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.NET Forum / Windows Forms / Design Time / March 2005Rarely Use DesignTime
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 taking a performance hit with the above practice? From my view, having everything load via code makes it easier to know whats going on when I'm editing the code. Any responses would be appreciated. Lacy All I can say is: DesignTime features = Less Coding Things like setting a property for a number of controls in one go, layout management features of VS (alignment, size adjustments, etc.), and design-time features of your controls (designerverbs, etc.) are definitely a plus in programming... Seeing the appearance of controls sometimes give you already an idea on what property is improperly set, rather than scanning your property sets in code.  SignatureJoey Calisay http://spaces.msn.com/members/joeycalisay/ > 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 [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Lacy It's a trade off, you'll never end up losing your layout when a control disappears. I'd lay it out in the designer, then move your code to a method you write. There's no performance hit. I often end up editing the InitializeComponent block direclty. I have also moved some code into external functions called in the constructor (mostly for custom controls that use non-default constructors). HTH; Eric Cadwell http://www.origincontrols.com Usually, when you lose your layout when working in design mode, closing the design window (_without_ saving or rebuilding first) and rebuilding after that solves the problem. This bug is my only (major) annoyance with the Form Designer.
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