How to Use Theme in VB 6 Project

[nkmomin]

Hi Every one,

Is there any way to use theme in vb 6 project

Please I really need that.........

Thanks

[RobDog888]

Do you mean XP Themes? If so then you need to create a manifest file and API code to link the common controls 6.0 library to the themes.

Search the forums as you wil find examples of each.

[nkmomin]

no buddy i don't mean xp themes because they dont work with other operating system.

I mean if we have a ready made theme can we use that in our project .......

[RobDog888]

Well then you are meaning something different then an XP theme so what would it be? Can you tell us more about it?

[umararif]

check the control on http://icxr.com/acmenuex.html

Umar

[nkmomin]

Hi buddy thanks for your all replay ..

but what i mean to say is that i wants to make my project looks like windows vista theme and also that it should work on all system......

so is there any way that i can use the ready made theme...........

and can we use any other trick to make project looks acctractive and some thing different..........

thanks................

[RobDog888]

If its something that will display the same on all OS' then its not really a theme but your style of drawing of your app. There isnt a ready made universal theme for duplicating Vista AFAIK. You will have to manually draw and duplicate the look you want on your forms. Then perhaps prevent them from taking on other themes.

[hensa22]

nkmomin :

you can use skin component,
overview on google search engine about it.

I think, there're some tool to develop as you want to do it.
though too many use license.

EDITED:an example is ACTSKIN4.OCX

[nkmomin]

thanks hensa22,

i have downloaded that ocx

But dear can you also explained how to use this ocx as i am new with this please.

Thanks and waiting for your repaly.

[hensa22]

tell you, it's component work on some vb controls.

Skin1.LoadSkin PathResource 'where PathResource  is Path of skn file
Skin1.ApplySkin Me.hWnd

[nkmomin]

thanks dear but please don't mind but one more question,

it shows message box at every time running the project that it trial version is there any solution for that.....

Thanks for Your help.