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Is there code or an App to add skins to a program ?
Would like to add a nice skin to an visual C++ 6 source. Possible ?
I don't think anyone knows what you mean. I don't.
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oh ok then its good you say so. There are applications that dont look like regular windows. The buttons are different or they have different borders and colors. I thought this is called a skin. I think theres a program called windowsblinds that changes theappearance of windows itself.I would like to add such a skin to a program.
>> I thought this is called a skin.
There is a term "wrapper" but that still isn't what you are talking about.
Do you wish to write a program that has a different look? that isn't too hard to do.
Do you wish to write a program that makes all windows look different? That is hard to do, and strongly discouraged (It may make other programs crash or work bizzarely.)
There is a term "wrapper" but that still isn't what you are talking about.
Do you wish to write a program that has a different look? that isn't too hard to do.
Do you wish to write a program that makes all windows look different? That is hard to do, and strongly discouraged (It may make other programs crash or work bizzarely.)
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hmm am i really so un-understandable :/
I have an App. The app looks ugly, its simple windows style. I would like to "wrap", if thats the right word, its appearance.
>>that isn't too hard to do
for you ! For me as a beginner i need some example code. Dont want to write any for me just point me to a "howto" if you know one.
Thanks
I have an App. The app looks ugly, its simple windows style. I would like to "wrap", if thats the right word, its appearance.
>>that isn't too hard to do
for you ! For me as a beginner i need some example code. Dont want to write any for me just point me to a "howto" if you know one.
Thanks
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Check out ActiveSkin (http://www.softshape.com/activeskin/) or StyleSkin (http://www.pollensoftware.com/styleskin/index.html). Reuse, reuse, reuse. If you do happen to come up with your own set of C++ classes for skinning, please let me know.
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