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all groups > dotnet windows forms designtime > july 2005

IDesignerHost and the RootComponent
Posted by Graham Allwood at 7/27/2005 10:57:16 AM
Hi, in the DesignHost why should the RootComponent be a Form even when the class you may be designing is derived from a form? Take for example a simple object graph of: (A form with 2 buttons and a user control): <MyForm> <button> <textbox> <MyUserControl> When loading...more >>


Container control in designtime
Posted by Monarghel at 7/25/2005 12:36:03 PM
Hi there, I am stuck in that, so I need your help. I designed a user control, which is mainly a GroupBox (GB). When I drag a control in the GB, the new control (NC) seems to be behind the GB. When I move my GB, the NC appears until I stop moving the GB. At runtime, the NC does not show up. ...more >>

DesignTime bug with usercontrol textbox...workaround?
Posted by Robert Conde at 7/21/2005 3:48:39 PM
If you place a textbox on a user control...then put that user control on a form with a panel, then move the control to the panel, you then can activate the textbox. In other words it no longer thinks it's in designMode. Anybody know of this issue or a workaround? Robert Conde ...more >>

Why my component appears gray in the toolbox.
Posted by Mihaela Barbu via DotNetMonster.com at 7/13/2005 8:31:44 AM
I don't understand why my component appears gray in the toolbox. I added the [ToolboxItemFilter("NETCF", ToolboxItemFilterType.Require)] [ToolboxItemFilter("System.CF.Windows.Forms", ToolboxItemFilterType.Custom)] attributes in my component. Can someone help me please.... -- Message poste...more >>

Readonly CollectionEditor?
Posted by webcliff NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 7/11/2005 8:11:38 AM
Hello, Is there a way to make the CollectionEditor readonly? Looks like CollectionEditor uses CollectionForm, and CollectionForm includes this field: internal virtual bool CollectionEditable { get; set; } Anyone have any experience with that? Thanks webcliff ...more >>

Designing controls that have parameters in constructors
Posted by Alex at 7/7/2005 3:25:46 PM
Hello, [ Using C# in VS 2003 ] I want to have a control with a constructor that accepts several = parameters. Unfortunately, the Visual Studio designers insist on parameterless = constructors. The problem is, exposing a parameterless constructor may create the = object in an inconsisten...more >>



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