Hello, Can someone let me know if it is possible to create a base form and set the Locked property to True, and then have all derived forms also inherit the Locked property. Currently if I try to do such a thing, the base form sets Locked to True but in the derived forms, this property i...more >>

How do I display a wizard when a component is dropped on the form the way DataSet does? The wizard needs to be displayed before adding the component to the designer so that the user can choose some options for the component. ...more >>

I am making a multi windows-form application where the parent= form is the login form=2EI want every current form to close when I= go on to the next form and not hide it or let it remain= there=2Ebut when I close the parent form the entire application= closes=2Eis there a way to do what I wa...more >>

I'm trying to find a way for changing the thickness of the groupbox borders. I've searched on this site but can't seem to find anything of this subject. Does anyone have a suggestion. Thanks in advance MikeY ...more >>

Hi, I want to show a custom collectioneditor in my property where no items could be added or removed. I just want to be able to edit the current items in that collection? I digged a bit and tried to derive from "CollectionEditor" to make my custom one but with not much success. Can anybo...more >>

Hi! I've 2 questions regarding the PropertyGrid: 1.) How can I also display the events of an object (like in Visual Studio) 2.) How can I display my own control in the 2nd column of a property in the PropertyGrid? (instead of a textbox or a combobox) Thanks Klaus Aschenbrenner MVP Vi...more >>

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 takin...more >>

Greetings, I am having trouble trying to pass data from one form to another within the same application. My project is set up with a main form [Form1] and I added a second form containing a richtextbox control using "add windows form" from the solution explorer [Form2]. What I want to do ...more >>

I have a series of small classes that encapsulate some style information for some custom controls. The types of information in these classes are generally ints, Fonts and Colors. I've applied the ExpandableObjectConverter to the various classes to allow me to expand and set the properties a...more >>

Hi, I have a component using DesignerVerbCollection. When one of the verbs is clicked in VS, I launch a WinForm... The structure of my component is this: Component.cs (component code and Designer code) frmOptions.cs (a properties form for component) ComponentLogic.cs (a single class ...more >>

Hi, I'm designing an User Control, with TypeConverter... If I use this: private ImageList imageList = null; public ImageList ImageList{ get {return this.imageList;} set {this.imageList = value;} } And go to design mode to my User Control properties, I can *magically* select one ...more >>

Hi, I have made a component with a properties windows (using ControlDesigner...) for WinForms. I would like to be able to load Textbox from my components properties window... Have been googling for it with no result... Any help ? TIA...more >>