On Fri, 5 Aug 2005 11:39:50 +0200, "Sebastian Bargmann" <seb@seb.seb> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I'm having a mysterious problem in the designer. I have created a simple
>usercontrol, which apparantly works fine except when placed on a inherited
>form in the designer.
>
>I drop the control on the form. Change one of the properties in the designer
>(a color-setting in this case) and hit "build". The property then reverts to
>its default value (defined in the constructor).
>
>For some reason, when using an inherited form, the usercontrol's ctor is
>called when I hit "build". But the designer fails to either save/load the
>new value before/after doing so.
>
>I'm guessing that I'm missing some vital attribute somewhere - relevant code
>sections below:
>
><code>
>
>public class Bevel : System.Windows.Forms.UserControl
>{
> private Color highlightColor;
> [...]
>
> public Bevel()
> {
> InitializeComponent();
> highlightColor = SystemColors.ControlLightLight;
> [...]
> }
>
> private void InitializeComponent()
> {
> components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
> }
>
> [Category("Appearance")]
> [Description ("Highlight color")]
> [DefaultValue(typeof(Color), "ControlLightLight")]
> public Color HighlightColor
> {
> get
> {
> return highlightColor;
> }
> set
> {
> highlightColor = value;
> Invalidate();
> }
> }
> [...]
>}
>
></code>
>
>
>Any clues?
>
>Thanks,
>Sebastian
>