Open and edit any of our example GUI apps
click Save

Expected:
Changes to be saved

Actual:
Form is completely wiped out

1) open up the MyForm.Designer,cs

2) cut out all the Class code .. put it into
MyForm.cs

All that will be left is in Myform.Designer.cs

using...
namespace MyPackege{
internal partial class MyForm { // all this was moved to MyForm.cs }
}

3) Merge anything needed like IntializeComponent()s in MyForm.cs

4) Go int o the Desinger .. change some
.. this will screw up the MyFormDesigner.cs again.. but that is ok...

Take out the first 3 chars (the BOM) (the byte order marker)
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// <auto-generated>
// This code was generated by a tool.
// Runtime Version:2.0.50727.1433
//
// Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if
// the code is regenerated.
// </auto-generated>
using...
namespace MyPackege{
internal class MyForm { // all this was moved to MyForm.cs } }

Add the word "partial" back into the defination
internal partial class MyForm

Save.. go back into the Designer View again.. AND all is well !

Now all WYSIWYG changes you do will change the IntializeComponent() in MyForm.cs for now on

Most of the time for now on thats the most you'll need to do to the MyForm.Designer.cs what you did above..

With the exception of when you add a new component. Lets say a new textBox15.
All the WYSIWYG stuff works to possition and stuff.. however you will need to declare the variable

in the MyForm.cs
private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBox15;

<EmbeddedResource Include="Dashboard.resx">
<SubType>Designer</SubType>
<!--<Generator>ResXFileCodeGenerator</Generator>
<LastGenOutput>Dashboard.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>-->
<DependentUpon>Dashboard.cs</DependentUpon>
</EmbeddedResource>

Commenting the Generator and LastGenOutput in the csproj appears to fix the issue.

I will update our prebuild system to take these into account for EmbeddedResource nodes.

Jim