Editing UI Elements Via:: Edit Ui Elemtents Smart Tag does not persist changes

[Hobbes]

Hi there,

this is my first post here, mainly because until now i have not had any real issues with the controls. 

Controls in Use: Rad Controls For Win Forms, Q1 2008

For my current project i need several Split Button elements on the Ribbon bar.

Normally, not an issue. But Now i am trying to edit the visual Look of them via the 'Edit UI Elements'. Once i make the changes , the visual design is applied at design time. However, once i run my application the control reverts to a OuterInnerBorder state which is not what i am wanting. I want a SingleBorder persisted on the control.

This problem is with all instances of the Split button, and Drop Down Button elements for the Ribbon bar.

I am also editing the size of the Fill Primitives, these too are not persisting the changes i am making once i run my application.

Any one have any ideas as to why this may be???????

Thanks in advance for your replies.

Oh as a side not, the ribbon bar chunk is showing the same behaviors. I turn off Auto Size, and manually define them for some of the chunks (Trying to keep the height the same across all chunks and tabs. Width and height settings are not being maintained on the bar chunks)

[Hobbes]

Ok i got it sorted,

But it would still be nice to know why the changes made using 'Edit UI Elements' is not persisted at runtime. 

I had to take the code it generated and put in the designer.vb file and move them to the forms load sub routine.

This should not have to be done, it should persist the visual style changes with the code in the designer.vb file instead of putting it into the Form_load and bloat the programs loading process.

[Martin Vasilev]

Hello Hobbes,

Thank you for contacting us.

We experienced some issues with Element Hierarchy Editor which match exactly your description. We believe that we have already addressed them and a fix will be available in the next upcoming release - Q3 2009. It will be available next week, so I recommend you give it a go.

Please, note that you need to renew your license so that you can download our latest controls or have access to our support. Since our system shows no subscription, you are entitle only to community support in our forums.

Do not hesitate to contact me again if you have other questions.

Sincerely yours,
Martin Vasilev
the Telerik team

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[Hobbes]

Thanks for the reply Martin,

I will be upgrading/renewing my subscription once i get my next product completed and released.