Writing complex controls (such as yours) in dot net requires a strong knowledge of internal design time classes.
You can customize the given controls further for example using there Paint event etc. But if you want to create your own, try exploring this project, it will give you a start, http://www.codeproject.com/KB/miscctrl/multipane_control.aspx On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 10:28 AM, Faraz Azhar <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello > > I'm trying to create a usercontrol which will have features like of a > tabstrip, but I just want to extend it by adding more features. I will > be drawing my own custom colored tabs on it which will respond to > mouse clicks and hovers. > > The problem I'm running into is how to create a container in my > usercontrol. I want the user be able to draw vb controls during design > time inside my tab control. My tab control should have a body (like a > panel) in which user would put his controls, and there should a 'Dock > in Parent Control' facility in it too.. eg. the user's controls should > be able to spread out all over my container control. Obviously since > my usercontrol is similar to tabstrip, therefore it will be having > lots of containers in it depending on the number of tabs it has. > > I've no idea how to perform this in VB.NET. Any ideas folks? >
