Editing an extended system control in design view

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In visual studio i can create a custom user control.

public partial class UserControl1 : UserControl

I can edit this control in the design view.

if i derive a control from a existing system control i cant edit it in design view.

public partial class UserControl1 : ToolStrip

how can i edit this control in design view?

Posted 27-May-11 22:23pm

viciouskinid

Updated 28-May-11 14:09pm

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Abhinav S · Answer 1 · 2011-05-27T22:34:00

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See here[^]. It should be very similar to a normal usercontrol.

Posted 27-May-11 22:34pm

Abhinav S

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 28-May-11 4:40am

Hopefully, this will be enough, my 5.
--SA

Abhinav S 28-May-11 4:56am

Thank you SA.

viciouskinid 28-May-11 9:23am

Thanks for the response.

When i open design view when my control is derived from UserControl i am able to add controls and position them just like i would with a form.

if i derive from a existing system control design view displays the message "To add components to you class, drag them from the Toolbox and use the Properties window to set their properties. To create methods and events for you class, click here to switch to code view". If I add a control to this editor it appears as an icon and text. I cant position it over the control.

What i am trying to do is derive a control from a ToolStrip and be able to add and edit toolstripitems in the viewer. Is this possible