Properties Tab

Within the Properties tab page is the Properties grid, which is used to customize the appearance and behavior of your error messages. Many of the changes that you make to the error message properties will be displayed in the Preview pane.

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The following table provides a list of properties that affect the appearance of the error message:

Property	Description
BackColor	Sets background color of the error message window.
BackgroundImage	Sets the background image displayed in the error message window.
BackgroundImageLayout	Sets the background image layout to None (default), Tile, Center, Stretch, Zoom, or TileStretch.
Border	Sets whether the error message window should display a solid border.
BorderColor	Sets the color of the error message window border.
Font	Sets the default font used within the error message.
Forecolor	Sets the foreground color of the error message window.
Images	Gets a collection of images that may be shown in the error messages.
IsBalloon	Sets whether or not the error message is shown in a balloon shape. If this is set to True, the error message will resemble a dialogue bubble in a comic strip.
RoundedCorners	Sets whether or not the error message window will have rounded corners.
Shadow	Sets whether or not the error message window will display a drop shadow.
StripAmpersands	Sets whether ampersands in the text should be displayed or hidden.
UseFading	Sets whether a fade effect should be used when displaying a tooltip.

The following table provides a list of properties that affect the behavior of the error message:

Property	Description
Active	Sets a value indicating whether or not the error message is currently active.
AutomaticDelay	Sets the automatic delay for the rich error message.
AutoPopDelay	Sets the period of time (in milliseconds) that the a error message will remain visible if the mouse pointer is stationary.
HitTestVisible	Specifies whether the error message is visible to the mouse.
InitialDelay	Sets the time that passes before the error message
MaximumWidth	Sets the maximum width of the error message.
Opacity	Gets or sets the opacity of the error messages.
ReshowDelay	Sets the length of time that must transpire before subsequent error messages appear as the mouse pointer moves from one component to another.
ShowAlways	Sets a value indicating whether a error message window is displayed even when its parent component is not active.