>Thank you Paul,
>
>I now understand the concept. However now my problem is a little bit more mechanical in nature. How do I create a project of only mm.net web controls. And... once done, how do I make the subclassed controls a member of the toolbox?
>
>PS Kevin requested that I send him my free table DataAccessClass Wizard that was so motivated by your contributions. No final descision on it until version mm 1.1 is complete.
>

It must be your lucky day (either that, or I've got lots of free time this week).

- First, create a new project:

- Click on File->New Project
- Select Visual C# Projects (or VB Projects, if you prefer)
- Select "Class Library" - pick a name, and directory

- Right-click on "References" in the "Solution Explorer" -> Add Reference
- Select Project, navigate to C:\Program Files\Mere Mortals .NET Framework 2003\Mere Mortals Framework Web Forms
- select " Mere Mortals Framework Web Forms.dll"

This tells VS.NET that we are using classes defined in that file (and how to find it)

- Right-click on "References" in the "Solution Explorer" -> Add Reference
- On the ".NET" tab scroll down and select "System.Web.dll". Click the "Select" button, then click on OK.

Same as above.

- Select "Class1.cs" tab
- Fix the namespace to your standards (eg. MyCompany.Web.UI.WebControls)
- Add a "using System.Web;" to the top.
- Add a "using OakLeaf.MM.Main.Web.UI.WebControls;" to the top.

- Select "Class1.cs" in the "Solution Explorer" and rename it to something nicer (eg. myButton.cs) by
right-clicking and selecting "Rename"

This is basically the class name of the control we're subclassing. We're going to start with the mmButton control first, so name it accordingly.

- Change the line:
public class Class1

to:

public class myButton : OakOakLeaf.MM.Main.Web.UI.WebControls.mmButton


and the constructor line:

public class Class1()

to:

public class myButton()

This tells VS.NET that myButton is now a subclass of the mmButton control in MM.NET

- Modify this class any way you'd like (eg. change the font, size, additional logic, etc.)
- Save this class.
- Right-click on your project in the "Solution Explorer", select "Add->Add Class"
- Name the new class "myCheckbox.cs" (we're going to now subclass the mmCheckbox)
- Adjust the namespace like we did for the first class and add a "using", inherit from
OakLeaf.MM.Main.Web.UI.WebControls.mmCheckbox
- For each new control: Rinse, Lather, Repeat.


To add your subclassed MM.NET web controls to toolbox:
- With a web project open:
- Open, right-click on Add Tab, type in "My MM.NET Web Controls"
- Select new tab, right-click below it and select "Add/Remove Items"
- Browse to your new control DLL and select it (usually in FolderProjectName\bin\Debug)

To use your new controls in a web form, make sure you add a reference to the .dll file where your controls are located.