Setting TabIndex Property in WinForms

Question

In ancient times, in VB6, two different controls could not have the same TabIndex. If I tried to assign a control with the same index as another control, the different control index would be sequentially expanded in tab order.

Now in .NET, I see that 2 controls have the same index.

How can that make sense?

Is there a utility that makes it easy to set the sequence without having to iterate through the property grid?

Answer 1

No, the designer does not fix the TabIndex you installed. There is an interactive tool for installing them. Use the View + Tab command and click on the controls in the order in which you want to add them.