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GhostShield
3/17/2005 5:53:02 PM

dotnet windows forms designtime:

I'm just curious. I load everything via code at runtime. The only thing I
use the Designer for is only for controls that *have* to be placed on a form
(or usercontrol) ahead of time. But even then I don't configure them in
designmode. I spend 99% of my time editing code, etc.

Am I taking a performance hit with the above practice? From my view, having
everything load via code makes it easier to know whats going on when I'm
editing the code.

Any responses would be appreciated.

Lacy

Re: Rarely Use DesignTime

Eric Cadwell
3/18/2005 10:02:35 AM

It's a trade off, you'll never end up losing your layout when a control
disappears.
I'd lay it out in the designer, then move your code to a method you write.
There's no performance hit.

I often end up editing the InitializeComponent block direclty. I have also
moved some code into external functions called in the constructor (mostly
for custom controls that use non-default constructors).

HTH;
Eric Cadwell
http://www.origincontrols.com

Re: Rarely Use DesignTime

joeycalisay
3/18/2005 10:04:57 AM

All I can say is:
DesignTime features = Less Coding

Things like setting a property for a number of controls in one go, layout
management features of VS (alignment, size adjustments, etc.), and
design-time features of your controls (designerverbs, etc.) are definitely a
plus in programming...

Seeing the appearance of controls sometimes give you already an idea on what
property is improperly set, rather than scanning your property sets in code.

--
Joey Calisay
http://spaces.msn.com/members/joeycalisay/

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