ASP.Net Web Page View Designer blocking any Toolbox items

Question

I am trying to drag items from the Toolbox in View Designer of the Web Page and I am being blocked. It does not allow me to drag any Toolbox items onto the Web page that I am trying to create. Only the text from the codes that I enter, are displayed. What's the reason for this?

Answer 1

Hi @Simon, You can do this by following the steps below. Tools > Options > Web Forms Designer, select the "Legacy Web Forms Designer" Options, and restart Visual Studio. Best regards,
Lan Huang

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Answer 2

Yes, this is the new live preview designer. I wish, double wish, triple wish the SIMPLE feature of allowing drag + drop into this new designer was support. It would transform the webform desingers into one of the most cool things since sliced bread. However, for now, then you need to change your settings to allow drag and drop, and that means reverting back to the older legacy editor. So, tools->options. And under Web Forms Designer, change your setting back to use the Legacy Web Forms designer. This setting:

Once you change above, (I think you have to close VS or at the very least the project). Now, re-open the project, and your drag + drop from the tool box should now work. I also noticed that is the latest VS, since I started using MAUI, then I often have to flip from design view back to markup view and back -- then the tool box re-appears.

Answer 3

Thanks A Milion