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Define style for all labels

I'm working in a c# application in winform.
I saw that there is no Style for element (unlike WPF). But is there a way to simply set all the labels to a specific design ?
Actually I do :
public partial class myControl : UserControl
{
private Color LabelColor = Color.Indigo;
private Color LabelFont = new System.Drawing.Font("Arial",
18F,
System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular,
System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point,
((byte)(0)));
public myControl()
{
InitializeComponent();
//Set design
designLabels();
}
private void designLabels()
{
List<Label> labelsToStyle = new List<Label>();
labelsToStyle.Add(labelName);
labelsToStyle.Add(labelAge);
labelsToStyle.Add(labelSize);
foreach (Label l in labelsToStyle)
{
l.ForeColor = LabelColor;
l.Font = LabelFont;
l.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
}
}
}
It works but it doesn't display correctly in designer (I have to run application to see my design). And maybe it exists a simplest way ?

As per my comment the easiest is to create a custom control and use that one in your windows.
here how simple it is. Simply override the label and set in constructor the default value you want
public class DesignLabel : Label
{
public DesignLabel()
{
ForeColor = Color.Indigo;
Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Arial", 18F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
}
}
then compile once and go to your design view, open your toolbox and you will see the "DesignLabel", simply drag drop on the window and that's it. If you change default in the class it will be changed all over the place.

If you want to change the style already at design time so that you can see in in the Form.cs[design] you need to edit the Form.Designer.cs file! But this you have to do label for label by hand. I saved in this example the Font and Color in the project properties (sorry for the german version):
in my example I have 3 Labels. In the Form.Designer.cs file you can add the properties:
// label1
//
this.label1.AutoSize = true;
this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 9);
this.label1.Name = "label1";
this.label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(41, 15);
this.label1.TabIndex = 0;
this.label1.Text = "label1";
this.label1.Font = Properties.Settings.Default.LabelFont;
this.label1.ForeColor = Properties.Settings.Default.LabelColor;
//
// label2
//
this.label2.AutoSize = true;
this.label2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 68);
this.label2.Name = "label2";
this.label2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(41, 15);
this.label2.TabIndex = 1;
this.label2.Text = "label2";
this.label2.Font = Properties.Settings.Default.LabelFont;
this.label2.ForeColor = Properties.Settings.Default.LabelColor;
//
// label3
//
this.label3.AutoSize = true;
this.label3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 122);
this.label3.Name = "label3";
this.label3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(41, 15);
this.label3.TabIndex = 2;
this.label3.Text = "label3";
this.label3.Font = Properties.Settings.Default.LabelFont;
this.label3.ForeColor = Properties.Settings.Default.LabelColor;
The result looks like this:
DISCLAIMER
I would not recommend this approach! Editing the Form.Desginer.cs file is never a good idea! I would stick to the run time changes. If you want to change all Labels just filter the this.Controls for it and foreach through the collection like this:
this.Controls.OfType<Label>().ToList().ForEach(lbl =>
{
lbl.Font = LabelFont;
lbl.ForeColor = LabelColor;
//lbl.Dock = DockStyle.Fill; // uncommented, because I could see only 1 Label
});
The result will be the same.

C# Form Button Padding

In C# Form i'am trying to make nicely looking Button but i cant get over text "padding" problem.
Problematic Button
Desired Button
I already made my mind of how it should look but i just can't achieve it.
It is supposed to be Flat Button with Black Borders and "Options" text in it (like on second picture).
But some kind of "padding" hides pretty big part of the text.
Changing Font Size kinda helped but i want to perserve Button's ~16px Height and Font that small so it can fit in there is just unreadable.
I've already tried setting Button's Padding property to 0.
I was already thinking about some workaround like overriding OnPaint Event / making multiple controls (like, combine it with label) but i'am worried about performance impact.

Hm I took a shot at it, this is the best I could do.
I used an image with a flat button, with the border providing the grey area beyond the black border. Sort of a workaround. Whatever.
Here is the image for the button background .
And the code for the button:
//
// button1
//
this.button1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb(((int)(((byte)(64)))), ((int)(((byte)(64)))), ((int)(((byte)(64)))));
this.button1.BackgroundImage = ((System.Drawing.Image)(resources.GetObject("button1.BackgroundImage")));
this.button1.BackgroundImageLayout = System.Windows.Forms.ImageLayout.Stretch;
this.button1.FlatAppearance.BorderColor = System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb(((int)(((byte)(64)))), ((int)(((byte)(64)))), ((int)(((byte)(64)))));
this.button1.FlatAppearance.BorderSize = 4;
this.button1.FlatAppearance.MouseDownBackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Silver;
this.button1.FlatAppearance.MouseOverBackColor = System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb(((int)(((byte)(128)))), ((int)(((byte)(128)))), ((int)(((byte)(255)))));
this.button1.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.Flat;
this.button1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Verdana", 6.75F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
this.button1.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
this.button1.ImageAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.TopCenter;
this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(94, 124);
this.button1.Name = "button1";
this.button1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(61, 28);
this.button1.TabIndex = 0;
this.button1.Text = "Options";
this.button1.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.TopLeft;
this.button1.UseVisualStyleBackColor = false;

So i solved it with
class FixedButton : Button {
public string FixedText;
public Point TextOffset;
/*public PointF FixedTextLocation {
get{return new PointF( (float)(Location.X+TextOffset.X), (float)(Location.Y+TextOffset.Y) );}
}*/
protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e){
base.OnPaint(e);
if(String.IsNullOrEmpty(Text) && !String.IsNullOrEmpty(FixedText) ){
e.Graphics.DrawString(FixedText, Font, new SolidBrush(ForeColor), TextOffset);
}
}
}
EDIT: I found out i need to use TextOffset instead of FixedTextLocation in DrawString / DrawText (which can also be used instead of DrawString).

