> void InitializeComponent()
> {
> VisualAspect visualAspect1 = new VisualAspect(); // not necessary-
> already constructed !
>
> visualAspect1.BackColor = Color.Red; // ok- I set this in the
> property grid
>
> Grid grid1 = new Grid(); // ok
> grid1.Location = ... // ok
> grid1.Size = ... // ok
>
> // No meaningful assignment is ever made in the code above, because
> visualAspect1 goes out of scope.
> }
>
> Any thoughts or pointers to a good ComponentModel tutorial would be
> appreciated since MSDN docs on this topic are cryptic and incomplete.
>
> Dan I