How do I get XP style controls in MSDev? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

KnifeMissile · 05-10-2006, 07:00 PM

I'm writing applications using MSDev 2005 and I can't help but notice that all my applications have the Win2000 style controls instead of the funny XP ones.

Why is this? How can I get it to use the new style controls?
Thank you...

Moskie · 05-11-2006, 03:20 AM

Might be a stupid question, but:

are you running Windows XP? Or Windows 2000?

KnifeMissile · 05-11-2006, 01:50 PM

I'm running Windows XP in XP UI mode...

n0nsensical · 05-13-2006, 01:04 PM

I think you have to use something called a "manifest file".. sorry, I don't know much more than that as I've never used one, but I think its just a text file with some kind of description that needs to be in your project for it to use the new controls..

KnifeMissile · 05-15-2006, 11:35 PM

Yeah, thanks. Luckily, I figured this out and, yes, you do need a manifest file. It needs an entry that looks like this:

Code:

<assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls" version="6.0.0.0" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df" language="*" />

What's more, according to the Microsoft documentation, this actually needs to be all in one line. This makes no sense since any XML parser should parse it regardless of how you organize the syntax elements so one can only conclude that they're not actually using a real XML parser...

05-10-2006, 07:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
KnifeMissile Location: Waterloo, Ontario	How do I get XP style controls in MSDev? I'm writing applications using MSDev 2005 and I can't help but notice that all my applications have the Win2000 style controls instead of the funny XP ones. Why is this? How can I get it to use the new style controls? Thank you...

05-11-2006, 03:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
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n0nsensical Junkie Location: San Francisco	I think you have to use something called a "manifest file".. sorry, I don't know much more than that as I've never used one, but I think its just a text file with some kind of description that needs to be in your project for it to use the new controls.. __________________ "Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." --Abraham Lincoln

05-15-2006, 11:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
KnifeMissile Location: Waterloo, Ontario	Yeah, thanks. Luckily, I figured this out and, yes, you do need a manifest file. It needs an entry that looks like this: Code: <assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls" version="6.0.0.0" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df" language="*" /> What's more, according to the Microsoft documentation, this actually needs to be all in one line. This makes no sense since any XML parser should parse it regardless of how you organize the syntax elements so one can only conclude that they're not actually using a real XML parser...

05-11-2006, 01:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
KnifeMissile Location: Waterloo, Ontario	I'm running Windows XP in XP UI mode...