How do I paint a Custom ListView in DesignMode?

[Tom P.]

I am inheriting from a ListView and doing my own painting. I am
overriding the OnDrawSubItem() method and it works fine... at runtime.
At design time it just looks system gray.

I've got the following styles set:
this.SetStyle(ControlStyles.AllPaintingInWmPaint, true);
this.SetStyle(ControlStyles.OptimizedDoubleBuffer, true);
this.SetStyle(ControlStyles.ResizeRedraw, true);
this.SetStyle(ControlStyles.Selectable, true);
this.SetStyle(ControlStyles.UserMouse, true);
this.SetStyle(ControlStyles.UserPaint, true);

I've even set these styles for the base object. I can see the OnPaint
event fire during design time, but not the OnDrawSubItem

Is there a way to paint during design time?

Tom P.

 

[Andreas Johansson]

Here is a small article how to do some design time custom painting that may
help you further.
http://www.codeguru.com/csharp/csharp/cs_controls/custom/article.php/c7551

 

[Andreas Johansson]

Here is a small article how to do some design time custom painting that may
help you further.
http://www.codeguru.com/csharp/csharp/cs_controls/custom/article.php/c7551