OK, whatever works!! <g> I don't have that line in any of my subclassed controls either ... I probably should have mentioned that too.

~~Bonnie


>Thanks Bonnie,
>
>Actually it was this line:
>

>[DesignerAttribute(typeof(System.Windows.Forms.Design.ControlDesigner))]
>

>
>I removed it and it all works ok now.
>
>>Stephane,
>>
>>I've not used a TabControl yet, but I *have* subclassed lots of controls. I think the line that's causing you grief might be:
>>

>>		private void InitializeComponent()
>>		{
>>			System.ComponentModel.Container components = new Container();
>>		}
>>

>>Try removing that line and see what happens.
>>
>>~~Bonnie
>>
>>
>>>I'm tring to subclass a TabControl control and add it to my toolbox, when i try to use it and add pages, i cannot access the pages, what am i doing wrong ?
>>>
>>>Here's the code:
>>>
>>>

>>>using System;
>>>using System.Collections;
>>>using System.ComponentModel;
>>>using System.ComponentModel.Design;
>>>using System.Drawing;
>>>using System.Windows.Forms;
>>>
>>>
>>>namespace Test.GUI
>>>{
>>>
>>>	[ToolboxBitmap(typeof(TabControl))]
>>>	[DesignerAttribute(typeof(System.Windows.Forms.Design.ControlDesigner))]	
>>>	public class _TabControl : System.Windows.Forms.TabControl
>>>	{
>>>		private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;
>>>
>>>		public _TabControl()
>>>		{
>>>			InitializeComponent();
>>>		}
>>>		private void InitializeComponent()
>>>		{
>>>			System.ComponentModel.Container components = new Container();
>>>		}
>>>	
>>>		protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
>>>		{
>>>			if( disposing )
>>>			{
>>>				if( components != null )
>>>					components.Dispose();
>>>			}
>>>			base.Dispose( disposing );
>>>		}
>>>	}
>>>}
>>>