Maybe I don't see something I am sitting on, so I am sorry then. You will help me a lot if you give me a clue how to create an application containing a simple WinForm designer like in VS is. I just need a user to be able to define his own layout placing TextBoxes, Labels and couple of other Controls on the UserControl area. Those features like mouse-resizing and relocating of controls (with the typical design frame about the control manipulated) are expected. I can create my own simple designer class, but that would be probably a reinventing a wheel. But I really don't know what classes to use and how. Thanks a lot in advance. (I am using VS 2003 and C#)

Hi,

This article on MSDN magazine should provide you with the necessary information to make a good start:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/04/12/CustomFormsDesigner/default.aspx

Regards,

Vikram

Hi,

This article on MSDN magazine should provide you with the necessary information to make a good start:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/04/12/CustomFormsDesigner/default.aspx

Regards,

Vikram

Does anyone know of a good article to get started with this in Visual Studio 2005?

Dave

Thanks a lot, Vikram. This is just it.

Mario

Actually if you're working with .NET 2.0 that article is a bit outdated and requires you to implement stuff that is now available off-the-framework-shelf.

This article might suit you better:

http://blogs.msdn.com/mharsh/archive/2005/03/14/395304.aspx

Thanks, I just found this one as well:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/06/03/DesignerHosting/default.aspx