"Philipp" <sty***@hotmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> Hi NG,
>
> I made some custom control classes, for example a "CommonButton" ... Now I
> want the button be larger than the default width and height.
> It works at runtime (by overriding the InitLayout) ... but I also want it
> at design time when I drag the "CommonButton" on a form ... It always has
> the default size/name/etc.

> The default size when you drag a custom control onto a form is the size of
> the control when you compiled it...

"Philipp" <sty***@hotmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
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>
>> The default size when you drag a custom control onto a form is the size
>> of
>> the control when you compiled it...
>
> It's a component class, how do I set the size in the code ?

> You typically set the size in the designer using the drag handles, and the
> designer writes a line of code in the InitializeComponent() method in the
> mycontrol.Designer.cs file.
>
> Looks something like:
> this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 268);