Custom Form - Anchoring issue

Question

Hello folks,
i were designed a simple form, and the anchoring goin' wrong...
on designer it's OK, but while running not,
i even tried following link example, replacing panel with inheritance version one, but it also didn't worked...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953934
my code are here:
using System.Windows.Forms;
using HassanFaghihi.Tools.InteropServices;
namespace HassanFaghihi.StatesInstitution.Forms.Templates.CartoonBlackAndWhite
public partial class ButtonForm : Form
public ButtonForm()
InitializeComponent();
namespace HassanFaghihi.StatesInstitution.Forms.Templates.CartoonBlackAndWhite
partial class ButtonForm
/// <summary>
/// Required designer variable.
/// </summary>
private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;
/// <summary>
/// Clean up any resources being used.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="disposing">true if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise, false.</param>
protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
if (disposing && (components != null))
components.Dispose();
base.Dispose(disposing);
#region Windows Form Designer generated code
/// <summary>
/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
/// </summary>
private void InitializeComponent()
this.panelHeaderPadding = new ControlContainer();
this.panelHeader = new ControlContainer();
this.panelCloseButton = new ControlContainer();
this.panelMain = new ControlContainer();
this.panelButtonPlaceHolderPadding = new ControlContainer();
this.panelButtonPlaceHolder = new ControlContainer();
this.panelContentPlaceHolder = new ControlContainer();
this.panelHeaderPadding.SuspendLayout();
this.panelHeader.SuspendLayout();
this.panelMain.SuspendLayout();
this.panelButtonPlaceHolderPadding.SuspendLayout();
this.SuspendLayout();
// panelHeaderPadding
this.panelHeaderPadding.Controls.Add(this.panelHeader);
this.panelHeaderPadding.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Top;
this.panelHeaderPadding.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
this.panelHeaderPadding.Name = "panelHeaderPadding";
this.panelHeaderPadding.Padding = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(4, 4, 4, 0);
this.panelHeaderPadding.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(500, 34);
this.panelHeaderPadding.TabIndex = 0;
// panelHeader
this.panelHeader.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
this.panelHeader.Controls.Add(this.panelCloseButton);
this.panelHeader.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
this.panelHeader.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(4, 4);
this.panelHeader.Name = "panelHeader";
this.panelHeader.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(492, 30);
this.panelHeader.TabIndex = 0;
this.panelHeader.MouseDown += new System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventHandler(this.panel5_MouseDown);
// panelCloseButton
this.panelCloseButton.BackgroundImage = global::HassanFaghihi.StatesInstitution.Forms.Properties.Resources.close;
this.panelCloseButton.BackgroundImageLayout = System.Windows.Forms.ImageLayout.Zoom;
this.panelCloseButton.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Right;
this.panelCloseButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(462, 0);
this.panelCloseButton.Name = "panelCloseButton";
this.panelCloseButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(30, 30);
this.panelCloseButton.TabIndex = 0;
this.panelCloseButton.MouseClick += new System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventHandler(this.panel4_MouseClick);
// panelMain
this.panelMain.Controls.Add(this.panelContentPlaceHolder);
this.panelMain.Controls.Add(this.panelButtonPlaceHolderPadding);
this.panelMain.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
this.panelMain.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 34);
this.panelMain.Name = "panelMain";
this.panelMain.Padding = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(4);
this.panelMain.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(500, 266);
this.panelMain.TabIndex = 0;
// panelButtonPlaceHolderPadding
this.panelButtonPlaceHolderPadding.Controls.Add(this.panelButtonPlaceHolder);
this.panelButtonPlaceHolderPadding.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Bottom;
this.panelButtonPlaceHolderPadding.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(4, 229);
this.panelButtonPlaceHolderPadding.Name = "panelButtonPlaceHolderPadding";
this.panelButtonPlaceHolderPadding.Padding = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0, 4, 0, 0);
this.panelButtonPlaceHolderPadding.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(492, 33);
this.panelButtonPlaceHolderPadding.TabIndex = 1;
