Using ActiveSkin

[flint]

Anyone know how to utilize Activeskin? It makes programs look professional by applying a skin to the controls on the form and to the form itself. I've tried several times and never had any luck on utilizing it. I'm just wondering if somebody out there has been able to succesfully utilize this ActiveX Control.

Is there any other Active X Controls that perform a similiar function? Please share the knowledge.

Cordially,
Flint Puckett MBA
J&J

hi i tried the Activeskin and it's works Fine ...
i have it full working ....
by the way i just need to find some more new skins ....
if someone know wher i can d/l skins for ActiveSkin i do anything ....

[Static]

Where did you get the control?

(DaViD.R....why not Share with flint some tips on how to make it work?)

no problem i will share you can talk to me in my icq about anything you like ...
anyway talk to me in my icq ....

[PRIVATE1]

All you have to do is put a Skinform control on your form and

form1.SkinPath = App.Path & "this.skn"

[Cander]

Put the control on the form. Right click and select Load Skin.

[flint]

Honestly, I have not had time to play around with this control much and when I did finally create a program with it I got some kind of compile error when I packaged and deployed it. I just need to print all the help file out and read it when I have time. I think that the new Activeskin 3.6 is now independent of the comctl32.dll Library. Maybe this was the problem....I'll certainly give this another whirl.

Do you mind if I continue to use this thread to communicate with you about using activeskin? I would really appreciate any consultation on this matter.

My email: [email protected]

Cordially,

Flint

hi guys i like i post as the start of the page i need some place to get activeskin Skins or someway to d/l skin for it.....
can someone helpppppppppp............
plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
thankes aallllllllllllll

[flint]

David

I don't know of any extra skins that can be downloaded....I do know that you can now use winamp skins for the form and the controls on it (there is thousands of these). Create your own by making a bitmap of what you want the form to look like and then convert it into a .skn file (do this with skinbuilder). If you see a form structure that you like, capture it and then convert it into a bitmap to edit it in paint shop pro or a similiar program, after getting the bitmap exactly how you want your form to appear, convert it into a .skn file. Refer to the Active skin help for further information. Utilizing this, the imagination is the only limitation.

Hope this helps,

Flint

i know that dude but thankes anyway for help .....

[flint]

no problem

BTW: Do you load control skins the same way that the form skin is loaded? (I still haven't had time to try this out)

Flint

[flint]

Hi David,

I think that I have found your answer for more skins for ActiveSkin....try DirectSkin OCX Control from the Object Desktop application group: WindowBlinds. There is thousands of skins to apply to your applications using this control.

Try it out:

http://www.windowblinds.net


Look for DirectSkin here

Much more simple than Activeskin!

Flint

thankes man but how i use it into my software ....
ther is some spiceal version for vb ...?

[flint]

David,

DirectSkin (WindowBlinds OCX) is resourced as a COM Object, therefore allowing programming languages that support the use of COM Objects to utilize this control. VB, VC++, and Delphi support this control as of now.

The code for applying a skin to the entire project is entered as follows:

'Insert this on the first form and change the properties accordingly
'Note: Be sure to "draw" the WB Control on the form

Private Sub Form_Load()
 Wbocx1.SetRootPathStr "C:\My Documents\Skins"
 Wbocx1.LoadUIS "macpc\macpc.uis"   'Wbocx1 is the default name for the WB Control
 
 Wbocx1.InitWB
 Wbocx1.DoWindow Form1.hWnd  'Use the name of your first form instead of Form1
End Sub


'To change the skin OR allow the user to select a given skin use the following code:

Private Sub Command3_Click()  'Or a similiar click event
 Wbocx1.LoadUIS "sigma2\sigma2.uis"
 Wbocx1.ReloadUIS
End Sub

I hope this helps you.

Cordially,

Flint

[Madboy]

Originally posted by PRIVATE1
All you have to do is put a Skinform control on your form and

form1.SkinPath = App.Path & "this.skn"

When i try it with the Media.skn it doesnt load.

[Latin4567]

You are not allowed to distribute applicatoins made with the DirectSkin Demo

you can purchase a license for DirectSkin at http://www.stardock.com


If you dont want to pay $500 then you can use my FormFX control (its almost done). FormFX has full design-time support and builds the skins itself... you just feed it images through its properties. Also, you can do Freeform skins for creating desktop widgets and programs with unique shapes....

FormFX will be available soon... it will most likely be very very cheap or free (like $20..)

[dglienna]

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