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Giving Windows XP look and feel to ASP.NET AJAX Website

Hi,
I am using ASP.NET 2.0.So is it possible to give windows XP Look and Feel to
my ASP.NET AJAX Website irrespective of operating system in which browser of
end users are running.I want to do this without using third-party component.
I have searched high and low on the internet but i am not able to find any
solution without using third-party component.
Any insights on this would be highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance for replying(as always)

With Warm Regards,
Manish Bafna.
MCP and MCTS.
Feb 23 '07 #1
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Not sure what you define as the "XP look". For example if you want rounded
buttons you will then have to use images for those buttons etc...


"Manish Bafna" <Ma*********@discussions.microsoft.coma écrit dans le
message de news: 9D**********************************@microsoft.com...
Hi,
I am using ASP.NET 2.0.So is it possible to give windows XP Look and Feel
to
my ASP.NET AJAX Website irrespective of operating system in which browser
of
end users are running.I want to do this without using third-party
component.
I have searched high and low on the internet but i am not able to find any
solution without using third-party component.
Any insights on this would be highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance for replying(as always)

With Warm Regards,
Manish Bafna.
MCP and MCTS.

Feb 23 '07 #2
Hi,
What i want is there some free Windows XP theme available on internet so
that when i put that in App_Theme folder and enable that theme for all the
pages in ASP.NET 2.0 Application.Then i think that all the pages should have
Windows XP look and feel.Any help on this would be highly appreciated.

"Patrice" wrote:
Not sure what you define as the "XP look". For example if you want rounded
buttons you will then have to use images for those buttons etc...


"Manish Bafna" <Ma*********@discussions.microsoft.coma écrit dans le
message de news: 9D**********************************@microsoft.com...
Hi,
I am using ASP.NET 2.0.So is it possible to give windows XP Look and Feel
to
my ASP.NET AJAX Website irrespective of operating system in which browser
of
end users are running.I want to do this without using third-party
component.
I have searched high and low on the internet but i am not able to find any
solution without using third-party component.
Any insights on this would be highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance for replying(as always)

With Warm Regards,
Manish Bafna.
MCP and MCTS.


Feb 23 '07 #3
Sorry didn't understood. I made a quick search but it looks like third party
ASP.NET theme offer is quite limited.

I'm not sure also it is as easy as you think to mimic the exact XP behavior
(still not sure what you meant including perhaps checkboxes, buttons etc
appearence as it some cases it would likely requiring using other controls
and not only to apply "auto-magically" a theme to your existing
application).

Good luck.

"Manish Bafna" <Ma*********@discussions.microsoft.coma écrit dans le
message de news: AE**********************************@microsoft.com...
Hi,
What i want is there some free Windows XP theme available on internet so
that when i put that in App_Theme folder and enable that theme for all the
pages in ASP.NET 2.0 Application.Then i think that all the pages should
have
Windows XP look and feel.Any help on this would be highly appreciated.

"Patrice" wrote:
>Not sure what you define as the "XP look". For example if you want
rounded
buttons you will then have to use images for those buttons etc...


"Manish Bafna" <Ma*********@discussions.microsoft.coma écrit dans le
message de news: 9D**********************************@microsoft.com...
Hi,
I am using ASP.NET 2.0.So is it possible to give windows XP Look and
Feel
to
my ASP.NET AJAX Website irrespective of operating system in which
browser
of
end users are running.I want to do this without using third-party
component.
I have searched high and low on the internet but i am not able to find
any
solution without using third-party component.
Any insights on this would be highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance for replying(as always)

With Warm Regards,
Manish Bafna.
MCP and MCTS.



Feb 23 '07 #4
On Feb 23, 3:14 am, Manish Bafna
<ManishBa...@discussions.microsoft.comwrote:
Hi,
I am using ASP.NET 2.0.So is it possible to give windows XP Look and Feel to
my ASP.NET AJAX Website irrespective of operating system in which browser of
end users are running.
What do you think an XP Look and Feel looks and feels like?

Feb 23 '07 #5
Look at this theme :

http://www.dotnettreats.com/SampleThemes/winxpblue.aspx
Download it at :
http://www.dotnettreats.com/tools/Default.aspx

Also, see this Web File Explorer :
http://www.webfileexplorer.com/userdemo/default.asp


Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
asp.net faq : http://asp.net.do/faq/
foros de asp.net, en español : http://asp.net.do/foros/
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"Manish Bafna" <Ma*********@discussions.microsoft.comwrote in message
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Hi,
What i want is there some free Windows XP theme available on internet so
that when i put that in App_Theme folder and enable that theme for all the
pages in ASP.NET 2.0 Application.Then i think that all the pages should have
Windows XP look and feel.Any help on this would be highly appreciated.

"Patrice" wrote:
>Not sure what you define as the "XP look". For example if you want rounded
buttons you will then have to use images for those buttons etc...


"Manish Bafna" <Ma*********@discussions.microsoft.coma écrit dans le
message de news: 9D**********************************@microsoft.com...
Hi,
I am using ASP.NET 2.0.So is it possible to give windows XP Look and Feel
to
my ASP.NET AJAX Website irrespective of operating system in which browser
of
end users are running.I want to do this without using third-party
component.
I have searched high and low on the internet but i am not able to find any
solution without using third-party component.
Any insights on this would be highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance for replying(as always)

With Warm Regards,
Manish Bafna.
MCP and MCTS.



Feb 23 '07 #6
its also obsolete.

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)

Larry Bud wrote:
On Feb 23, 3:14 am, Manish Bafna
<ManishBa...@discussions.microsoft.comwrote:
>Hi,
I am using ASP.NET 2.0.So is it possible to give windows XP Look and Feel to
my ASP.NET AJAX Website irrespective of operating system in which browser of
end users are running.

What do you think an XP Look and Feel looks and feels like?
Feb 23 '07 #7

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