Q: How can I enable the XP style interface on a form when it is declared in a DLL?

Neil

I know all about Application.EnableVisualStyles (for .NET 1.1 only) and
using a manifest, but neither method seems to work when the form is declared
in a class DLL, unless the calling executable enables the visual style. The
problem is that I have no control over the calling executable since I am
making a shell namespace extension. In my case the calling executable is
actually Windows File Explorer.

As a test, I did create a manifest named explorer.exe.manifest and through
it in the windows directory, and sure enough my app had the XP style
interface, but since this is going to be a commercial application, I don't
really want to do such a hack job that could potentially affect other
programs.

Is there another (more professional) way to enable the XP style interface
that I am missing?

Thank you in advance.

-Neil

Jul 21 '05 #1

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Why cant the desktop OS handle widgits, why must the app have to do
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And avalon is gona make things worse with Fx crap.

If the user wants the XP crayola UI, let em use display control panel to do
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I know all about Application.EnableVisualStyles (for .NET 1.1 only) and
using a manifest, but neither method seems to work when the form is declared in a class DLL, unless the calling executable enables the visual style. The problem is that I have no control over the calling executable since I am
making a shell namespace extension. In my case the calling executable is
actually Windows File Explorer.

As a test, I did create a manifest named explorer.exe.manifest and through
it in the windows directory, and sure enough my app had the XP style
interface, but since this is going to be a commercial application, I don't
really want to do such a hack job that could potentially affect other
programs.

Is there another (more professional) way to enable the XP style interface
that I am missing?

Thank you in advance.

-Neil

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