Adding UI components dynamically to my Winform

I'm trying to create components on the fly, so, I know how to make this, but, how can I access this component on the fly?
For example:
public Form1
{
Label label1 = new Label();
label1.AutoSize = true;
label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(e.X, e.Y);
label1.Name = string.Format("label{0}", labelsCount.ToString());
label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(35, 13);
label1.TabIndex = 2;
label1.Text = string.Format("Label -> {0}", labelsCount.ToString());
label1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.label1_Click);
this.Controls.Add(label1);
label1.BringToFront();
label1.Show();
labelsCount++;
}
When I click on the label, I want to get the label's information (like position, text and name)
How I can do this? Or, what is the best way to do this?
And, to access the component based on position of the panel, inside of form, how I can do this?

Sender of event is your lablel. Simply cast sender object to Label type:
void label1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Label label = (Label)sender;
// use
// label.Name
// label.Location
}

When is Panel.Size updated after adding controls when Panel.AutoSize = true?

I'm creating a GUI in C# using WinForms.
I'm trying to position programaticaly created panels one below the other. As the content of these panel can vary depending on their content, I'm using Panel.AutoSize to let WinForms perform the correct resizing.
The problem is: if I'm using Panel.Height (or Panel.Size.Height) right after populating the Panel, the value returned is always my default value. The resizing do occur, as I can see when launching the app, but I just don't know when.
Here's a simplified version of what I'm doing:
this.SuspendLayout();
int yPos = 0;
foreach (String entry in entries)
{
Panel panel = new Panel();
panel.SuspendLayout();
panel.AutoSize = true;
panel.AutoSizeMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoSizeMode.GrowOnly;
panel.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.Window; // Allows to see that the panel is resized for dispay
panel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, yPos);
panel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(this.Width, 0);
this.Controls.Add(panel);
Label label = new Label();
label.AutoSize = true;
label.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
label.MaximumSize = new System.Drawing.Size(panel.Width, 0);
label.Text = entry;
panel.Controls.Add(label);
panel.ResumeLayout(false);
panel.PerformLayout();
yPos += panel.Height; // When breaking here, panel.Height is worth 0
yPos += label.Height; // This works perfectly, label.Height was updated according to the text content when breaking at that point
}
this.ResumeLayout(false);
this.PerformLayout();
So the real question is: How can I get the updated Panel.Size after adding controls to it, to get its proper height value?
Note: I know I can use the TextBox height, but I find it inelegant and impractical, as in my actual code there are more controls in the Panel and I need to use that panel height a few lines below.

What I beleive is happening is that the Size of the Panel will be determined when you do PerformLayout on its Parent. You can make it work like you are wanting by moving the panel's parent SuspendLayout / ResumeLayout code into the Loop.
int yPos = 0;
foreach (String entry in entries)
{
this.SuspendLayout();
Panel panel = new Panel();
panel.SuspendLayout();
panel.AutoSize = true;
panel.AutoSizeMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoSizeMode.GrowOnly;
panel.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.Window; // Allows to see that the panel is resized for dispay
panel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, yPos);
panel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(this.Width, 0);
this.Controls.Add(panel);
Label label = new Label();
label.AutoSize = true;
label.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
label.MaximumSize = new System.Drawing.Size(panel.Width, 0);
label.Text = entry;
panel.Controls.Add(label);
panel.ResumeLayout(true);
this.ResumeLayout(true);
yPos += panel.Height; // When breaking here, panel.Height is worth 0
//yPos += label.Height; // This works perfectly, label.Height was updated according to the text content when breaking at that point
}
this.PerformLayout();

dynamic radio button text alignment

When i add a radio button in visual c# the text name of the radio button is aligned perfectly to the right . if i create a radio button dynamically and give it several properties etc.. when i debug and view it, the text or name of the radio button is shifted slighted up and to the right of the radio button? i am looked over several properties including padding etc.. but i am not able to figure out how to correct this dynamically. what is going on and how can i fix this?
here is example of the properties i am using right now
radio_ip_addresses[i] = new RadioButton();
radio_ip_addresses[i].Name = "radio_" + i;
radio_ip_addresses[i].Text = ip_addresses.Dequeue();
radio_ip_addresses[i].Location = new Point(x, y);
radio_ip_addresses[i].Font = new Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 8, FontStyle.Bold);
radio_ip_addresses[i].ForeColor = Color.White;
radio_ip_addresses[i].TextAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft;
radio_ip_addresses[i].Visible = true;
radio_ip_addresses[i].Parent = this;

Thanks Rotem, i took your suggestion to check the designer.cs i should have thought of that. it was autosize that was the key :), see below from what i found in the designer.cs.
this.radioButton1.AutoSize = true;
this.radioButton1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(192, 50);
this.radioButton1.Name = "radioButton1";
this.radioButton1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(85, 17);
this.radioButton1.TabIndex = 71;
this.radioButton1.TabStop = true;
this.radioButton1.Text = "radioButton1";
this.radioButton1.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;