Using the Designer on Inherited Form

[PGO01]

I have BaseForm with 2 buttons on it, both have their Modifiers property set to protected.

I have ConnectionForm which inherits from BaseForm.

From the designer window on the ConnectionForm, I can't change any of the inherited button's properties.

Is this right? I thought 'protected' means I can change through inheritance.

Thanks,

 

[jmeckley]

maybe not through the designer, but you can access them through code.

Jason Meckley
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[PGO01]

Yeah you're right - but the designer works for some other inherited controls.

Actually - it appears to be an issue with the container of the buttons; a FlowPanel (Modifiers = protected). If I move one of the buttons out of the FlowPanel the properties are no longer read-only in the designer.