Codejock Developer Community : Using SkinFramework with Outlook add-in http://forum.codejock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:31:59 +0000 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:57:18 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 forum.codejock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=8758 <![CDATA[Codejock Developer Community]]> http://forum.codejock.com/forum_images/codejock-logo.gif http://forum.codejock.com/ <![CDATA[Using SkinFramework with Outlook add-in : Cidtek wrote:However...]]> http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8758&PID=28522&title=using-skinframework-with-outlook-addin#28522 Author: meaningoflights
Subject: 8758
Posted: 16 November 2007 at 4:57am

Originally posted by Cidtek Cidtek wrote:

However now my add-in application (JT: for Outlook) does not theme dialogs such as the color chooser ...
Any ideas on how to theme its own child windows but not parent windows in Outlook itself?


can you include bare bone example code?

You would find it very difficult. I mean HARD. Because you've only got access to its object library (VBA or VSTO).

The hooks (theme child windows but not parent windows in Outlook)  your looking for in outlook I dont think are *publicly* available.  Maybe you can override it using hWnd. Nothing is impossible, so If you do find a way... DO let us all know.

I advise:

I'd change the add-ins skin to reflect Outlooks' parent/main/overall window.

Your add-in will look odd if its inconsistent.


HTH


]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:57:18 +0000 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8758&PID=28522&title=using-skinframework-with-outlook-addin#28522 <![CDATA[Using SkinFramework with Outlook add-in : Outlook add-ins do not recognize...]]> http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8758&PID=28391&title=using-skinframework-with-outlook-addin#28391 Author: Cidtek
Subject: 8758
Posted: 12 November 2007 at 3:08pm

Outlook add-ins do not recognize application manifest files so OS theming has to achieved by using themeable controls such as  SkinFramework.
 
However when I open an Outlook contact it is now showing weird artifacts such as some solid black text boxes.
 
Problem solved with the following...
 SkinFramework.AutoApplyNewWindows = False
 
However now my add-in application does not theme dialogs such as the color chooser which it it does without the above restriction.
 
Any ideas on how to theme its own child windows but not parent windows in Outlook itself?
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