>That's it. These controls can't be sub-classed visually, but as you can see, it's easy enough to do it in code. I have all the basic controls sub-classed in one class library file. Once they're added to the ToolBox, then can be dragged onto any design surface in the IDE.

TVM.

However, this leads to another question. How do I create this class, without it being tied to a specific Project / Solution? In VS2003, File / New / File does not give an option to creaate a standalone class.

Kevin