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    display description in property box

    Hi,

    I have made an options form, where I import my settings to a propertygrid by this code:
    Code:
    PropertyGrid1.SelectedObject = My.Settings
    but now, the box in the bottom with the tag, displays the name of the setting too, and I want it to display the description I entered in the the settings...
    I tried this to change the tag of setting "Backcolor" but it didn't work...
    Code:
        Private Sub PropertyGrid1_SelectedGridItemChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.SelectedGridItemChangedEventArgs) Handles PropertyGrid1.SelectedGridItemChanged
            Dim pdc As PropertyDescriptorCollection = TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(PropertyGrid1.SelectedObject, True)
    
            Dim pd As PropertyDescriptor
    
            For Each pd In pdc
    
                'Getproperty name
    
                Dim strPropertyName As String = pd.Name
    
                'MessageBox.Show(strPropertyName)
    
                'Getproperty value
    
                Dim strPropertytag As String = pd.GetValue(PropertyGrid1.SelectedGridItem.Tag).ToString
    
                'MessageBox.Show(strPropertyValue)
    
                'Changeproperty value
    
                If strPropertyName = "Backcolor" Then
                    MsgBox("")
                    PropertyGrid1.SelectedGridItem.Tag = "blablabla"
                End If
            Next
        End Sub
    Furthermore I have some problems with organizing the settings, now they are all in "Misc' bye default, but I would like to create my own categories and put the settings in there own right category...
    This problem I found by search, but it was unclear for me what to do, it didn't get resolved
    http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=442940
    Also, is there any possibility I can change the startposition of the line that seperates the names from the data in it?

    any help is appreciated!
    Last edited by LordWittie; Oct 30th, 2010 at 10:24 AM.

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