I think this is an odd one. I have a screen (Windows Forms) created using the Forms Designer. I now want to programmatically change the width of one of the controls, ie at runtime, according to some or other criterion.
My problem is that I can’t seem to do this. My approach is to assign a new value to the Width property somewhere after the form class InitializeComponent() method has been executed (say at the end of the form constructor). A watch shows me the control property has been changed, but the subsequently displayed screen ignores the new value and uses the value assigned in InitializeComponent().
Am I trying to do something impossible? Is there some voodoo in the background that blocks this for a control created by the Designer, or am I just going about it the wrong way?
Have you tried handling an event for when the Form is loaded and in view? Something like: this.Loaded += MyLoadedEventHandler; In the method MyLoadEventHandler adjust the width. – Davio 2 hours ago
That did the trick.