Thank you. This materual should be included in the mm.net developer's guide (I hope Kevin is listening). You are in deed, the mm.net MVP.

All in agreement say, yeah.

Regards,
Neil

>>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.