Extending Design-Time Support How-to and Walkthrough Topics

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The following lists contain links to all How-to and Walkthrough topics found in the conceptual documentation for extending design-time support.

How-to Topics

General

• How to: Implement a Type Converter

• How to: Implement a UI Type Editor

• How to: Serialize Collections of Standard Types with the DesignerSerializationVisibilityAttribute

Custom Designers

• How to: Extend the Appearance and Behavior of Controls in Design Mode

• How to: Perform Custom Initialization for Controls in Design Mode

• How to: Access Design-Time Services

• How to: Create and Configure Components in Design Mode

• How to: Adjust the Attributes, Events, and Properties of a Component in Design Mode

Design-Time Support for Windows Forms

• How to: Access Design-Time Support in Windows Forms

• How to: Attach Smart Tags to a Windows Forms Component

• How to: Create a Windows Forms Control That Takes Advantage of Design-Time Features

Extender Providers

• How to: Implement an Extender Provider

• How to: Implement a HelpLabel Extender Provider

Walkthrough Topics

• Walkthrough: Adding Smart Tags to a Windows Forms Component

• Walkthrough: Implementing a UI Type Editor

  • Developing Windows Forms Controls at Design Time
  • Developing Windows Forms Controls at Design Time
  • Developing Windows Forms Controls at Design Time
  • Developing Windows Forms Controls at Design Time

See Also

Other Resources

Extending Design-Time Support