Compiling code throws undeclared errors when trying to view form in design mode.

Question

Let me start this off by admitting that I've committed sacrilege - I edited code inside of a windows forms InitializeComponent() function. I changed this (located in the beginning of the InitializeComponent() function where all UI elements are declared):
this->image = gcnew OpenTK::GLControl();
To this:
OpenTK::Graphics::GraphicsMode^ temp = gcnew OpenTK::Graphics::GraphicsMode(ColorFormat(16, 16, 16, 16), 16, 0, 0, ColorFormat(16, 16, 16, 16), 3 , false);
this->image = gcnew OpenTK::GLControl(temp)
The result is that the code still compiles, but it gives the following errors when I try to view the code in design mode:
The variable 'image' is either undeclared or was never assigned.
"The variable 'temp' is either undeclared or was never assigned."
The former can get eliminated by using two constructors, one with no parameters, followed by an immediate override of the image object with my actual constructor. But I can't seem to get rid of the second problem. Declaring the variable temp outside of the
function didn't help, so I'm not sure if or how I can make this work. Any suggestions on how I can make the design mode parser accept my intrusions? I understand that I've done some evil things to make this happen, but I'd like to keep it more or less like
this since the result is that I have a vsynced windows form.

Answer 1

Hi MHoll4,
It seems that it is not the correct forum for this issue.
Since this issue is related to the WinForms app, I suggest you post this issue to the WinForm forums here:
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/home?category=windowsforms
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