// panelButtonPlaceHolder
this.panelButtonPlaceHolder.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
this.panelButtonPlaceHolder.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
this.panelButtonPlaceHolder.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 4);
this.panelButtonPlaceHolder.Name = "panelButtonPlaceHolder";
this.panelButtonPlaceHolder.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(492, 29);
this.panelButtonPlaceHolder.TabIndex = 0;
// panelContentPlaceHolder
this.panelContentPlaceHolder.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
this.panelContentPlaceHolder.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
this.panelContentPlaceHolder.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(4, 4);
this.panelContentPlaceHolder.Name = "panelContentPlaceHolder";
this.panelContentPlaceHolder.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(492, 225);
this.panelContentPlaceHolder.TabIndex = 0;
// ButtonForm
this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
this.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black;
this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(500, 300);
this.Controls.Add(this.panelMain);
this.Controls.Add(this.panelHeaderPadding);
this.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 8F);
this.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.None;
this.Name = "ButtonForm";
this.Text = "Form1";
this.panelHeaderPadding.ResumeLayout(false);
this.panelHeader.ResumeLayout(false);
this.panelMain.ResumeLayout(false);
this.panelButtonPlaceHolderPadding.ResumeLayout(false);
this.ResumeLayout(false);
#endregion
private ControlContainer panelHeaderPadding;
private ControlContainer panelCloseButton;
private ControlContainer panelMain;
protected internal ControlContainer panelHeader;
private ControlContainer panelButtonPlaceHolderPadding;
protected internal ControlContainer panelContentPlaceHolder;
protected internal ControlContainer panelButtonPlaceHolder;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using HassanFaghihi.StatesInstitution.BusinessTier.Factory;
using HassanFaghihi.StatesInstitution.BusinessTier.Model;
using HassanFaghihi.StatesInstitution.Forms.Templates.CartoonBlackAndWhite;
using HassanFaghihi.Tools.Extensions;
using NHibernate.Util;
namespace HassanFaghihi.StatesInstitution.Forms
public partial class FindOwner : ButtonForm
private readonly List<Owner> _owners;
public Owner SelectedOwner { get; set; }
public FindOwner()
try
_owners = new OwnerFactory().GetOwners();
catch (Exception ex)
MessageBox.Show(this,
"Cannot access data at this time, Please try again.\nError Message: {0}".FormatString(ex.Message),
"Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1);
InitializeComponent();
SelectedOwner = null;
public FindOwner(Owner owner) : this()
SelectedOwner = owner;
//TODO: Select Current Owner on GridView
private void FindOwner_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
//IQueryable<Owner> owners = new OwnerFactory().GetOwnersQueryable();
gridOwners.DataSource = _owners.ToList();
private void btnSelect_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
Guid id = (Guid) gridOwners.CurrentRow.Cells[@"OwnerId"].Value;
SelectedOwner = _owners.First(w => id.Equals(w.OwnerId));
Close();
private void btnCancel_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
Close();
namespace HassanFaghihi.StatesInstitution.Forms
partial class FindOwner
/// <summary>
/// Required designer variable.
/// </summary>
private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;
/// <summary>
/// Clean up any resources being used.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="disposing">true if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise, false.</param>
protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
if (disposing && (components != null))
components.Dispose();
base.Dispose(disposing);
#region Windows Form Designer generated code
/// <summary>
/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
/// </summary>
private void InitializeComponent()
Janus.Windows.GridEX.GridEXLayout gridOwners_DesignTimeLayout = new Janus.Windows.GridEX.GridEXLayout();
System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager resources = new System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager(typeof(FindOwner));
this.gridOwners = new Janus.Windows.GridEX.GridEX();
this.btnSelect = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.btnCancel = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.panelContentPlaceHolder.SuspendLayout();
this.panelButtonPlaceHolder.SuspendLayout();
((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.gridOwners)).BeginInit();
this.SuspendLayout();
// panelHeader
