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Using a Panel in the Form Designer
Is there a way to use Panels the same way you use forms in the form designer environment. What I mean is how do I design a panel (by dragging and dropping controls) and keep it as a separate component in the Solution Explorer.
I'm not sure that you can do that (but I could be wrong...wait for more answers from the others). Why would you choose to use a solo panel, instead of a form? You can make a form LOOK like a panel, if that's what you're driving towards.
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I would like a main panel reference on the main form, and then many panels that can be swapped out by reference based on other decisions.
Hi ZeonFlash,
What you can do is design a few panels on a form and set thier visible property to false, then swap the visbilty when you need to show them. I also specify the location of the panel so in design mode I can have a big form showing the panel tiled across the form and then in runtime they stack on top of each other.
I don't think you can add them to the solution explorer
Cheers!
What you can do is design a few panels on a form and set thier visible property to false, then swap the visbilty when you need to show them. I also specify the location of the panel so in design mode I can have a big form showing the panel tiled across the form and then in runtime they stack on top of each other.
I don't think you can add them to the solution explorer
Cheers!
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and yet this is exactly what people are used to if they've ever developed in Java Swing or MFC. I guess this is the best solution. I'm probably too reliant on the WYSIWYG aspects of MS development environments anyway.