Editing panels

Question

I made a test app that has 1 form and 2 panels within it.
I can switch panels with some navigation that I made, however I find that I can now only edit the last panel created. If I select panel 1, and try to insert content into it, it always reverts to panel 2 instead, and puts the content their.

I am using VS 2010 express. How can I edit Panel 1, without moving or deleting Panel 2.

Frogleg · Answer

The last control added is always on top in design window Move panel1 to access panel2 or use a tab control

Steven Sandford · Answer

Thanks Frogleg. Could you please expand on the move panel2 to access panel1. Do you mean just move it out of the way so I can see panel 1 again? I'm sure this will work but I would have thought VS would be better than that.

Frogleg · Answer

I see what you mean You can either use a tab control or move panel2 to access panel1

Steven Sandford · Answer

using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Data; using System.Drawing; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.Windows.Forms; namespace TestUserCntrl { public partial class Form1 : Form { public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); } private void panel1ToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender EventArgs e) { panel1.Visible = true; panel2.Visible = false; } private void panel2ToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender EventArgs e) { panel2.Visible = true; } private void panel3ToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender EventArgs e) { } } } Basically this shows my first panel when the form loads and I can navigate between panels using my menu. Thats easy. What I have trouble doing is adding controls onto the 1st panel from within the VS 2010 IDE. Panel 2 is always kept on top in the visual editor even when trying to send it to back.

Frogleg · Answer

Can you show some code