How to draw button in title bar like in Google Chrome?

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I tried several components from 2000-2001, but none of them works for win7. How do I do it?

You need to master the contents of http://delphihaven.wordpress.com/2010/07/29/controls-and-glass/ and http://delphihaven.wordpress.com/2011/01/30/custom-title-bars-reprise/ and http://delphihaven.wordpress.com/2010/04/19/setting-up-a-custom-titlebar/... — Andreas Rejbrand, Feb 13 '11 at 18:17
This is exceedingly hard to do well. You need to extend the client area into the glass. Personally I would download the source of Chromium or Firefox and try to learn from that. — David Heffernan, Feb 13 '11 at 18:33

too · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-13T18:27:29.993

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If you are looking for a way to make use of glass frame in Windows 7 using Delphi, you can follow this tutorial. There is also an update available dedicated to a 64 bit bug. You can also look at some examples by Chris Rolliston available on embarcadero developer network.

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answered Feb 13 '11 at 18:19

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Former links are also by the same author. – Sertac Akyuz Feb 14 '11 at 00:37

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 09 '13 at 07:14

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Take a look at my TChromeTabs component (http://code.google.com/p/delphi-chrome-tabs/downloads/list). As well as the Chrome Tabs implementation it includes a TForm descendant that will show you how to draw in an Aero title bar.

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 13 '11 at 18:20

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Or they probably just draw their own components like a video game would do and they emulated the windows 7 look and feel.

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score 0 · Answer 4 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:24

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You could use rkSmartTabs:

rkSmartTabs

Or IceTabSet:

Finally, check out the answers to these StackOverflow questions:

Google Chrome Tabs Style UI in Delphi

Resources for Windows Aero Glass and Compositing dwm

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answered Feb 13 '11 at 23:10

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Didn't you forget the "in title bar" part of the question? – Andreas Rejbrand Feb 13 '11 at 23:23
I read between the lines, and figured that with these components + `borderstyle=bsNone`, the OP is closer to what he tries to achieve than with a general explanation on how to draw on a title bar. – Wouter van Nifterick Feb 14 '11 at 16:20

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.NET Framework Windows Vista & 7 Features This maybe

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How to draw button in title bar like in Google Chrome?

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