January 2002
Intermediate to advanced
288 pages
5h 48m
English
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Chapter 3. Designer Basics
IN THIS CHAPTER
A control designer defines the behavior and UI presentation of a control during design-time. In VS .NET, forms can be created using the Forms Designer. This Forms Designer allows controls, such as buttons, menus, and toolbars, to be drawn on the form rather than being created pragmatically. Each control has an associated designer that defines the behavior of the control during the visual design-time process of building a Windows Forms application.
During design-time, a control's properties can be manipulated using the Property Grid. The control should appear very similar to the runtime look while being designed, ...