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"Atlas" Toolkit - Using an Image in a CollapsiblePanelExtender
Want to use an image instead of a text label to trigger the expanding/collapsing events of an "Atlas" CollapsiblePanel? You still use a "Label" control for the trigger, but you switch it up a bit by setting the "ExpandText" and "CollapseText" properties to the HTML code for an image, like this:
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The easy way to add controls to the VS2005 Toolbox
Did you know that there is a way to add controls to the Toolbox in Visual Studio 2005 than selececting "Add Items"? Just open Windows Explorer and browse to the assembly containing the controls you want. Select the assembly, and drag it onto the Toolbox, in the tab you want the controls to be in. Visual Studio 2005 will then add any class that has a "ToolboxItem" attribute on it to the Toolbox. Beats having to click a bunch of checkboxes, huh?
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Announcing "Atlas" Control Toolkit
Microsoft just released the first public version of the "Atlas" Control Toolkit. This package is a series of sample ControlExtenders that attach to existing controls to do some really cool stuff. My favorite is the TextboxWatermark.
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What's That Guy Up To, Anyway?
Soon, all will be revealed...