Codejock Developer Community : how to show xp style without manifest http://forum.codejock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:38:43 +0000 Fri, 25 Feb 2005 12:10:54 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 forum.codejock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=1823 <![CDATA[Codejock Developer Community]]> http://forum.codejock.com/forum_images/codejock-logo.gif http://forum.codejock.com/ <![CDATA[how to show xp style without manifest : My install is actually in VMware...]]> http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1823&PID=5405&title=how-to-show-xp-style-without-manifest#5405 Author: Ark42
Subject: 1823
Posted: 25 February 2005 at 12:10pm


My install is actually in VMware with Windows XP (no SP) and Office 2003 (no SP) using installs from .ISO files from my MSDN subscription.
I just did a clean install just now to take those screenshots (I have VMware's saved snapstop at the clean OS install point with no additional software for every version of windows 95 to XP)
I wonder which patch it was that they finally added the manifest for it. Probably the Office 2003 SP1 I would guess.

]]> Fri, 25 Feb 2005 12:10:54 +0000 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1823&PID=5405&title=how-to-show-xp-style-without-manifest#5405 <![CDATA[how to show xp style without manifest : That&#039;skind ofstrange... Here...]]> http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1823&PID=5403&title=how-to-show-xp-style-without-manifest#5403 Author: gshawn
Subject: 1823
Posted: 25 February 2005 at 12:03pm

That's kind of strange... Here is the same dialog on my system:

I have a standard install of Windows XP SP2 and Office 2K3SP1.

]]> Fri, 25 Feb 2005 12:03:02 +0000 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1823&PID=5403&title=how-to-show-xp-style-without-manifest#5403 <![CDATA[how to show xp style without manifest : Look at this find dialog from...]]> http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1823&PID=5402&title=how-to-show-xp-style-without-manifest#5402 Author: Ark42
Subject: 1823
Posted: 25 February 2005 at 11:11am


Look at this find dialog from Outlook 2003.  Some, but not all, of the dropdowns are themed.  Buttons and tabs and checkboxes certainly are not.  The edit boxes seem themed though.



]]> Fri, 25 Feb 2005 11:11:17 +0000 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1823&PID=5402&title=how-to-show-xp-style-without-manifest#5402 <![CDATA[how to show xp style without manifest : Sven wrote:Office 2003...]]> http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1823&PID=5401&title=how-to-show-xp-style-without-manifest#5401 Author: Ark42
Subject: 1823
Posted: 25 February 2005 at 11:04am

Originally posted by Sven Sven wrote:


Office 2003 uses the manifest, all dialogs are themed.



Really? Mine doesn't. Everything looks like Windows 2000 still.
The location toolbar in the open dialog uses the orange button theme, but the scrollbars and the rest of the real buttons still look like like Windows 2000.




Edited by Ark42]]> Fri, 25 Feb 2005 11:04:39 +0000 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1823&PID=5401&title=how-to-show-xp-style-without-manifest#5401 <![CDATA[how to show xp style without manifest : Ark42 wrote:Yes but even on...]]> http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1823&PID=5399&title=how-to-show-xp-style-without-manifest#5399 Author: Sven
Subject: 1823
Posted: 25 February 2005 at 10:34am

Originally posted by Ark42 Ark42 wrote:


Yes but even on Windows XP, Office doesn't seem to use the XP manifest and the buttons in dialogs look like Windows 2000 still.

Office 2003 uses the manifest, all dialogs are themed.

]]> Fri, 25 Feb 2005 10:34:56 +0000 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1823&PID=5399&title=how-to-show-xp-style-without-manifest#5399 <![CDATA[how to show xp style without manifest : Yes but even on Windows XP, Office...]]> http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1823&PID=5397&title=how-to-show-xp-style-without-manifest#5397 Author: Ark42
Subject: 1823
Posted: 25 February 2005 at 10:23am


Yes but even on Windows XP, Office doesn't seem to use the XP manifest and the buttons in dialogs look like Windows 2000 still.
Why stop at doing things only the way Office does, when you can improve upon it and make things even prettier looking?

]]> Fri, 25 Feb 2005 10:23:52 +0000 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1823&PID=5397&title=how-to-show-xp-style-without-manifest#5397 <![CDATA[how to show xp style without manifest : Office XP/2003 only use flat combo...]]> http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1823&PID=5388&title=how-to-show-xp-style-without-manifest#5388 Author: Sven
Subject: 1823
Posted: 25 February 2005 at 2:42am

Office XP/2003 only use flat combo boxes in toolbars, all dialog elements are standard windows controls - with and without a manifest.]]> Fri, 25 Feb 2005 02:42:38 +0000 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1823&PID=5388&title=how-to-show-xp-style-without-manifest#5388 <![CDATA[how to show xp style without manifest : Any plans? While dialog boxes...]]> http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1823&PID=5366&title=how-to-show-xp-style-without-manifest#5366 Author: Ark42
Subject: 1823
Posted: 24 February 2005 at 12:08pm


Any plans? While dialog boxes aren't really as important as the toolbars and docking panes since users don't see them as much, it would be cool to be able to theme them all as Office 2003 flat stles as well.

]]> Thu, 24 Feb 2005 12:08:34 +0000 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1823&PID=5366&title=how-to-show-xp-style-without-manifest#5366 <![CDATA[how to show xp style without manifest : Not yet. :( ]]> http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1823&PID=5361&title=how-to-show-xp-style-without-manifest#5361 Author: Oleg
Subject: 1823
Posted: 24 February 2005 at 11:53am

Not yet. :(]]> Thu, 24 Feb 2005 11:53:31 +0000 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1823&PID=5361&title=how-to-show-xp-style-without-manifest#5361 <![CDATA[how to show xp style without manifest : The problem for him is the manifest...]]> http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1823&PID=5353&title=how-to-show-xp-style-without-manifest#5353 Author: Ark42
Subject: 1823
Posted: 24 February 2005 at 10:43am


The problem for him is the manifest doesn't work under 2000....

I noticed in the FlatCombo sample you have Office 2003 themes for the FlatCombo and FlatEdit control.  The buttons have Office 2003 style as well, but what about checkboxes and radio buttons? Do you have Office 2003 or Office XP style themes for those?
]]> Thu, 24 Feb 2005 10:43:12 +0000 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1823&PID=5353&title=how-to-show-xp-style-without-manifest#5353