Specifying the Dominant Control
The latest version of this topic can be found at Specifying the Dominant Control.
The latest version of this topic can be found at Specifying the Dominant Control.
The control selected first is the dominant control.
To specify the dominant control
Hold down the CTRL key and click the control you want to use to influence the size or location of other controls first.
Note The sizing handles of the dominant control are solid while the handles of subordinate controls are hollow. All further resizing or alignment is based on the dominant control.
To change the dominant control
Clear the current selection by clicking outside all the currently selected controls.
Repeat the previous procedure, selecting a different control first.
For information on adding resources to managed projects, please see Resources in Applications in the .NET Framework Developer's Guide. For information on manually adding resource files to managed projects, accessing resources, displaying static resources, and assigning resources strings to properties, see Walkthrough: Localizing Windows Forms and Walkthrough: Using Resources for Localization with ASP.NET.
Requirements
Win32
See Also
Selecting Multiple Controls
Selecting Controls
Controls in Dialog Boxes