VB2005-Express: Display Grid in Windows Forms Designer

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VB2005-Express: Display Grid in Windows Forms Designer

hello everybody,

this may be a silly question - but are there really silly questions

i've started converting a few apps from vb6 to vb2005 (express) and everything works fine, except that i'm not able to display the grid in the windows forms designer.

i've set the gridSize-option to 8;8 (e.i. left the value untouched, i've tryed 4;4 aswell) and set the showGrid-option to true. but the grid will not appear. what is it i'm doing wrong can anybody help

thanks

helmut

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VB2005-Express: Display Grid in Windows Forms Designer

  • M Popiela

    I have the same problem, but with 2003. Furthermore, Groupboxes do not show their border in the designer and the property view has lost its icons on the toolbuttons (properties, events, sort by...).
    All three problems arose at the same time.

  • msnashok

    Like the others (though I'm using C#), I have tinkered with the same settings and I cannot get the grid to appear either!  This is really confusing!

  • Lakewise

    I was tried.  same as your answer exactly. But Grid not showed and not appeared on designer form window.
    Where is the help Due to this cause (snaptogrid property of asp.net formdesigner, Show grid layout properties not working)
    I don't work and develop ASP.NET application with VS2005 beta2 . Can you help me Urgently!!

  • MSwift

    The Windows Forms Designer options are a little confusing, the ShowGrid option is only applicable when LayoutMode is SnapToGrid. To enable the grid, do the following:

    1. Choose Tools -> Options
    2. Under the Windows Forms Designer node, select General
    3. Change LayoutMode to SnapToGrid
    4. Change ShowGrid to True
    5. Click OK and close any open designer windows

    The grid will now be enabled.

  • sunslight

    This is the for the Windows Forms Designer, not ASP.NET designer. Are you developing Windows applications or Web applications

  • Edamepsel

    It is Windows Application.

  • James Atkin

    I tried all the steps.  It did not work.  I thought this was one of simple things in VS.  Is there a bug here


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