MessageBox buttons

[jaikob]

Hey, I've added Application.EnableVisualStyles(); to my form code, but when I do MessageBox.Show("test"); the buttons still look pre-XPish.

Does anyone know what the problem is?

Thanks for the help.

[Dragster93]

Hey, I've added Application.EnableVisualStyles(); to my form code, but when I do MessageBox.Show("test"); the buttons still look pre-XPish.

Does anyone know what the problem is?

Thanks for the help.

So basically what your trying to do is changed theme in which the entire program's displayed right?

[jaikob]

Indeed yes.

[Dragster93]

Should the theme be changed through Control Panel??

[jaikob]

No, The application I am making in C# looks like a windows 2000 application, without button gradients. I add the above code, but my messageboxes still show a pre-XP themed button. It's the way the app looks.

[Dragster93]

Why do you want to display a MessageBox without any buttons?

[Arjay]

Hey, I've added Application.EnableVisualStyles(); to my form code, but when I do MessageBox.Show("test"); the buttons still look pre-XPish.

Does anyone know what the problem is?

Thanks for the help.

IIRC, the MessageBox functionality is just wrappers around the OS Win32 message box. So the MessageBox will just use the visual style set by the OS settings.

If the styles in your app are different than those of the OS, you'll need to create your own messagebox form in order to get your app specific styles.

[tr00don]

Hey, I've added Application.EnableVisualStyles(); to my form code, but when I do MessageBox.Show("test"); the buttons still look pre-XPish.
Does anyone know what the problem is?

Here is another description of the issue:
http://www.nbdtech.com/Blog/archive/...d-Message.aspx

Unfortunately, the workaround suggested doesn't seem to work for me in VSE 2010. Any constructive suggestions are appreciated.

-t

[tr00don]

Solved. It turned out the manifest file created in Visual Studio 2010 works on Vista and 7 but doesn't work on XP. On XP just use the manifest file at http://www.nbdtech.com/Blog/archive/...d-Message.aspx