New tool: Form template control builder
Adds the controls required by a form's assigned design pattern (template) to an existing form - the inverse of the Form builder.
Select a form that already has a template assigned to its design (e.g. Simple List, Details Master) but no controls yet, and the tool will:
- Read the template currently assigned to the form design
- Add all the controls that template requires, expanding embedded sub-patterns as well
- Optionally add the optional controls too (Add optional controls checkbox, enabled by default)
- Apply the pattern so the mandated layout properties are set (restore the form before use)
The form design must have a template assigned and contain no controls. Run it via Right-click Add-ins on a Form in the designer.
Installation
See the README. Download the three files below, unblock the .dll/.exe (file Properties), run InstallToVS.exe as Administrator, then restart Visual Studio.