Import .msstyle for form theme

[NextToNothing]

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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[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.

[NextToNothing]

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.

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.

[MarMan]

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.

[NextToNothing]

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.

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:

[MarMan]

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

[NextToNothing]

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

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.

[MarMan]

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

[NextToNothing]

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

[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

[NextToNothing]

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

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.

[MarMan]

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

[NextToNothing]

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

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

[NextToNothing]

Anyone?

[MarMan]

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