Have a Great DesignTime Experience with a Powerful DesignSurface (Extended) Class

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.ComponentModel.Design;
using System.Windows.Forms.Design;
using System.Drawing;


namespace DesignSurfaceExt {

internal class DesignerOptionServiceExt4SnapLines : DesignerOptionService {
public DesignerOptionServiceExt4SnapLines() : base() { }

    protected override void PopulateOptionCollection ( DesignerOptionCollection options ) {
        if ( null != options.Parent ) return;

        DesignerOptions ops = new DesignerOptions();
        ops.UseSnapLines = true;
        ops.UseSmartTags = true;
        DesignerOptionCollection wfd = this.CreateOptionCollection ( options, "WindowsFormsDesigner", null );
        this.CreateOptionCollection ( wfd, "General", ops );
    }
}//end_class

internal class DesignerOptionServiceExt4Grid : DesignerOptionService {
    private System.Drawing.Size _gridSize;

    public DesignerOptionServiceExt4Grid ( System.Drawing.Size gridSize ) : base() { _gridSize = gridSize; }

    protected override void PopulateOptionCollection ( DesignerOptionCollection options ) {
        if ( null != options.Parent ) return;

        DesignerOptions ops = new DesignerOptions();
        ops.GridSize = _gridSize;
        ops.SnapToGrid = true;
        ops.ShowGrid = true;
        ops.UseSnapLines = false;
        ops.UseSmartTags = true;
        DesignerOptionCollection wfd = this.CreateOptionCollection ( options, "WindowsFormsDesigner", null );
        this.CreateOptionCollection ( wfd, "General", ops );
    }
}//end_class

internal class DesignerOptionServiceExt4GridWithoutSnapping : DesignerOptionService {
    private System.Drawing.Size _gridSize;

    public DesignerOptionServiceExt4GridWithoutSnapping ( System.Drawing.Size gridSize ) : base() { _gridSize = gridSize; }

    protected override void PopulateOptionCollection ( DesignerOptionCollection options ) {
        if ( null != options.Parent ) return;

        DesignerOptions ops = new DesignerOptions();
        ops.GridSize = _gridSize;
        ops.SnapToGrid = false;
        ops.ShowGrid = true;
        ops.UseSnapLines = false;
        ops.UseSmartTags = true;
        DesignerOptionCollection wfd = this.CreateOptionCollection ( options, "WindowsFormsDesigner", null );
        this.CreateOptionCollection ( wfd, "General", ops );
    }
}//end_class

internal class DesignerOptionServiceExt4NoGuides : DesignerOptionService {
    public DesignerOptionServiceExt4NoGuides() : base() { }

    protected override void PopulateOptionCollection ( DesignerOptionCollection options ) {
        if ( null != options.Parent ) return;

        DesignerOptions ops = new DesignerOptions();
        ops.GridSize = new System.Drawing.Size ( 8, 8 );
        ops.SnapToGrid = false;
        ops.ShowGrid = false;
        ops.UseSnapLines = false;
        ops.UseSmartTags = true;
        DesignerOptionCollection wfd = this.CreateOptionCollection ( options, "WindowsFormsDesigner", null );
        this.CreateOptionCollection ( wfd, "General", ops );
    }
}//end_class

}//end_namespace