Questions tagged [xp-theme]
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How to switch an Application between Themed and not Themed at run-time?
Very much like the "Project|Options|Application|Enable runtime themes" CheckBox, but dynamically at run-time instead.
[Delphi XE targetting Win XP or Win 7]
I tried playing a bit with uxTheme.SetWindowTheme without success so far....
Francesca
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Delphi 7: Execute application with administrator privileges
How do I add the manifest for UAC without adding XP Themes?
I tried this manifest:
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Windows XP Style: Why do we get dark grey background on static text widgets?
We're writing Windows desktop apps using C++ and Win32. Our dialog boxes have an ugly appearance with "Windows XP style": the background to the static text is grey. Where the dialog box background is also grey, this is not a problem, but inside a…
Tim Cooper
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Skin Dialogs when using XP Themes?
I have been skinning dialogs by using the WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC, WM_CTLCOLORBTN messages as such:-
case WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC:
case WM_CTLCOLORBTN:
hdc = (HDC)wParam;
hwndCtl = (HWND)lParam;
SetTextColor(hdc,RGB(0xff,0xff,0xff));
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ActiveX in IE. Dialog Box not showing XP Visual Style
I have an ActiveX control in IE (7). When it shows a dialog box, the dialog box is not showing in XP visual style. I have tried embedding manifests to no avail. Anybody got any idea? by the way, the dialog boxes were implemented using wtl.
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TAB control background in ATL App, XP styles
I have an ATL application with a dialog containing a TAB control. The App uses a common controls manifest.
Under XP with visual styles, the tab control background is a different color than the dialog and the controls (mostly checkboxes), so it looks…
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How can I force a vb6 control to redraw itself?
I've got a VB6 program. I'm using the Mainfest to apply "XP Themes" and give it the modern (as of 8 years ago!) look.
However, for graphical style Command buttons, I have to use some special code to redraw the button. Therein lies the problem.
When…
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How do i create winxp style controls
I am trying to make my controls look as cool as xp theme enabled controls like gradient fill background in container controls and colour thames support etc
I am not finding a way to start. from where can i start doing it?
I am trying to do it in…
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