The IconButton Designer
It's time to create a simple designer for the IconButton control. The designer will be built in two stages. The first stage of the designer will filter properties of the control to remove the BackColor and BackgroundImage properties. The next stage of development will introduce the concept of verbs; verbs are actions that can be associated with a control.
As with any project, the first step involves setting up the development environment. After the VS .NET Solution is created, the process of creating and testing the IconButtonDesigner can begin.
Setting Up the SAMS.ToolKit Solution
Before we venture into designer development, now would be a good time to set up a VS .NET Solution that will be used throughout the remainder ...
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