Add Theme Windows To My Program?
Feb 18, 2010I saw other program can use theme in their program , they don't care theme of windows.Can i add theme to my program?but care theme of OS
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VS 2008 Use A Theme For Program, Regardless Of Global Theme?
Dec 12, 2009I have a theme called 'Zune' on my computer, and like the way it looks.Is there a way too, make the program use the 'Zune' theme..even if the computer itself is using the default xxxx theme?I can simulate it by doing the graphics, but to make the program border less, then to do the move code when they click on the image box...etc... makes it for tedious work.
If I could somehow make the program use the theme..
Change The Windows 7 Theme?
Jun 4, 2011Is there a way to see if the user is using Windows 7.If yes, can we change their theme when the Form loads, and change it back when it closes?
View 2 RepliesDisable Windows Aero Theme?
Jun 7, 2011Disable aero in visual basic HowTo: How to programatically disable the Windows Aero theme for standalone ArcGIS applications
C# - Enable / Disable DWM Composition (Aero)
Any of you whiz bang kids know how to accomplish this with VB6? (I realize this is not a VB6 forum but just curious if any of you VB.NET programmers know how to translate this into VB6 Basically, this code ported to VB6
[DllImport("dwmapi.dll", PreserveSig = false)]
public static extern int DwmEnableComposition(bool fEnable);
static void Main(string[] args)
[code]....
Revert Corporate Windows 7 Theme?
Dec 21, 2010As my Christmas week side-project I thought I'd knock up a quick console app that I can run from the windows Start-up folder.
The application is going to delete some unwanted Global Corporate Desktop Icons (I like to run a clean desktop - is this common?) and Reset the Windows 7 Theme to my lovely Visual Studio 2010 graphics.
I have read the reasons why this shouldn't be done pro grammatically for the user but I feel this case is different as every morning I am manually deleting the icons and resetting the theme (policy is not stopping this - just reapplying it every morning) so I though this little side project could save me time in the long term.
I am deleting the Icons OK but I am struggling to set my theme ala:
Dim key As RegistryKey = My.Computer.Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionThemes", True)
[Code]....
This is setting the registry key correctly but not applying it. Ultimately I may try a simple Wallpaper Set but I would like to use the theme if possible!
Making An Application Blend In With The Windows Theme?
Oct 8, 2010Previously I used to piddle around with VB6 to develop a couple of personal projects. Following my upgrade to Windows 7, I've decided to piddle about with vb.net Express Edition 2010.If I wanted my VB6 application to blend in with the visual style of Windows, I would use the code and techniques described here. In short, I would use a Manifest file and a couple of calls within the application and most of the elements would look similar to the XP theme applied. If it was run on 2000, 95 or 98 then it would look like a standard Windows app. All was good.
Now I've moved onto vb.net, I've written a simple "Hello, world" application but I have absolutely no idea on how to make it look like the Windows 7 theme (eg. the font matches the system font and the widgets are styled correctly).Just changing the font is a hack and will look out of place on machines that are set-up differently or run a different version of Windows where the default font is different.How do I ensure my application matches the applied Windows theme irrespective of the version of Windows?
How To Use Theme
Jan 30, 2009How to use theme in vbwhat's codeOr what's step to use themeI don't know anything about itonly 3 days i have to send my program
View 3 RepliesChange WindowXP Theme?
Apr 10, 2010I have tried the following code but has no effect:
Imports system.Runtime.InteropServices
<DllImport("UxTheme.DLL", BestFitMapping:=False, CallingConvention:=CallingConvention.Winapi, CharSet:=CharSet.Unicode, EntryPoint:="#65")> _
[Code]....
Get System Color Theme?
Mar 9, 2009I'm trying to make my app look ok on different computers with Windows XP. Therefor I want to check for the systems "theme" (you know the "olive green" or "standard blue" settings) so that I can load different buttons and backimages etc.
View 2 RepliesMenustrip Theme Using ColorDialog?
Oct 9, 2009i am not able to figure out any code on how to do this. I am trying to make it so when the person chooses a color in the ColorDialog, the all my buttons forecolors go to that, then the dialog will show to pick a back color.
View 2 RepliesVB - Skin Theme Creator ?
Jan 17, 2010Does anyone here know any Visual Basic 2008 Skinner? I want to style my application, so that it just wont look like traditional windows forms.To aim is not enough. You must hit.
View 5 RepliesWay To Determine What Theme That End User Is Using
Jun 26, 2009is there a way to determine what theme that the end user is using.for example im making a program where the glass is extended so if the end user uses the program on a computer that is not using the vista aero theme then the program will look different then it would if they were using the aero theme.how would i check to see if they have the aero theme and could i set the theme to aero from my program?
