>But if the user can't save, aren't all user inputs readonly? The only other way would be to iterate over all controls and set databound controls to readonly.
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>PS, your user controls should have public properties for things like ReadOnly. The user control can then manipulate its contained controls as required. I only mention this because I'm dealing with some usercontols where the developers manipulated contained controls in form code, wreaking encapsulation.

Yes, my User Controls have EditMode and I planned to add a method to set enabled status based on it (see my other thread).