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Hey,
I was looking around for how you would skin an app with the xp style being on a non-xp operating system. but I didn't find the results I had hoped for.
Really, what I'm looking for is FREE custom controls that look like they should in the default xp style. I saw DotNetMagic but it's not free... but it would have been ideal - especially if I didn't even need a dll with it!
Could anyone please post links to anything useful please? I know Pirate will be good for this ;)
Thankies!
I also just tried Skybound, athlough I found it a pretty pointless procedure... it doesn't use custom controls so that aint what i am looking for anyway
Your best bet is using controls that don't use EnableVisualStyle method (owner-drawn controls) .
Here are some different controls (free) in C# . Try to search in VB.NET if you would like also .
http://www.codeproject.com/info/sear...d=8%2F1%2F2004
that was the idea yeah.... i cant find anything that's suitable tho...
no advances on this anyone? i checked google, but couldn't find anything. it was all manifest manifest manifest....
What's so bad about those controls on Codeproject.com ?? You can use only the ones that don't use VisualStyle anyway .
For manifeast , I see this used also in award-winner programs(don't ask me names...:D), so it must be a good solution .
oh yeh, its a great solution. i use it all the time. but it doesn't help for non-xp operating systems ;)
Sorry then , I'm pretty helpless now . Can't think of any other solutions .