hi,
i have a modern looking application without the cotrolbox-bar because i've
created my own. i have a restore down button with an image that has a grey
background. if the user has a different XP style then the button will look
weird. how can i make the menustrip not change colour when the user of the PC
changes their XP style?
--
Alvo von Cossel I of Germany
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"Alvo von Cossel I" <Al************@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:FC**********************************@microsof t.com... hi,
i have a modern looking application without the cotrolbox-bar because i've
created my own. i have a restore down button with an image that has a grey
background. if the user has a different XP style then the button will look
weird. how can i make the menustrip not change colour when the user of the
PC
changes their XP style?
--
Alvo von Cossel I of Germany
Have you tried retrieving the menu strip color at runtime? Does that match
what you have set in the designer?
What do you mean by the button looks weird - color, shape, etc?
Brett
hi,
well, the button has a grey background and i don't know how to tarnsparent
backgrounds for images. if the menustrip is blue (my XP style is silver at
the moment) then you will have a grey button. that looks weird
--
Alvo von Cossel I of Germany
"Brett" wrote:
"Alvo von Cossel I" <Al************@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:FC**********************************@microsof t.com... hi,
i have a modern looking application without the cotrolbox-bar because i've
created my own. i have a restore down button with an image that has a grey
background. if the user has a different XP style then the button will look
weird. how can i make the menustrip not change colour when the user of the
PC
changes their XP style?
--
Alvo von Cossel I of Germany
Have you tried retrieving the menu strip color at runtime? Does that match
what you have set in the designer?
What do you mean by the button looks weird - color, shape, etc?
Brett
Most image programs let you make a transparent background without to much
trouble. I use Fireworks because its fast and simple. I export to a JPEG
and choose the background color for transparency. It is similar in
Photoshop.
I'm not clear on what you mean by menustrip. Is that something you've
created or some part of the form?
Brett
"Alvo von Cossel I" <Al************@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:0F**********************************@microsof t.com... hi,
well, the button has a grey background and i don't know how to tarnsparent
backgrounds for images. if the menustrip is blue (my XP style is silver at
the moment) then you will have a grey button. that looks weird
--
Alvo von Cossel I of Germany
"Brett" wrote:
"Alvo von Cossel I" <Al************@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:FC**********************************@microsof t.com... > hi,
>
> i have a modern looking application without the cotrolbox-bar because
> i've
> created my own. i have a restore down button with an image that has a
> grey
> background. if the user has a different XP style then the button will
> look
> weird. how can i make the menustrip not change colour when the user of
> the
> PC
> changes their XP style?
>
> --
> Alvo von Cossel I of Germany
Have you tried retrieving the menu strip color at runtime? Does that
match
what you have set in the designer?
What do you mean by the button looks weird - color, shape, etc?
Brett
hi,
well the menustrip (aka mainmenu) is a control from the toolbox.
can you make transparent backgrounds in Microsoft Paint for WinXP?
--
Alvo von Cossel I of Germany
"Brett" wrote: Most image programs let you make a transparent background without to much
trouble. I use Fireworks because its fast and simple. I export to a JPEG
and choose the background color for transparency. It is similar in
Photoshop.
I'm not clear on what you mean by menustrip. Is that something you've
created or some part of the form?
Brett
"Alvo von Cossel I" <Al************@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:0F**********************************@microsof t.com... hi,
well, the button has a grey background and i don't know how to tarnsparent
backgrounds for images. if the menustrip is blue (my XP style is silver at
the moment) then you will have a grey button. that looks weird
--
Alvo von Cossel I of Germany
"Brett" wrote:
"Alvo von Cossel I" <Al************@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:FC**********************************@microsof t.com...
> hi,
>
> i have a modern looking application without the cotrolbox-bar because
> i've
> created my own. i have a restore down button with an image that has a
> grey
> background. if the user has a different XP style then the button will
> look
> weird. how can i make the menustrip not change colour when the user of
> the
> PC
> changes their XP style?
>
> --
> Alvo von Cossel I of Germany
Have you tried retrieving the menu strip color at runtime? Does that
match
what you have set in the designer?
What do you mean by the button looks weird - color, shape, etc?
Brett
MS Paint does have a transparent background feature. Click Image | Draw
Opaque. I'm not sure if you can apply it to an existing image.
The mainmenu object, this code may help you get the coloring you need: http://www.codeproject.com/cs/menu/MenuEx.asp.
Brett
"Alvo von Cossel I" <Al************@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:B3**********************************@microsof t.com... hi,
well the menustrip (aka mainmenu) is a control from the toolbox.
can you make transparent backgrounds in Microsoft Paint for WinXP?
--
Alvo von Cossel I of Germany
"Brett" wrote:
Most image programs let you make a transparent background without to much
trouble. I use Fireworks because its fast and simple. I export to a
JPEG
and choose the background color for transparency. It is similar in
Photoshop.
I'm not clear on what you mean by menustrip. Is that something you've
created or some part of the form?
Brett
"Alvo von Cossel I" <Al************@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:0F**********************************@microsof t.com... > hi,
>
> well, the button has a grey background and i don't know how to
> tarnsparent
> backgrounds for images. if the menustrip is blue (my XP style is silver
> at
> the moment) then you will have a grey button. that looks weird
>
> --
> Alvo von Cossel I of Germany
>
>
> "Brett" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Alvo von Cossel I" <Al************@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>> in
>> message news:FC**********************************@microsof t.com...
>> > hi,
>> >
>> > i have a modern looking application without the cotrolbox-bar
>> > because
>> > i've
>> > created my own. i have a restore down button with an image that has
>> > a
>> > grey
>> > background. if the user has a different XP style then the button
>> > will
>> > look
>> > weird. how can i make the menustrip not change colour when the user
>> > of
>> > the
>> > PC
>> > changes their XP style?
>> >
>> > --
>> > Alvo von Cossel I of Germany
>>
>> Have you tried retrieving the menu strip color at runtime? Does that
>> match
>> what you have set in the designer?
>>
>> What do you mean by the button looks weird - color, shape, etc?
>>
>> Brett
>>
>>
>>
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