The best way 2 skin an application?
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Hi! :) I'm wondering what's the best way to skin my app?! I've build it with Borland's C++ Enterprise 6. Already found a lot of ways and .classes, but everybody says something else. For example; http://www.codeproject.com/info/search.asp?target=skin&st=kw&qm=all There must be a relatively easy way to do this?! :~ Thx 4 thinking with me. Regards, Roland.
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Hi! :) I'm wondering what's the best way to skin my app?! I've build it with Borland's C++ Enterprise 6. Already found a lot of ways and .classes, but everybody says something else. For example; http://www.codeproject.com/info/search.asp?target=skin&st=kw&qm=all There must be a relatively easy way to do this?! :~ Thx 4 thinking with me. Regards, Roland.
AFAIK I'm afraid not - you are on the right track with what you have found. Skinning an application literally involves stopping windows drawing the various windows/controls and doing the drawing yourself. Many of the techniques you'll see involve taking an MFC class and modifying/overriding the code that actually draws that control - this gives you the look you want while retaining the all functionality. I particularly like the work by Davide Calabro - you can learn alot from this. Phil