Control Box Color

[half life]

hi, is there away to change the controlbox color thanks :) :)

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[Henry Minute]

What is 'the controlbox'?

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[Dave Kreskowiak]

No, there isn't. It's always painted using the system colors.

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[half life]

:( thanks :) :) wait, mmmmm, change the system colors, that an idea :) :) thanks :)

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[half life]

the bar containg the name of the app, the icon, maximize, etc...

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[Henry Minute]

Take a look at this[^], just one hit from googling for custom borders on windows forms

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[Dave Kreskowiak]

half-life wrote:

change the system colors, that an idea

No it's not, since any change you make there affects ALL applications and windows, not just your apps. Changing system-wide settings just to make your app look pretty will ultimately get your app uninstalled.

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But no longer in 2009...

[half life]

Thanls :) :)

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[half life]

Yep, yuor'e right, that i knew a second Later, but what thw hack i'm doing this for my own eyes :) :)

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