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    boring look to form

    My forms look very square, sharpe and boring is there anyway I can change them i.e. round buttons rounded edges to boxes etc.

    Any help appreciated
    if at first you don't succeed, drink the rest of the bottle and loop to the same place tomorrow

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    "Less is more" and "Keep It Simple Stupid (KiSS)"
    Can u maybe post a screenshot so u can get some ideas.
    There was a very recent post on GUI tips if u want to do a search
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    many thanks i will look at that site.

    This is my boring form
    if at first you don't succeed, drink the rest of the bottle and loop to the same place tomorrow

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    Well

    Don't add alot of flash. Too many colors tend to distract users...

    Add a picturebox to offset the drab look and put the grids inside...

    It is my belief that users want more functionality than flash...
    Remaining quiet down here !!!

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    thanks i'll look at that it just looks so clinical and boring
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    vbaccelerator has a very cool component for download, called NeoCaption. Here's the link:

    http://www.vbaccelerator.com/codelib/gfx/skin.htm

    Good luck

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    many thanks i'll have a look
    if at first you don't succeed, drink the rest of the bottle and loop to the same place tomorrow

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