upgrading common controls v5 to v6
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From: Fred on 8 Dec 2009 01:13 Have you tried the posted code? I wonder if that problem is related somehow to my computer only. There is also a second problem. Not only the frames caption are truncated but also 2 caption originally not bold became bold in new look. Fred "Nobody" <nobody(a)nobody.com> wrote in message news:OPgoju3dKHA.2596(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > "Fred" <fred(a)nospamhotmail.com> wrote in message > news:upTKHB3dKHA.1648(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>I have just created simple project with one form and copied one of the >>frames to it. >> The problem is still there. >> You can see it for yourself: >> http://www.phonedialerpro.com/test.zip > > Try: > > Frame1.Caption = Frame1.Caption > > Or change or set the font size > > Frame1.FontSize = Frame1.FontSize > >
From: Dee Earley on 8 Dec 2009 04:26 On 07/12/2009 19:05, Fred wrote: > I have just created simple project with one form and copied one of the > frames to it. > The problem is still there. > You can see it for yourself: > http://www.phonedialerpro.com/test.zip Ahh, this appears to be another problem with VB frame controls and the theming support A number of controls (buttons, option buttons, and now the frame captions) do not draw properly when the control is the child of a frame control. Personally, I use a picturebox inside EVERY frame (I only have a few) and then put the child controls inside that which will fix both these problems. They will be nested like: Frame PictureBox Frame picturebox label optionbutton optionbutton commandbutton Rather than: Frame Frame label optionbutton optionbutton commandbutton -- Dee Earley (dee.earley(a)icode.co.uk) i-Catcher Development Team iCode Systems
From: David Kaye on 8 Dec 2009 19:26 Dee Earley <dee.earley(a)icode.co.uk> wrote: >It depends how commercial your applications are. >It's very easy to look extremely dated for the sake of adding a manifest >and a few code changes. I live in a world where radio station automation runs on Windows 2000 and the interface looks like Windows 3.1. The company, RCS, makes a bundle on the extremely outdated looking software. They're the largest company doing radio automation. Here's their URL: http://www.rcsworks.com/en/ I think the big bucks are in software the is clear and concise, doesn't confuse the user, and is stable. I'm not sure that bells and whistles matter that much in the long term.
From: David Kaye on 8 Dec 2009 19:29 "Fred" <fred(a)nospamhotmail.com> wrote: >Here are the screenshots: >without manifest: >http://www.phonedialerpro.com/Clip1.jpg >and with the manifest: >http://www.phonedialerpro.com/Clip2.jpg It's funny, but I like the pre-manifest better. Sure, the rounded command buttons are cute, but overall, I tend to prefer the sharper edges of the old style to the newer, rounder look.
From: Dee Earley on 9 Dec 2009 05:46
On 09/12/2009 00:29, David Kaye wrote: > "Fred"<fred(a)nospamhotmail.com> wrote: >> Here are the screenshots: >> without manifest: >> http://www.phonedialerpro.com/Clip1.jpg >> and with the manifest: >> http://www.phonedialerpro.com/Clip2.jpg > > It's funny, but I like the pre-manifest better. Sure, the rounded command > buttons are cute, but overall, I tend to prefer the sharper edges of the old > style to the newer, rounder look. Then feel free to configure your machine to look like that :) The visual styles mean the applications actually adhere to the users preferences rather than using the "classic" style. -- Dee Earley (dee.earley(a)icode.co.uk) i-Catcher Development Team iCode Systems |