Ammu wrote:
i wanna to change my application's default titlebar's color ! i like to
give a gradient look to my titlebar with gray and whitesmoke colors .
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Hi Ammu
Here I am stumped! I could not remember coming accross such a code
Item. I wont be of any help on these line.
All the same, these are some thoughts...
I doubt the outcome of the exercise. The standard Form is almost always
at the mercy or otherwise of the end user. For example, The standard
Form extensively depends on the System/OS settings. If we prefer the
cool, sober, rectangular appearance and incorporate the same in our
forms, calamity is still only one or two clicks away. As long as the
user also has the same taste, we win. On the other hand, if he switches
to Windows XP style? Our hard work goes awry.
If you are a developer with an aesthetic bend as the case seems to be,
I would suggest Custom forms itself. Of course, you have to take care
of everything, The backGround color/Picture, Icon, Title Bar
Color/appearance, Minimize/Maximize/Close buttons, Caption, resizing
issues everything. But that is worth the effort. What ever the whim and
fancy of the user, your form remains the same.
And again, that is NOT a difficult task as it sounds. It is very easy
to Create custom forms with all the features of the standard form and
more. You can create forms of any shape.
If you need it, I am in a position to give you all the guidance in this
line and related graphic issues.
Once again, I am in VB 6. Translating my guidance into dotnet
compatibility would be your headache.
Anyway, I will watch this thread.
Sorry, I could not help you in the current strategy
Regards
Sneha (India)
sp**********@gmail.com