BorlandTalk.com Borland discussion newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  XPDesign & buttons          BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> comp.lang.pascal.delphi.misc View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Bob Richardson Guest Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 6:35 pm    Post subject: XPDesign & buttons XPDesigns sure was easy to implement, but I've notice some anomalies. (That's a 50 cent word for "issues") All my TButtons have the new XP look, but my TBitBtns don't. This inconsistency isn't the best. Anyone know how to get the XP look on TBitBtns? Back to top Rob Kennedy Guest Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 8:02 pm    Post subject: Re: XPDesign & buttons Bob Richardson wrote: Quote: XPDesigns sure was easy to implement, but I've notice some anomalies. (That's a 50 cent word for "issues") All my TButtons have the new XP look, but my TBitBtns don't. This inconsistency isn't the best. Anyone know how to get the XP look on TBitBtns? TBitBtn is a component implemented entirely within the VCL, and so the manifest that XPDesign includes in your program (which is the *only* thing that unit actually does) doesn't do any good. What the manifest does is tell Windows XP which version of the common-control library to link with your program. Version 6 of that library uses different drawing routines than prior versions. Since TBitBtn isn't implemented by that library, it doesn't matter which library is linked. Visit Delphi Gems (http://www.delphi-gems.com/) and get Mike Lischke's TThemeManager component. It will subclass most VCL classes to ensure everything gets drawn properly. It comes with a demonstration program that lets you experiment with other controls, too. XPDesign just includes a manifest resource in your program. You can get the same effect without that unit simply by including a manifest file in the same directory as your program. -- Rob Back to top Bob Richardson Guest Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 1:04 am    Post subject: Re: XPDesign & buttons "Rob Kennedy" <.> wrote Quote: Visit Delphi Gems (http://www.delphi-gems.com/) and get Mike Lischke's TThemeManager component. It will subclass most VCL classes to ensure everything gets drawn properly. It comes with a demonstration program that lets you experiment with other controls, too. Yes, TThemeManager changes the look of a lot more controls than XPDesign, and it's very easy to use. Unfortunately, it radically changes the look of all TGroupBoxes, which doesn't work for me. Do you know if there's a way to inhibit the XPification of specific controls, like TGroupBox? Back to top Bob Richardson Guest Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 3:49 am    Post subject: Re: XPDesign & buttons "Bob Richardson" <bobr (AT) whidbey (DOT) com> wrote Quote: "Rob Kennedy" <.> wrote Visit Delphi Gems (http://www.delphi-gems.com/) and get Mike Lischke's TThemeManager component. It will subclass most VCL classes to ensure everything gets drawn properly. It comes with a demonstration program that lets you experiment with other controls, too. Yes, TThemeManager changes the look of a lot more controls than XPDesign, and it's very easy to use. Unfortunately, it radically changes the look of all TGroupBoxes, which doesn't work for me. Do you know if there's a way to inhibit the XPification of specific controls, like TGroupBox? With very little snooping, I found where to set the GroupBox XPification to FALSE. This component works perfectly for my needs. Thanks a lot Rob. Back to top Rob Kennedy Guest Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 3:45 pm    Post subject: Re: XPDesign & buttons Bob Richardson wrote: Quote: Do you know if there's a way to inhibit the XPification of specific controls, like TGroupBox? With very little snooping, I found where to set the GroupBox XPification to FALSE. This component works perfectly for my needs. Thanks a lot Rob. Just for the record, you can tell a TThemeManager component to not theme a TGrouBox by excluding the toSubclassGroupBox flag from the Options property. For finer-grained control, you can handle the OnAllowSubclassing event on a per-control basis. -- Rob Back to top Bob Richardson Guest Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 5:46 pm    Post subject: Re: XPDesign & buttons Playing with TThemeManager, I discovered that I must include XPDesign, but I didn't see the need for this in any documentation. Also, it seems I do not have control (in the OnAllowSubclassing event) over those components that are themed by XPDesign. When I place if Control.name = 'Button7' then Allow := false; in OnAllowSubclassing, nothing happens. This is a control themed by XPDesign. But when I put if Control.name = 'BitBtn1' then Allow := false; in OnAllowSubclassing, that BitBtn is not themed, while the other BitBtns are (this is what I expected). I'm just trying to figure out what's going on. Why must I include XPDesign? I presume that my TButtons and some other components are getting themed by XPDesign, while the BitBtn components (and others) are being themed by ThemeManager. Back to top Rob Kennedy Guest Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 6:35 pm    Post subject: Re: XPDesign & buttons Bob Richardson wrote: Quote: Playing with TThemeManager, I discovered that I must include XPDesign, but I didn't see the need for this in any documentation. They perform two separate but related tasks. XPDesign causes a manifest resource