Hello everyone!

I have sub-classed the Panel class in order to create a header region
on the top which is userdrawn. However, I have yet to figure out how to
limit a child control from being placed on top of the area of my panel
on which the header is being drawn. DockPadding.Top or Padding.Top
seems to work only if the child control is docked to it.

I saw the TabControl and I would love to know how they managed to
create the tabs section where that entire top region where the tab
buttons are drawn is off-limits to child controls. The tab page area is
the only place where the child controls can be placed, and this is very
similar to the type of functionality I need.

So to sum it all up, I need a way to limit my child controls range to
one that my container specifies, whether it's docked or not.

I appreciate your help in advance, thank you for your time.

Cheers!

Anthony