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.NET Forum / Windows Forms / WinForm General / September 2004Running with XP-Style
In MSDN the topic "Add the Manifest to the Executable File" under "Using Windows XP Visual Styles With Controls on Windows Forms" explains how to add the manifest resource to the executable after it's been built. So after a subsequent rebuild the proccess (of adding the resource) must be repeated. Is there a way the VS.NET 2003 IDE can do this automatically? Thanks, Opher. > In MSDN the topic "Add the Manifest to the Executable File" > under "Using Windows XP Visual Styles With Controls on Windows Forms" [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > must be repeated. > Is there a way the VS.NET 2003 IDE can do this automatically? No. There's a new API in .NET 1.1 though that enables visual styles without a manifest file -- Application.EnableVisualStyles() -- but it is rather prone to breaking. Cheers,  SignatureJoerg Jooss joerg.jooss@gmx.net You don't need a manifest file in VS 2003 - this was only required in VS 2002. You can use Application.EnableVisualStyles to enable Windows XP style control appearance. Note that Application.EnableVisualStyles must be called before any of the controls are created. So, you'll need to add it to the code generated by the designer - after the call to MyBase.New(). If you are using a Sub Main, then make this the first line in the procedure. Also, set the FlatStyle property of the controls to 'System' for this to take effect. Sometimes, you might need to add Application.DoEvents after Application.EnableVisualStyles - I've not had to do that but if justadding Application.EnableVisualStyles alone does not work, you might want to try that as well. hope this helps.. Imran. > In MSDN the topic "Add the Manifest to the Executable File" > under "Using Windows XP Visual Styles With Controls on Windows Forms" [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Thanks, > Opher. * "Opher Shachar" <opher@ladpc.co.il> scripsit: > In MSDN the topic "Add the Manifest to the Executable File" > under "Using Windows XP Visual Styles With Controls on Windows Forms" > explains how to add the manifest resource to the executable after it's been > built. <URL:http://groups.google.de/groups?selm=egiUM1CkEHA.3944%40tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl> SignatureM S Herfried K. Wagner M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/> V B <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/
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