to be linked to your application. It adds absolutely *no* code to your program. It just notifies Windows that your program wants to use the new XP version of CommCtrl.dll. The controls implemented by that library are sensitive to the OS theme settings. Controls implemented by the previous version of that library are ignorant of the OS settings. TThemeManager makes other controls sensitive to the theme settings. In particular, it subclasses certain VCL controls that paint themselves, including TSpeedButton, TBitBtn, and TGroupBox. It also subclasses some Windows controls that require special handling because they're wrapped by VCL classes, including TListView, TStatusBar, and TTrackBar. An alternative to XPDesign is to use a standalone manifest file in the same directory as your program. You can see an example of this technique in the Theme Explorer same program. ThemeExplorer.exe.manifest is the name of the file. The pattern for naming a manifest file should be obvious. Quote: Also, it seems I do not have control (in the OnAllowSubclassing event) over those components that are themed by XPDesign. When I place if Control.name = 'Button7' then Allow := false; in OnAllowSubclassing, nothing happens. It seems you're right. I've never used that event before; I've never wanted partial theming. Quote: This is a control themed by XPDesign. The control is themed by the OS. It's themed by virtue of having the XPDesign unit used by the program. Quote: I'm just trying to figure out what's going on. Why must I include XPDesign? I presume that my TButtons and some other components are getting themed by XPDesign, while the BitBtn components (and others) are being themed by ThemeManager. I was able to stop a button from being themed by calling the SetWindowTheme API function, from the UxTheme unit, in my form's OnShow event. There's probably a better place than OnShow to call it, but I was just seeing whether it could be done. SetWindowTheme(Button1.Handle, nil, ''); If you can figure out how to incorporate that into TThemeManager to make OnAllowSubclassing more effective, the component's author might be interested in your findings. -- Rob Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> comp.lang.pascal.delphi.misc All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum C++ Builder Newsgroups----------------C++ BuilderC++ Builder (ActiveX)C++ Builder (Announcements)C++ Builder (Command Line Tools)C++ Builder DatabasesC++ Builder Databases (ADO)C++ Builder Databases (Desktop)C++ Builder Databases (InterBase Express)C++ Builder Databases (Multi-Tier)C++ Builder Databases (SQL Servers)C++ Builder (Graphics)C++ Builder (IDE)C++ Builder (Internet)C++ Builder (Internet Socket)C++ Builder (Internet Web)C++ Builder (Jobs)C++ Builder (Language)C++ Builder (Language C++)C++ Builder (Compatibility with MFC)C++ Builder (Native API)C++ Builder (Non-Technical)C++ Builder (Students)C++ Builder (Third Party Tools)C++ Builder (Upgrade)C++ Builder (VCL)C++ Builder (VCL Components Usage)C++ Builder (VCL Components Development)C++ Builder (VCL Usage)C++ Builder (WinAPI)C++ Builder Installation Delphi Newsgroups----------------Delphi (General)Delphi ActiveX Controls UsageDelphi ActiveX Controls DevelopmentDelphi As400Delphi DatabasesDelphi Databases (ADO)Delphi Databases (dbExpress)Delphi Databases (Desktop)Delphi Databases (InterBase Express)Delphi Databases (Multi-Tier)Delphi Databases (SQL Servers)Delphi DeploymentDelphi GraphicsDelphi IDEDelphi InternationalizationDelphi InternetDelphi Internet Isapi-WebBrokerDelphi Internet WebSnapDelphi Internet WinsockDelphi JobsDelphi Language BASMDelphi Language ObjectPascalDelphi Model Driven Architecture (General)Delphi Model Driven Architecture (Third Party)Delphi MultimediaDelphi Native APIDelphi Non-TechnicalDelphi ObjectPascalDelphi OLE AutomationDelphi OO designDelphi OpenToolsAPIDelphi Reporting-ChartingDelphi RTLDelphi StudentsDelphi TeamSourceDelphi Thirdparty ToolsDelphi Thirdparty Tools (General)Delphi Thirdparty Tools (IntraWeb)Delphi Thirdparty Tools (RaveReports)Delphi UpgradeDelphi VCLDelphi VCL ComponentsDelphi VCL Components UsingDelphi VCL Components WritingDelphi WebServices SOAPDelphi WinAPIDelphi XMLDelphi Installationcomp.lang.pascal.delphi.components.misccomp.lang.pascal.delphi.components.usagecomp.lang.pascal.delphi.components.writingcomp.lang.pascal.delphi.databasescomp.lang.pascal.delphi.misccomp.sources.delphi JBuilder Newsgroups----------------JBuilderJBuilder AnnouncementsJBuilder Applet IssuesJBuilder As400JBuilder CompilerJBuilder CORBA/RMIJBuilder DatabasesJBuilder DB SwingJBuilder DebuggerJBuilder DeploymentJBuilder DocumentationJBuilder EnterpriseJBuilder HandheldJBuilder IDEJBuilder JavaJBuilder JavaAPIJBuilder Java LanguageJBuilder Java SwingJBuilder Java BeansJBuilder Java Beans UsageJBuilder Java Beans DevelopmentJBuilder JBCLJBuilder JDataStoreJBuilder JobsJBuilder LinuxJBuilder MacintoshJBuilder & MobileSetJBuilder MultiLingual AppsJBuilder Non-TechnicalJBuilder OpenToolsJBuilder Servlets (JSP)JBuilder StudentsJBuilder Team DevelopmentJBuilder Thirdparty ToolsJBuilder UpgradeJBuilder Installation InterBase Newsgroups----------------InterBaseInterBase Bug DiscussionInterBase GeneralInterBase IBConsoleInterBase OpenSourceInterBase ReplicationInterBase SQLInterBase ThirdpartyInterBase Installation Miscellaneous Borland Newsgroups----------------AppCenterAppServerEnteraVisiBroker  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2006 phpBB Group SEO toolkit © 2004-2006 webmedic.