this.panelHeader.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(393, 30);
// panelContentPlaceHolder
this.panelContentPlaceHolder.Controls.Add(this.gridOwners);
this.panelContentPlaceHolder.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(393, 135);
// panelButtonPlaceHolder
this.panelButtonPlaceHolder.Controls.Add(this.btnCancel);
this.panelButtonPlaceHolder.Controls.Add(this.btnSelect);
this.panelButtonPlaceHolder.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(393, 29);
// gridOwners
this.gridOwners.AlternatingRowFormatStyle.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Gainsboro;
gridOwners_DesignTimeLayout.LayoutString = resources.GetString("gridOwners_DesignTimeLayout.LayoutString");
this.gridOwners.DesignTimeLayout = gridOwners_DesignTimeLayout;
this.gridOwners.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
this.gridOwners.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 8.25F);
this.gridOwners.GroupByBoxVisible = false;
this.gridOwners.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
this.gridOwners.Name = "gridOwners";
this.gridOwners.Office2007ColorScheme = Janus.Windows.GridEX.Office2007ColorScheme.Custom;
this.gridOwners.Office2007CustomColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black;
this.gridOwners.RowHeaderContent = Janus.Windows.GridEX.RowHeaderContent.RowIndex;
this.gridOwners.RowHeaders = Janus.Windows.GridEX.InheritableBoolean.True;
this.gridOwners.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(393, 135);
this.gridOwners.TabIndex = 0;
this.gridOwners.VisualStyle = Janus.Windows.GridEX.VisualStyle.Office2007;
// btnSelect
this.btnSelect.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
this.btnSelect.DialogResult = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK;
this.btnSelect.Image = global::HassanFaghihi.StatesInstitution.Forms.Properties.Resources.green_ok_icon_16px;
this.btnSelect.ImageAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft;
this.btnSelect.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(315, 3);
this.btnSelect.Name = "btnSelect";
this.btnSelect.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 23);
this.btnSelect.TabIndex = 1;
this.btnSelect.Text = "انتخاب";
this.btnSelect.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleRight;
this.btnSelect.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
this.btnSelect.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btnSelect_Click);
// btnCancel
this.btnCancel.DialogResult = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Cancel;
this.btnCancel.Image = global::HassanFaghihi.StatesInstitution.Forms.Properties.Resources.red_cross_icon_16px;
this.btnCancel.ImageAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft;
this.btnCancel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(3, 3);
this.btnCancel.Name = "btnCancel";
this.btnCancel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 23);
this.btnCancel.TabIndex = 2;
this.btnCancel.Text = "خروج";
this.btnCancel.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleRight;
this.btnCancel.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
this.btnCancel.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btnCancel_Click);
// FindOwner
this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(401, 210);
this.Name = "FindOwner";
this.RightToLeft = System.Windows.Forms.RightToLeft.Yes;
this.Text = "FindOwner";
this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.FindOwner_Load);
this.panelContentPlaceHolder.ResumeLayout(false);
this.panelButtonPlaceHolder.ResumeLayout(false);
((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.gridOwners)).EndInit();
this.ResumeLayout(false);
#endregion
private Janus.Windows.GridEX.GridEX gridOwners;
private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnSelect;
private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnCancel;
and here is my custom panel, regarding the issue, noted by microsoft
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace HassanFaghihi.StatesInstitution.Forms.Templates.CartoonBlackAndWhite
public class ControlContainer:Panel
protected override void OnSizeChanged(EventArgs e)
if (this.Handle != null)
this.BeginInvoke((MethodInvoker)delegate
base.OnSizeChanged(e);

Answer 1

Hi deadManN
I can see that you have panels within panels and this is causing the issue. I can also see that you're using the multi layer panels to give you borders.
I'm going to suggest that you modify the layout.
Here's what your original ButtonForm.Designer.cs looked like after some minor tweaks to get rid of errors:
using System.Drawing;
namespace HassanFaghihi.StatesInstitution.Forms.Templates.CartoonBlackAndWhite
partial class ButtonForm
/// <summary>
/// Required designer variable.
