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winforms flowlayoutpanel dynamic-controls C#

I've tried everything I can think of but I'm attempting to set up I need some guidance on I'm getting frustrated with I'm stuck on something that should probably be simple..... I'm stuck on something that should probably be simple. I've been trying to create a responsive WinForms application using a `FlowLayoutPanel` for dynamic control placement. The idea is to add controls based on user input, which should automatically arrange themselves within the panel. However, I'm encountering an issue where controls overlap when I resize the form, especially after adding multiple buttons dynamically. The layout seems to work initially, but on resizing the form, the controls don't reposition correctly, leading to overlaps. I've tried manually calling `flowLayoutPanel1.ResumeLayout()` and `flowLayoutPanel1.PerformLayout()` after adding controls, but that didn't resolve the issue. Here's a simplified version of my code: ```csharp private void AddButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { Button newButton = new Button(); newButton.Text = "Button " + (flowLayoutPanel1.Controls.Count + 1); newButton.AutoSize = true; flowLayoutPanel1.Controls.Add(newButton); flowLayoutPanel1.ResumeLayout(); } ``` I've also set the `FlowDirection` property of the `FlowLayoutPanel` to `TopDown`, but upon resizing the form, the newly added buttons still overlap with the previous ones. Additionally, I've made sure that the `Anchor` and `Dock` properties are set properly for the `FlowLayoutPanel`, yet it doesn't seem to help. The version I'm using is .NET Framework 4.8 and Visual Studio 2019. I suspect this could be a layout calculation issue with the `FlowLayoutPanel`, but I'm not sure how to troubleshoot it further. Does anyone have any suggestions for how to manage dynamic controls in a `FlowLayoutPanel` without running into overlapping issues upon resizing? Has anyone else encountered this? I'm using C# 3.11 in this project. Any ideas how to fix this? Any suggestions would be helpful. Any suggestions would be helpful. I'm on Windows 11 using the latest version of C#.