Skinning Application

How can I apply a "not-windows-style" to my VB Form?
Is there a Control that can skin my application?

Thanks so much!!
Sorry for my bad English
...Sad

[309 byte] By [AlbyRock87] at [2007-12-16]
# 1
Hi,

Here are some good starting points.

Skinning Introduction
http://www.developerfusion.co.uk/show/3899/

OpenTheme Tookit
http://opentheme.sourceforge.net/OpenThemeTutorial.html

SkinCrafter [Commercial]
http://www.skincrafter.com/index.html

Regards,
Vikram

Vikram at 2007-9-9 > top of Msdn Tech,Visual Basic,Visual Basic General...
# 2
Sorry, but the first can't help much...
About the second, "Where can I find that 'ThemeEditor'?"
And About the third, the OCX is not Free...
Can you help me anymore?
Thanks
AlbyRock87 at 2007-9-9 > top of Msdn Tech,Visual Basic,Visual Basic General...
# 3
Hi,

The official home page of the project is:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/opentheme/

Click on the Download link to download the stuff >>

Also take a look at this article as well on OpenTheme:
http://www.codeproject.com/cs/media/OpenTheme.asp

Regards,
Vikram

Vikram at 2007-9-9 > top of Msdn Tech,Visual Basic,Visual Basic General...
# 4
Hi everybody!

I think I found a little answer for this post.

My answer is the next:
I put transparent the backcolor of my windowsform, then I start to paint diferents images in my form, this images are in a folder with my app, called "skin", the images are:

C1 Corner left-top
C2 Corner right-top
C3 Corner left-bottom
C4 Corner right-bottom
bottom
left
right
top
center

All they are .png's pictures, made by me,

In my windowsproject/windowsform, I create 3 structures (you may create one with all that, unify), one for the images, other for the sizes, and other for the locations.

In the Paint event I paint all the images in the location with the size asigned by me.

If someone wants the project files, can write me to fmgaxhl@yahoo.es and I reply to you.

Fernando

Galher at 2007-9-9 > top of Msdn Tech,Visual Basic,Visual Basic General...