Getting Started With ASP.NET 2.0 Web Parts in Beta 2

Here's a small tip for Patrick, since he's going to deliver a TechEd Session on Web Parts in ASP.NET 2.0. :-) An important thing in your web part pages is the functionality to switch to design mode (at run-time), so your users can change properties, location, connections etc. for the web parts. In the pre-Beta2 age, we had the WebPartPageMenu control for that, but in Beta 2 this control has been removed. The QuickStarts seem to be using a custom control that is simulating this behavior, but they don't provide the source for it. Luckily it's quite easy to re-create, you can switch by using WebPartManager1.DisplayMode = WebPartManager.DesignDisplayMode; and WebPartManager1.DisplayMode = WebPartManager.BrowseDisplayMode;. Check out Darren's post for more info!

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