Form Styles Changing

[demonicgamer]

Pretty random question but, does anyone know how to change the style of the window form? and not by net framework 3.5 use xp styles?
EXAMPLE:


To This:

[weirddemon]

Windows Presentation Foundation would be my best guess.

Chris128 I believe has posted a codebank submission on something like this. Well, on how to use WPF. But I'm guessing that's your best option.

I suppose you could use GDI+ as well... but I think WPF is better for something like this.

[chris128]

and not by net framework 3.5 use xp styles

Can you put that into a sentence that makes sense? Are you saying you dont want to use .NET 3.5? (which rules out WPF)

Chris128 I believe has posted a codebank submission on something like this

Nah I havent I'm afraid, its too hard to write something on how to 'make a form look good' because there are so many different 'looks' you could go for that just showing someone one way of making it look better doesnt really teach them anything other than that one way. Plus I'm not that great at it myself my WPF windows usually just have some rounded corners and a 'glossy' look and that's about it

[demonicgamer]

yeah i want it so that people dont have to have net 3.5 its an inconvienence for them.

[chris128]

well then its going to be an inconvenience for you creating the program
If you just want the Office 2007 style then you might want to look at this free toolkit that contains an Office 2007-like form and buttons etc: http://www.componentfactory.com/free...s-controls.php

[demonicgamer]

That was exactly what i was looking for! Thank you chris

[keystone_paul]

If you specifically want the Office 2007 ribbon-bar and globe stlye, take a look at this version which I've used and works very nicely.

[demonicgamer]

how do i use it tho? XD

[weirddemon]

how do i use it tho? XD

Research is your friend: http://www.codeplex.com/Ribbon

[demonicgamer]

i still dont' get how to use it. it said something about a reference

[weirddemon]

i still dont' get how to use it. it said something about a reference

If you had done this, you would have found this.

[demonicgamer]

cool way to pwn people. but i added the references but i dk what to doo now

[manhit45]

That s only a dll file. dotnetbar

You download it,from solution explorer , go to references/right click and add reference that dll , then from toolbox, right click and click choose item and you browse that dll then press ok
Now you had that tool
good l uck

[demonicgamer]

123 steps please?

[demonicgamer]

I don't know how to apply it to the forms

[demonicgamer]

Which is better visual basic express or visual c for this?

[BadgerBadger]

Right-click on the toolbox, choose items, browse to the control DLL file. The control will become part of the toolbox.

As for VB or C#, it shouldn't make any difference whatsoever for the GUI.

[demonicgamer]

Okay im not sure how to load it into my current project so that it changes it to look like modio's form border. Im using visual basic express 2008