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Sinvael Soulblade

Delphi Developer
Tue, 04 Nov 2003 22:16:27 GMT

Writing an app for wisthler

As you should all know, with whistler applications will be skinnable.
Buttons, windows, ...

So in delphi 5, is it possible (and how) to write an application that will
use the whistler current skin ?

Thanks

 
Marco van de Voo

Delphi Developer
Sun, 09 Nov 2003 17:01:10 GMT

Re:Writing an app for wisthler


Quote
In article <990195398.769...@toffoli.webstore.fr>, Sinvael Soulblade wrote:
> As you should all know, with whistler applications will be skinnable.
> Buttons, windows, ...

You can load Microsoft approved skins yes. But whether you can skin in
applications yourself, is not certain yet.
Sinvael Soulblad

Delphi Developer
Sun, 09 Nov 2003 23:18:01 GMT

Re:Writing an app for wisthler


What do you mean ?
I want to load whistler skins in my applications, that could be done isnt it
?
I want my buttons, bars, ... look like whistler objects.

Any idea ?

Thanks

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Quote
> In article <990195398.769...@toffoli.webstore.fr>, Sinvael Soulblade
wrote:
> > As you should all know, with whistler applications will be skinnable.
> > Buttons, windows, ...

> You can load Microsoft approved skins yes. But whether you can skin in
> applications yourself, is not certain yet.

Marco van de Voo

Delphi Developer
Mon, 10 Nov 2003 18:04:55 GMT

Re:Writing an app for wisthler


Quote
In article <990631070.677...@toffoli.webstore.fr>, Sinvael Soulblade wrote:
> What do you mean ?
> I want to load whistler skins in my applications, that could be done isnt it
> ?

You mean in non Whistler windows versions? Skins are afaik not a generic
format, and I bet in the new application they'll change. However the
standard buttons etc might come as an comctl (ocx or DLL can't remember)
file for use on the other platforms.

If you mean loading your own skins IN Whistler: According to some sources:
No. The skinning system only allows to load signed skins from Microsoft. But
these things are easily changed between beta and final release. So nothing
is sure yet. (Maybe Microsoft doesn't want custom skins to emerge too early
because it could ruin its Plus! packet introduction or so)

Sinvael Soulblad

Delphi Developer
Tue, 11 Nov 2003 17:20:41 GMT

Re:Writing an app for wisthler


So, I will try to explain better.

For now, if I am writting a delphi 5 app, with the standard delphi 5
objects, when I launch my application under whistler all my objects are not
skinned. So what I want is writing a delphi application for whistler
platform, that use the whistler skins.

I want my software to run IN whistler, and use the current whistler skin.
Because by default delphi do not do that.

Thanks.

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Quote
> In article <990631070.677...@toffoli.webstore.fr>, Sinvael Soulblade
wrote:
> > What do you mean ?
> > I want to load whistler skins in my applications, that could be done
isnt it
> > ?

> You mean in non Whistler windows versions? Skins are afaik not a generic
> format, and I bet in the new application they'll change. However the
> standard buttons etc might come as an comctl (ocx or DLL can't remember)
> file for use on the other platforms.

> If you mean loading your own skins IN Whistler: According to some sources:
> No. The skinning system only allows to load signed skins from Microsoft.
But
> these things are easily changed between beta and final release. So nothing
> is sure yet. (Maybe Microsoft doesn't want custom skins to emerge too
early
> because it could ruin its Plus! packet introduction or so)

Marco van de Voo

Delphi Developer
Mon, 17 Nov 2003 01:45:57 GMT

Re:Writing an app for wisthler


Quote
In article <990782453.537...@toffoli.webstore.fr>, Sinvael Soulblade wrote:
> So, I will try to explain better.

> For now, if I am writting a delphi 5 app, with the standard delphi 5
> objects, when I launch my application under whistler all my objects are not
> skinned. So what I want is writing a delphi application for whistler
> platform, that use the whistler skins.

> I want my software to run IN whistler, and use the current whistler skin.
> Because by default delphi do not do that.

You could try to download the Platform SDK, and substitute the windows
calls in the VCL with newer ones, and recompile the VCL.
Dale Erickso

Delphi Developer
Fri, 21 Nov 2003 11:38:27 GMT

Re:Writing an app for wisthler


http://windowsxp.devx.com/ has some articles on skins if I remember
correctly. It is from a programming pespective.

Dale

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Quote
> In article <990782453.537...@toffoli.webstore.fr>, Sinvael Soulblade
wrote:
> > So, I will try to explain better.

> > For now, if I am writting a delphi 5 app, with the standard delphi 5
> > objects, when I launch my application under whistler all my objects are
not
> > skinned. So what I want is writing a delphi application for whistler
> > platform, that use the whistler skins.

> > I want my software to run IN whistler, and use the current whistler
skin.
> > Because by default delphi do not do that.

> You could try to download the Platform SDK, and substitute the windows
> calls in the VCL with newer ones, and recompile the VCL.

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