The problem is that DesignMode property only returns True, if the control
can be directly modified.
If the control is on a user control, and that user control is on a form -
the design mode property of the original control is now False.

I have a property in a component that is a collection (array). The base type
of the item in the array contains a type which has another array. I edit the
the first array (default collection editor invoked from property grid) from
which I can edit the "next level" array. I  have a ...

I have created a UserControl and would like to change the toolbox category that it appears under in Visual Studio? As in it currently appears in "My User Controls", how can I do this?
Also does the ToolboxBitmap attribute work with UserControls, I have tried:

Anyone tell me how to get the ControlDesigner for any control?
I need to check the selection rules, and other things.
A samle would be great, or a website...
Thanks,

I have developed a set of routines to compute certain statistics.
Because some of these computations are rather involved, I have
designed the relevant properties so that a statistic is computed the
first time it is encountered, that value is saved, and the previously

I've written a component that has public properties of type System.UInt32.
When the component is added to a project (component tray) the following is
produced in the code (Form for which the component was dropped):
// TODO: Code generation for 'this.bridgelCtrl1.TimeoutConstant' ...

Why a derived form copy in its resx file all the icons from an ImageList
component (visibility protected) placed in a base form?
Is this the standard behaviour?
I have an ImageList component and a toolbar in a base form and a lot of

Hi, everyone,
What I'm looking for is some addin that will show me this:
Form1
+ Panel1

How can we trigger key press event of a child from from   Mdi Form
Please Suggst.
Thanks & REgards
CV

I have a problem and I hope somebody help me ! We (a very big development
team) are using VS Studio .NET 2003 on a very big vb.net project.  I have
this problem :
Steps :

I have a control that I wrote that acts as a layout manager so when I drop
controls onto it in the designer it will automatically move and resize them
based on certain properties.  This works fine.  However, there are times
that after I move some of the child controls around  ...

can i assign a label to a textbox?
I can do this for example in access on moving a label on a textbox.
I try this now in visual studio.net (c#) but it is not possible and there
also isn't any property.

I would like close & restart the same  application automatically. How can I
achieve this.
Please suggest
Thanks & Regards

I have to change the BackColor of a TabControl.
therefore I have overriden the onPaint-Method of TabControl like this:
Rectangle rectangle = new Rectangle(0, 0, this.Width, this.Height);
SolidBrush brush = new SolidBrush(Color.YellowGreen);