Re: Create Vista look dialogs in Visual Studio 6

From:

"Mark Salsbery [MVP]" <MarkSalsbery[MVP]@newsgroup.nospam>

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microsoft.public.vc.mfc

Date:

Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:59:09 -0800

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"Tony" <lazy.herbert@homeandresting.com> wrote in message
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Hi David,

Thanks for that.
I am new to GUI work like this, so how would I add a common control
manifest?

Check out the section "To create a manifest and enable your application to
use visual styles" here:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms997646.aspx

Here's another example of the manifest file contents:
http://techtasks.com/code/viewbookcode/287

Note neither of these links shows any Vista-specific manifest entries.

Mark

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Mark Salsbery
Microsoft MVP - Visual C++

Excuse the beginners question.

TIA

Tony
"David Wilkinson" <no-reply@effisols.com> wrote in message
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Tony wrote:

Hi,

I am developing using Visual Studio 6 and my dialogs are looking pretty
outdated.
Is it possible to create custom dialogs in Studio 6 to give a fresh and
modern look and feel?
If so, could you point me to a tutorial or code site to demostrate how
this is done please.

Tony:

If you add a common control manifest you will get the Vista theme
(including Aero/glass if available). Just as you will get XP theme with
XP.

You should also add "Vista-aware" section to your manifest, after making
sure that your app does not write to Program Files or HKLM.

Getting the "Vista font" in dialogs is a lot more work, and not worth the
trouble IMHO.

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David Wilkinson
Visual C++ MVP