/// </summary>
private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;
/// <summary>
/// Clean up any resources being used.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="disposing">true if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise, false.</param>
protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
if (disposing && (components != null))
components.Dispose();
base.Dispose(disposing);
#region Windows Form Designer generated code
/// <summary>
/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
/// </summary>
private void InitializeComponent()
System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager resources = new System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager(typeof(ButtonForm));
this.panelHeaderPadding = new WindowsFormsApplication1.ControlContainer();
this.panelHeader = new WindowsFormsApplication1.ControlContainer();
this.panelCloseButton = new WindowsFormsApplication1.ControlContainer();
this.panelMain = new WindowsFormsApplication1.ControlContainer();
this.panelContentPlaceHolder = new WindowsFormsApplication1.ControlContainer();
this.panelButtonPlaceHolderPadding = new WindowsFormsApplication1.ControlContainer();
this.panelButtonPlaceHolder = new WindowsFormsApplication1.ControlContainer();
this.panelHeaderPadding.SuspendLayout();
this.panelHeader.SuspendLayout();
this.panelMain.SuspendLayout();
this.panelButtonPlaceHolderPadding.SuspendLayout();
this.SuspendLayout();
// panelHeaderPadding
this.panelHeaderPadding.Controls.Add(this.panelHeader);
this.panelHeaderPadding.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Top;
this.panelHeaderPadding.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
this.panelHeaderPadding.Name = "panelHeaderPadding";
this.panelHeaderPadding.Padding = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(4, 4, 4, 0);
this.panelHeaderPadding.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(500, 34);
this.panelHeaderPadding.TabIndex = 0;
// panelHeader
this.panelHeader.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
this.panelHeader.Controls.Add(this.panelCloseButton);
this.panelHeader.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
this.panelHeader.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(4, 4);
this.panelHeader.Name = "panelHeader";
this.panelHeader.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(492, 30);
this.panelHeader.TabIndex = 0;
// panelCloseButton
this.panelCloseButton.BackgroundImage = ((System.Drawing.Image)(resources.GetObject("panelCloseButton.BackgroundImage")));
this.panelCloseButton.BackgroundImageLayout = System.Windows.Forms.ImageLayout.Zoom;
this.panelCloseButton.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Right;
this.panelCloseButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(462, 0);
this.panelCloseButton.Name = "panelCloseButton";
this.panelCloseButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(30, 30);
this.panelCloseButton.TabIndex = 0;
this.panelCloseButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.panelCloseButton_Click);
// panelMain
this.panelMain.Controls.Add(this.panelContentPlaceHolder);
this.panelMain.Controls.Add(this.panelButtonPlaceHolderPadding);
this.panelMain.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
this.panelMain.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 34);
this.panelMain.Name = "panelMain";
this.panelMain.Padding = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(4);
this.panelMain.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(500, 266);
this.panelMain.TabIndex = 0;
// panelContentPlaceHolder
this.panelContentPlaceHolder.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
this.panelContentPlaceHolder.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
this.panelContentPlaceHolder.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(4, 4);
this.panelContentPlaceHolder.Name = "panelContentPlaceHolder";
this.panelContentPlaceHolder.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(492, 225);
this.panelContentPlaceHolder.TabIndex = 0;
// panelButtonPlaceHolderPadding
this.panelButtonPlaceHolderPadding.Controls.Add(this.panelButtonPlaceHolder);
this.panelButtonPlaceHolderPadding.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Bottom;
this.panelButtonPlaceHolderPadding.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(4, 229);
this.panelButtonPlaceHolderPadding.Name = "panelButtonPlaceHolderPadding";
this.panelButtonPlaceHolderPadding.Padding = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0, 4, 0, 0);
this.panelButtonPlaceHolderPadding.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(492, 33);
this.panelButtonPlaceHolderPadding.TabIndex = 1;
// panelButtonPlaceHolder
this.panelButtonPlaceHolder.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
this.panelButtonPlaceHolder.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
this.panelButtonPlaceHolder.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 4);
this.panelButtonPlaceHolder.Name = "panelButtonPlaceHolder";
this.panelButtonPlaceHolder.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(492, 29);
this.panelButtonPlaceHolder.TabIndex = 0;
// ButtonForm
this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
this.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black;
this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(500, 300);
this.Controls.Add(this.panelMain);
this.Controls.Add(this.panelHeaderPadding);
this.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 8F);
this.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.None;
this.Name = "ButtonForm";
this.Text = "Form1";
this.panelHeaderPadding.ResumeLayout(false);
this.panelHeader.ResumeLayout(false);
this.panelMain.ResumeLayout(false);
this.panelButtonPlaceHolderPadding.ResumeLayout(false);
this.ResumeLayout(false);
#endregion
private ControlContainer panelHeaderPadding;
private ControlContainer panelCloseButton;
private ControlContainer panelMain;
protected internal ControlContainer panelHeader;
private ControlContainer panelButtonPlaceHolderPadding;
protected internal ControlContainer panelContentPlaceHolder;
protected internal ControlContainer panelButtonPlaceHolder;
...and here's what it looks like after I modified it:
using System.Drawing;
namespace HassanFaghihi.StatesInstitution.Forms.Templates.CartoonBlackAndWhite
partial class ButtonForm
/// <summary>
/// Required designer variable.