View 2 RepliesChanging The Theme Of The Operating System?
Aug 11, 2010I need to change the theme of the Windows Operating System on which the application will run. I have to use the files with .theme extension. Can anyone guide how to do this, so I can finish my application.
View 7 RepliesDotnetbar Colorpickerdropdown - Theme Change ?
Feb 18, 2011I am using visual basic 2008 and third party controls "Dotnetbar" in my project. I am trying to use colorpickerdropdown as theme change I mean when I choose any color from the colorpickerdropdown my form backcolor will be changed as well as the whole project.
View 6 RepliesTheme Manager - File Is Being Used By Another Process
Sep 6, 2009I'm building a theme manager. Each theme contains and XML file to describe the theme and a couple of images. I load the themes with a custom control into a wrappanel. As a preview of the theme I use a custom control, that shows the first 3 images of the theme. I load the picture into the images as follows (codeblock 1). You can delete the theme by selecting it in the wrappanel and then press delete theme button. It will add the name of the theme to a list and will delete the theme when the app exists. But then the app will bring up an error message saying that the file is used by another process - which is the main window of the app that has been closed.
Dim imgsrc As New BitmapImage
imgsrc.BeginInit()
imgsrc.DecodePixelHeight = theme.Image1.Height
imgsrc.DecodePixelWidth = theme.Image1.Width
imgsrc.UriSource = New Uri(fi.Directory.FullName & "" & nodes.Item(i).ChildNodes.Item(0).InnerText)
imgsrc.EndInit()
theme.Image1.Source = imgsrc
Registry Program - Moving Applications From Windows 2000 To New Server Windows 2003 ?
Feb 7, 2010I am working on moving applications from Windows 2000 to new server Windows 2003 R2(64 Bit). I noticed that there are some VB programs and config files for those programs have been placed in Windows 2000 Registry. Some other applications are using them from different servers.Why do we use registry here? How can i move these to registry in windows 2003? Can I just move these or do I have to write VB programs to place them in 2003 registry?
View 1 RepliesWindows Service Unable To Access A File In Program In Windows 2003 Server
Mar 12, 2010I have a .net Windows Service developed in VB.net. I have a settings file in the root directory called Connections.XML and I am setting the basedirectory [code]...
When I schedule the service this is working absolutely fine in my Windows XP machine. But when I installed the same service in our development server (Windows 2003 64 bit Server) for some reason it is not able to locate this file.
Will An Program Built On Windows 7 Using Vs 2008 Or 2005 Have The Compatibility With Windows Xp Or Vista
Nov 15, 2009will an program built on windows 7 using vs 2008 or 2005 have the compatibility with windows xp or vista
View 5 RepliesCreate Windows Service Using Windows Form Controls In Program?
May 3, 2012It is possible to create windows service using windows form control in vb.net.If yes then please give me the url or links.
View 1 RepliesChange VB Express 2010 Gray Theme?
Apr 26, 2010I was looking all over but didn't find how to change VB 2010 Express default gray theme,
View 5 RepliesInterface And Graphics :: Change The Theme Of The Form?
Jun 22, 2010know that there is library which can change the theme of the form but i do not
View 1 RepliesUse A .msstyle File For The Form Theme/style?
Oct 3, 2010My next question is how do i use a .msstyle file for the form theme/style? Preferably not using SkinSoft Visual Styler.net because this doesnt support some things like fixed single border. It also isnt free.
View 16 RepliesVS 2008 Let User Select A Form Theme?
Oct 27, 2011Ok, so i am trying o make it so that a user can change themes, i have moved all major code to a module so it can be accessed but then i have a problem.
I have 6 forms, all forms are the same just different themes, The problem is that in the module it calls form1, like for example form1.webbrowser.blah.blah, if i user used form3 for there theme then this dones not work as in the module it calls form1.
Basically i need to add something else there like for example:
dim Cform as string
Cform = form1
Cform.webbrowser.blah.blah
But form1 can not be a string
VS 2010 : Make A Custom Form Theme?
Jul 27, 2010I wanted to know how you could make your own custom form border style.
