Import .msstyle for form theme

Hello.
My next question is how do i use a .msstyle file for the form theme/style?

Preferably not using SkinSoft Visual Styler.net because this doesnt support some things like fixed single border. It also isnt free.

Thanks.

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What's a form theme? None of my standard forms have a theme property or a msstyle property. Sounds like you are using a third party something but failing to mention it.

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Originally Posted by MarMan

What's a form theme? None of my standard forms have a theme property or a msstyle property. Sounds like you are using a third party something but failing to mention it.

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The form border style, the button styles. Its basically using a .msstyle file to change the form border button styles radio button styles list box styles etc which the msstyle file has in it. The windows 7 windows have a different style from the windows xp styles.

So you are saying that .msstyle is only available in Windows 7? You may have to manually parse the file yourself. If you post an example I will try to help you.

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So you are saying that .msstyle is only available in Windows 7? You may have to manually parse the file yourself. If you post an example I will try to help you.

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No .msstyle as available on all windows as far as i know and they are used to style the windows.

EDIT:
Wikipedia:: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Msstyle

example of windows xp custom msstyle:
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...yle_engage.png

Then what are they? Part of the operating system? 3rd party application?

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Then what are they? Part of the operating system? 3rd party application?

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There a file for the operating systems window styles and taskbar styles etc. They are customizable and Microsoft even supply a couple of alteratives for you to use if you wish to.

Well if you wish to use them you will have to manually parse them. If you post an example I will try to help.

I dont know what i would post as an example but the msstyle i want to use is in this zip.

Well you picked a very difficult job for yourself.
Here's the file format.
This may help; too much for me to read right now.
You may be able to extract what you want from here.

This could take several days to get a single bitmap. I hope you have a lot of time on your hands :)

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Originally Posted by MarMan

Well you picked a very difficult job for yourself.
Here's the file format.
This may help; too much for me to read right now.
You may be able to extract what you want from here.

This could take several days to get a single bitmap. I hope you have a lot of time on your hands :)

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I can get the bitmaps easily.
Its the part where i dont know how to change form border etc. So i thought it might be easier to just see if i can import the msstyle.

Thanks for your help so far.

I believe you need to use this API setwindowlong. I don't know the parameters for it.

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Originally Posted by MarMan

I believe you need to use this API setwindowlong. I don't know the parameters for it.

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How would i use this? is there another way too?

Anyone?

Do a search on the API setwindowlong. Then try using it, see what you get.