/// </summary>
private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;
/// <summary>
/// Clean up any resources being used.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="disposing">true if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise, false.</param>
protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
if (disposing && (components != null))
components.Dispose();
base.Dispose(disposing);
#region Windows Form Designer generated code
/// <summary>
/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
/// </summary>
private void InitializeComponent()
System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager resources = new System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager(typeof(ButtonForm));
this.panelTopBorder = new System.Windows.Forms.Panel();
this.panelBottomBorder = new System.Windows.Forms.Panel();
this.panelContentPlaceHolder = new WindowsFormsApplication1.ControlContainer();
this.panelHeader = new WindowsFormsApplication1.ControlContainer();
this.panelCloseButton = new WindowsFormsApplication1.ControlContainer();
this.panelButtonPlaceHolder = new WindowsFormsApplication1.ControlContainer();
this.panelHeader.SuspendLayout();
this.SuspendLayout();
// panelTopBorder
this.panelTopBorder.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Top;
this.panelTopBorder.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(4, 34);
this.panelTopBorder.Name = "panelTopBorder";
this.panelTopBorder.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(492, 4);
this.panelTopBorder.TabIndex = 1;
// panelBottomBorder
this.panelBottomBorder.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Bottom;
this.panelBottomBorder.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(4, 263);
this.panelBottomBorder.Name = "panelBottomBorder";
this.panelBottomBorder.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(492, 4);
this.panelBottomBorder.TabIndex = 2;
// panelContentPlaceHolder
this.panelContentPlaceHolder.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
this.panelContentPlaceHolder.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
this.panelContentPlaceHolder.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(4, 34);
this.panelContentPlaceHolder.Name = "panelContentPlaceHolder";
this.panelContentPlaceHolder.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(492, 233);
this.panelContentPlaceHolder.TabIndex = 0;
// panelHeader
this.panelHeader.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
this.panelHeader.Controls.Add(this.panelCloseButton);
this.panelHeader.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Top;
this.panelHeader.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(4, 4);
this.panelHeader.Name = "panelHeader";
this.panelHeader.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(492, 30);
this.panelHeader.TabIndex = 0;
// panelCloseButton
this.panelCloseButton.BackgroundImage = ((System.Drawing.Image)(resources.GetObject("panelCloseButton.BackgroundImage")));
this.panelCloseButton.BackgroundImageLayout = System.Windows.Forms.ImageLayout.Zoom;
this.panelCloseButton.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Right;
this.panelCloseButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(462, 0);
this.panelCloseButton.Name = "panelCloseButton";
this.panelCloseButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(30, 30);
this.panelCloseButton.TabIndex = 0;
this.panelCloseButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.panelCloseButton_Click);
// panelButtonPlaceHolder
this.panelButtonPlaceHolder.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
this.panelButtonPlaceHolder.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Bottom;
this.panelButtonPlaceHolder.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(4, 267);
this.panelButtonPlaceHolder.Name = "panelButtonPlaceHolder";
this.panelButtonPlaceHolder.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(492, 29);
this.panelButtonPlaceHolder.TabIndex = 0;
// ButtonForm
this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
this.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black;
this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(500, 300);
this.Controls.Add(this.panelTopBorder);
this.Controls.Add(this.panelBottomBorder);
this.Controls.Add(this.panelContentPlaceHolder);
this.Controls.Add(this.panelHeader);
this.Controls.Add(this.panelButtonPlaceHolder);
this.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 8F);
this.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.None;
this.Name = "ButtonForm";
this.Padding = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(4);
this.Text = "Form1";
this.panelHeader.ResumeLayout(false);
this.ResumeLayout(false);
#endregion
private ControlContainer panelCloseButton;
protected internal ControlContainer panelHeader;
protected internal ControlContainer panelContentPlaceHolder;
protected internal ControlContainer panelButtonPlaceHolder;
private System.Windows.Forms.Panel panelTopBorder;
private System.Windows.Forms.Panel panelBottomBorder;
I removed the padding panels and set the header and footer panels to dock top and dock bottom. I then set the forms padding to 4 so that you get your desired black border around the outside and added two 4 pixel high panels docked to top and bottom
to give you the desired border between header, content and footer panels.
Mick Doherty
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