View 4 RepliesAsp.net - Does Having A Theme For A GridView Prevent Changes To A Row's Backcolor Property On RowDataBound
Dec 15, 2009I'm trying to change the backcolor of a .Net GridView when a certain condition is met. This should be fairly straightforward, but the color change isn't happening. Checking the rendered HTML shows absolutely nothing different in the affected rows even though the text change on the link is happening as expected.There is a default theme set for all gridviews and I haven't worked with that in the past. Is that preventing me from dynamically changing the color of a row or am I missing something else? I'm using .Net 3.5 and have the following in my code behind:
Protected Sub gvPrevious_RowDataBound(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GridViewRowEventArgs) Handles gvPrevious.RowDataBound
If e.Row.RowType = DataControlRowType.DataRow Then
If currentCorrespondence.IsRetired Then //custom object, returning as expected
Dim link As LinkButton = DirectCast(e.Row.Controls(4).Controls(2), LinkButton)
[code]....
From the above code, when I go into the browser and view source, I would expect to see <tr style="background-color: #CD5C5C;"> for the affected rows. Instead, I see <tr> and <tr class="AlternateRowStyle"> (where appropriate). I see absolutely no effect from the BackColor property change. I have also attempted to use e.Row.CssClass with the same result.
Change Buttonstyles/form Style To Classic Theme?
Oct 9, 2009Ok i am making a game in visual basic where its 1998 and you have windows 95 and you find time travel software and travel to different time periods with different operating systems...so far i have coded windows 95 and partly windows 98 into the game and have a good time travel sequence... (this will be a completely free game in the future)
View 9 RepliesForm(s) Location On Startup (error On Aeonhacks Theme)
Jun 8, 2012I think there is something wrong with the themes i use, aeonhacks' by the my program is all okey now, except the startup even i set the location on centerscreen when i run it, it doesnt show up on the center screen? anyone encounter this before?
View 2 RepliesMultimonitro - Unable To Change Position If Theme Changed?
May 17, 20111.Multiple monitors are connection to one computer and they are extended.
2.My window spans to two monitors (Any window like notepad or settings wizard).
3.We change Visual Style From ON to OFF ( i.e. Changed theme from basic and high contrast to Aero or vice versa)
4.The window which was present on two gets shifted to either primary or secondary monitor.
5.This behavior is ok with normal application but I am developing such application which fails if window moves away.
6.I have added handler to check if user changes theme or visual style using :
AddHandler SystemEvents.UserPreferenceChanged, AddressOf UserPreferenceChangedHandler And in UserPreferenceChangedHandler I have checked if UserPreferenceCategory.VisualStyle changed and if it is changed then I have reset the window position back to old values before theme changed , but still it not reverting back to old position.
7.One strange behavior I observed is, it works if I set break point and step through code , but if I remove it then it's not working.
a. Added handler to catch user preferences changed event.
Private Sub RecordingWindow_Load(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
AddHandler SystemEvents.UserPreferenceChanged, AddressOf UserPreferenceChangedHandler
End Sub
b. Copied old position
Protected Overrides Sub WndProc(ByRef m As System.Windows.Forms.Message)
If m.Msg = WM_MOVING Then
' Console.WriteLine("Window is moving")
[code]...
d . This is additional code which i tried instead of WndProc
Private Sub RecordingWindow_LocationChanged(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.LocationChanged
_windowLocBeforThemeChanged = Me.Location
End Sub
Change Button Styles/form Style To Classic Theme?
Apr 11, 2010Ok i am making a game in visual basic where its 1998 and you have windows 95 and you find time travel software and travel to different time periods with different operating systems...so far i have coded windows 95 and partly windows 98 into the game and have a good time travel sequence... (this will be a completely free game in the future)
Theres just one major problem i have. Whatever operating system you are using for your current computer (windows 7 in my case) the buttons and tabs and everything else (apart from the windows border... or whatever you all it which i made myself) everything has the modern buttons on it.Hes an in game screen shot :As you can see it looks totally horrible... even the start menu has the windows 7 blue glow effect...I recently found another application (universe Sandbox) and it has the classic buttons even though i am using windows 7.how can i actually make my buttons classic? (without making picture boxes of each button)
Blocking Windows Users From Using Windows But My Program?
Jun 7, 2010I'm developing a program which would be the only program user will use. What i mean by this is once the windows is up, my program will run and blocks users from accessing any other program installed or comes with Windows such as internet explorer, email client, games, etc.. unless user puts password for getting out of my program.
BTW, the OS will be Windows XP.What i want to accomplish by having this is like below:
1. No one would be able to use internet (= no virus)
2. No one would be able to change system time (= no record corruption)
3. No one would be able to install any program (= less system maintenance)
My program is Kind of interactive Kiosk program only certain user can access windows and other programs.Also when it comes to system maintenance, I will remotely access the computer using pcAnywhere or teamviewer like remote access tool.So after exiting the program, i should be able to use entire system w/o any restriction.