I have a really large project around a toolstrip. It already has several thousand lines of code to support all the dynamism I want.

I run toolstrips through many conceivable configurations. I put them through flow mode and change their stacking etc.

Now, I'm seeing something new that I have not seen before.

The toolstrip separators are horizontal and look like hyphens instead of the nice vertical separators.  A drop down button gets very small and is only the size of the arrow head.

Once they do this, I can't get them to appear as they used to.

Also I've seen this with new projects with default toolstrip item settings with NO code involved.

What causes it? Is there a work around? Is it a bug?

It's intermittent with the IDE when there is no code. I can't reproduce it.

I am running VS Beta V2.

Can anyone help on this?

It does occur to me that I have the code that causes this appearance change......

Public Sub Snap() ' to the Little Square

FrmToolBar.Settings.InhibitWritingChangeofContainerSizeParamaters(True)

If FrmToolBar.Smp.btCurrentFormMode <> FrmToolBar.Smp.cFloatMode Then

FrmToolBar.Smp.bON_Form = True

FrmToolBar.Smp.bSelectButtonDown = True

SetBar_Width(ScreenManagementPacket.cSnapWidth)

SetBar_Height(ScreenManagementPacket.cSnapHeight)

Select Case FrmToolBar.Smp.btScreenRegion

Case ScreenManagementPacket.cRegionTop

SetBar_Y(FrmToolBar.Smp.ptCursorPosition.y + 5)

SetBar_X(FrmToolBar.Smp.ptCursorPosition.x - (FrmToolBar.Width / 2))

Case ScreenManagementPacket.cRegionRight

SetBar_Y(FrmToolBar.Smp.ptCursorPosition.y + 10)

SetBar_X(FrmToolBar.Smp.ptCursorPosition.x - ScreenManagementPacket.cSnapWidth)

Case ScreenManagementPacket.cRegionBottom

SetBar_Y(FrmToolBar.Smp.ptCursorPosition.y - FrmToolBar.Smp.iFormHeight - 3)

SetBar_X(FrmToolBar.Smp.ptCursorPosition.x - (FrmToolBar.Width / 2))

Case ScreenManagementPacket.cRegionLeft

SetBar_Y(FrmToolBar.Smp.ptCursorPosition.y - FrmToolBar.Smp.iFormHeight / 2)

SetBar_X(FrmToolBar.Smp.ptCursorPosition.x)

End Select

'deal with toolbar

 

FrmToolBar.Cntnr.Location = New Point(12, 12)

FrmToolBar.ToolBar.Dock = DockStyle.Fill

FrmToolBar.ToolBar.LayoutStyle = ToolStripLayoutStyle.Flow

FrmToolBar.Cntnr.Size = New Size(ScreenManagementPacket.cSnapWidth - 30, ScreenManagementPacket.cSnapWidth - 30)

FrmToolBar.DropDownButton.ShowDropDownArrow = True

FrmToolBar.ToolBar.TextDirection = ToolStripTextDirection.Horizontal

FrmToolBar.Smp.btCurrentFormMode = FrmToolBar.Smp.cFloatMode

FrmToolBar.Smp.btScreenRegion = ScreenManagementPacket.cRegionNoRegion

FrmToolBar.Settings.StoreRegion(ScreenManagementPacket.cRegionNoRegion)

End If

FrmToolBar.Settings.InhibitWritingChangeofContainerSizeParamaters(False)

End Sub

It does occur to me that I have the code that causes this appearance change......

Public Sub Snap() ' to the Little Square

FrmToolBar.Settings.InhibitWritingChangeofContainerSizeParamaters(True)

If FrmToolBar.Smp.btCurrentFormMode <> FrmToolBar.Smp.cFloatMode Then

FrmToolBar.Smp.bON_Form = True

FrmToolBar.Smp.bSelectButtonDown = True

SetBar_Width(ScreenManagementPacket.cSnapWidth)

SetBar_Height(ScreenManagementPacket.cSnapHeight)

Select Case FrmToolBar.Smp.btScreenRegion

Case ScreenManagementPacket.cRegionTop

SetBar_Y(FrmToolBar.Smp.ptCursorPosition.y + 5)

SetBar_X(FrmToolBar.Smp.ptCursorPosition.x - (FrmToolBar.Width / 2))

Case ScreenManagementPacket.cRegionRight

SetBar_Y(FrmToolBar.Smp.ptCursorPosition.y + 10)

SetBar_X(FrmToolBar.Smp.ptCursorPosition.x - ScreenManagementPacket.cSnapWidth)

Case ScreenManagementPacket.cRegionBottom

SetBar_Y(FrmToolBar.Smp.ptCursorPosition.y - FrmToolBar.Smp.iFormHeight - 3)

SetBar_X(FrmToolBar.Smp.ptCursorPosition.x - (FrmToolBar.Width / 2))

Case ScreenManagementPacket.cRegionLeft

SetBar_Y(FrmToolBar.Smp.ptCursorPosition.y - FrmToolBar.Smp.iFormHeight / 2)

SetBar_X(FrmToolBar.Smp.ptCursorPosition.x)

End Select

'deal with toolbar

 

FrmToolBar.Cntnr.Location = New Point(12, 12)

FrmToolBar.ToolBar.Dock = DockStyle.Fill

FrmToolBar.ToolBar.LayoutStyle = ToolStripLayoutStyle.Flow

FrmToolBar.Cntnr.Size = New Size(ScreenManagementPacket.cSnapWidth - 30, ScreenManagementPacket.cSnapWidth - 30)

FrmToolBar.DropDownButton.ShowDropDownArrow = True

FrmToolBar.ToolBar.TextDirection = ToolStripTextDirection.Horizontal

FrmToolBar.Smp.btCurrentFormMode = FrmToolBar.Smp.cFloatMode

FrmToolBar.Smp.btScreenRegion = ScreenManagementPacket.cRegionNoRegion

FrmToolBar.Settings.StoreRegion(ScreenManagementPacket.cRegionNoRegion)

End If

FrmToolBar.Settings.InhibitWritingChangeofContainerSizeParamaters(False)

End Sub