VC dialogs & XP themes

[Egbert Nierop \(MVP for IIS\)]

When I build some add-ins for the management console using C++, the add-ins
made by me show a Win2000 interface while the rest of the add-ins made by MS
are using XP themes.

What am I missing?

Cheers

[David Lowndes]

>When I build some add-ins for the management console using C++, the add-ins

made by me show a Win2000 interface while the rest of the add-ins made by MS
are using XP themes.

What am I missing?

Have a look at:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de.../xptheming.asp

Dave
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[Egbert Nierop \(MVP for IIS\)]

"David Lowndes" <da****@example .invalid> wrote in message
news:25******** *************** *********@4ax.c om...

When I build some add-ins for the management console using C++, the
add-ins
made by me show a Win2000 interface while the rest of the add-ins made by
MS
are using XP themes.

What am I missing?

Have a look at:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de.../xptheming.asp

Thanks a lot.
It's funny that XP was released in 2001, and Visual Studio 2003 in 2003 :)

Am I correct to say that ATL (shipped with Vstudio 2003 as well) simply does
not work with theming?

[David Lowndes]

>Am I correct to say that ATL (shipped with Vstudio 2003 as well) simply does

not work with theming?

I don't see the connection. What has ATL to do with XP themes?

One of the limitations imposed by VS2003 (that wasn't in VS2002) is
that only Unicode builds get a manifest - so non-Unicode builds won't
appear themed. Is that perhaps the situation you're hitting?

Dave
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[Egbert Nierop \(MVP for IIS\)]

"David Lowndes" <da****@example .invalid> wrote in message
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Am I correct to say that ATL (shipped with Vstudio 2003 as well) simply
does
not work with theming?
I don't see the connection. What has ATL to do with XP themes?

I Know that ATL is not WTL but ATL has a lot of DialogImpl tools and VC
allows you to edit dialogs by using the resource editor.

There is a XPTHeme.cpp file, but I'm still puzzled why MS did not support
that out of the box or I'm simply missing some hidden feature?
What I did:
1) #include "commctrl.h "
2) #define ISOLATION_AWARE _ENABLED 1 (!! if you leave out the 1, it will not
compile!)3) #define MANIFEST_RESOUR CE_ID 2
In the rc file
MANIFEST_RESOUR CE_ID RT_MANIFEST "myDll.dll.mani fest"(manifest contents not
shown here in this post)
One of the limitations imposed by VS2003 (that wasn't in VS2002) is
that only Unicode builds get a manifest - so non-Unicode builds won't
appear themed. Is that perhaps the situation you're hitting?
No, I stopped compiling for Win98 and ANSI compatible apps already 5 years
ago.
Dave
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[David Lowndes]

>What I did:

1) #include "commctrl.h "
2) #define ISOLATION_AWARE _ENABLED 1 (!! if you leave out the 1, it will not
compile!)3) #define MANIFEST_RESOUR CE_ID 2
In the rc file
MANIFEST_RESOU RCE_ID RT_MANIFEST "myDll.dll.mani fest"(manifest contents not
shown here in this post)

Other than compiling with the definition you mention, ensuring the
definition is visible for the appropriate include files, and ensuring
that your DLL really does have the manifest resource (open the DLL in
VS to be sure), I'm not aware that you have to do anything else to get
themes to work (though I've never tried with an MMC snap-in)

The following says pretty much the same:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...frame=true#mmc

Dave
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[Ismail Pazarbasi]

It's not enough to add the manifest in your resource's textinclude, but
you need to add it to your resource.h file as well, if it's not in
there.

[David Lowndes]

>It's not enough to add the manifest in your resource's textinclude, but

you need to add it to your resource.h file as well, if it's not in
there.

Huh?

Please explain what you mean.

Dave
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[Egbert Nierop \(MVP for IIS\)]

"David Lowndes" <da****@example .invalid> wrote in message
news:l8******** *************** *********@4ax.c om...

What I did:
1) #include "commctrl.h "
2) #define ISOLATION_AWARE _ENABLED 1 (!! if you leave out the 1, it will
not
compile!)3) #define MANIFEST_RESOUR CE_ID 2
In the rc file
MANIFEST_RESO URCE_ID RT_MANIFEST "myDll.dll.mani fest"(manifest contents
not
shown here in this post)
Other than compiling with the definition you mention, ensuring the
definition is visible for the appropriate include files, and ensuring
that your DLL really does have the manifest resource (open the DLL in
VS to be sure), I'm not aware that you have to do anything else to get
themes to work (though I've never tried with an MMC snap-in)

Sure I did!
thanks however for the hint.
The following says pretty much the same:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...frame=true#mmc

Dave
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[Egbert Nierop \(MVP for IIS\)]

"David Lowndes" <da****@example .invalid> wrote in message
news:l8******** *************** *********@4ax.c om...

What I did:
1) #include "commctrl.h "
2) #define ISOLATION_AWARE _ENABLED 1 (!! if you leave out the 1, it will
not
compile!)3) #define MANIFEST_RESOUR CE_ID 2
In the rc file
MANIFEST_RESO URCE_ID RT_MANIFEST "myDll.dll.mani fest"(manifest contents
not
shown here in this post)
Other than compiling with the definition you mention, ensuring the
definition is visible for the appropriate include files, and ensuring
that your DLL really does have the manifest resource (open the DLL in
VS to be sure), I'm not aware that you have to do anything else to get
themes to work (though I've never tried with an MMC snap-in)

The following says pretty much the same:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...frame=true#mmc

Indeed.
And such as docs suggest. MFC with C++.NET can by design handle themes if
you only add the resource stuff and the flags.

And ATL does not. If somebody can confirm me this, I simply know the next
step.

(Before someone says that ATL is not graphical such as MFC or WTL, I must
slightly disagree, ATL supports MMC snapins).
Dave
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