XP Style controls??

[WayneD]

Hello,
I'm new to .NET but have been using VC++ 7.0 for quite a while. When you
create a C++ MFC application, you get a wizard dialog that has a check box
for "Common Control Manifest" which gives you the XP style buttons by adding
some stuff to the resource. When creating a Windows Application in C# I
can't find an equivalently convenient way to do it. Is there one? Or do I
have to manually edit all that XML gobbledygook in a manifest file? I
thought we were moving foward...
Thanks for any help,
Wayne

 

[Miha Markic]

Hi,

In main method call
Application.EnableVisualStyler();
Application.DoEvents():

Set button's FlatStyle to System.
There you go.

Miha/RightHand Consulting

 

[WayneD]

Thanks for the reply Miha,
Is EnableVisualStyler a C# thing? I couldn't find any documentation about it
and doesn't seem to be a member of the Application object. Also, I'm looking
for a way to turn on the XP Style for ALL controls in my app in one shot
rather than specifying it for each button or any other control. Anyone know
of an easy way??
Thanks again,
Wayne

 

[Miha Markic]

Hi Wayne,

My typo - it should be Application.EnableVisualStyles() (not s insted of r
at the end)
I've forgot to mention that the method is present only on .NET 1.1
Are you still using 1.0/VS.NET 2002?

Miha/RightHand Consulting

 

[Eric Cadwell]

If you're on 1.0 you have to use the manifest:

<assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"
version="6.0.0.0" processorArchitecture="X86"
publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df" language="*" />

HTH;
Eric Cadwell
http://www.origincontrols.com

 

[WayneD]

How do I get the manifest into a resource so I don't have to distribute the
separate file??
Thanks,
Wayne

 

[Miha Markic]

You might try tool ThemeMe
http://www.msjogren.net/dotnet/eng/tools/default.asp

Miha

 

[Stu Smith]

I'd suggest you don't use this method -- it's essentially broken (if it
wasn't, why would it require DoEvents() afterwards?). Save yourself some
grief and use a manifest file.

 

[Guinness Mann]

I'd suggest you don't use this method -- it's essentially broken (if it
wasn't, why would it require DoEvents() afterwards?). Save yourself some
grief and use a manifest file.

I can't comment on whether it's broken or whether the manifest is
better, but I can tell you that the call to DoEvents is unnecessary if
the call to EnableVisualStyles is the call immediately preceding the
call to Application.Run.

-- Rick