Hi all, I'm creating my own DataGridViewColumn class, and have added a string property to it which should be settable via the Property designer. I've gotten the property to show up, but even if i set a value, the code generated sets the property to null, not the value I typed. Any ideas? T...more >>

I am having problems with a BaseForm which contains a ToolStripContainer which all of my other Forms inherit from. In my inherited forms I don't have access at design time to drop ToolStrips or MenuStrips onto the base.ToolStripContainer Panels (except for the ContentPanel for some reason)....more >>

Hello, In VS2003 I could use the directive/flag DESIGN in my (C++) code to change the desinger-behaviour. My code looks like this: #ifdef DESIGN .... (c++ code during design-time) #else .... (c++ code during run-time) #endif It seems this flag has been changed/removed in VS2005. Ca...more >>

Hi All ! I got a few heavy forms with a lot of controls. What is the easiest/fastest way to convert these to "partial class" type (Separate Designer.cs file) ? TIA Best wishes Best wishes Kai Bohli kaiboe@online.no Norway...more >>

Form Designer generates only fields for controls. Form1.Designer.cs: .... private Button closeButton; .... Disadvantages: - if I want to make closeButton protected or public I need to manually write property(because making field protected or public is not recommended) - event handlers ...more >>

Does anyone know how to implement the 'solution explorer' and 'properties' sliding panels you get in VS2005. One way seems to be to put buttons on a panel for the 'autohide' bar and set the image propety to vertically oriented text (e.g. created in Paint). The animation could be acheived b...more >>

I have a couple of questions related to the VS2005 ToolBox. It appears that VS2005 automatically adds any controls or components found in the current solution, which is different that VS2003, in which you had to explicitly add them. If you, for example, add a property to a custom control, when...more >>

I have decided upon my own localization scheme for my .NET 2.0 applications. The main reason for this, is that I do not want to use satellite assemblies. There are several reasons for this, which I don't want to go into now. The design I have in mind is as follows: In a separate assembly I...more >>

I am currently designing an extender which needs to save a file in the project location. Any ideas on how I retrieve the project location at designtime from a component? -- Thomas Due Posted with XanaNews version 1.18.1.0 "There is always some madness in love. But there is also always som...more >>

Trying to generate the necessary methods in order to implement an interface, I'm given the error that they are missing! Indeed in Code Snippet Manager there is nothing under c#, though VB has many. How can I add the necessary snippets ? ...more >>

Hi All, I have a custom control that includes a Label as one of its properties. During design-time I am able to modify the values of various properties of the custom control, including Font, Location, .. of the Label property. This all works very well with VS 2003. Recently I created the s...more >>

Then it says, "Object reference not set to an instance of an object. " and "at DevExpress.XtraGrid.Design.GridControlDesigner.Initialize(IComponent component)" In my error list, numerous variables that work fine in running code, but it says stuff like "Object reference not set to an instan...more >>

Hi Everyone, I'm looking for suggestions for touch screen form sizes. I'm trying to build a hospitality touch screen application w/ Window forms. However I am getting a bit flustered with choosing what size of the form I should have (base my application on). I have been measuring various mo...more >>