Exposing "visual stuff" in child forms property boxes

I have a hierarchy of forms each layer adding some functionality
Base
V
DialogBase
V
EndDialog

I'd like to put the tooltip and helpprovider in the Base form. But as near as I can tell they then don't show up in the properties of EndDialog. I need to use them in the base form for startup processing. (The help string is copied to the tool tip. Redunant, but ...:-)

Is there a way to do this?

My solution is ugly. Put mustoverride properties in Base and DialogBase. EndDialog then provides the tool tip back through these properties. UGH!

Regards,
Al

[584 byte] By [AlChristoph] at [2007-12-16]

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If you make the ToolSip and HelpProvider public (Properties -> Modifiers -> Public), then the derived classes will be able to see it and modify them.

DavidM.Kean at 2007-8-21 >

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