Skinning on Windows 2000

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   I have a custom slider control that is theme aware - on Windows 2000 it correctly identifies that no theming is present and draws using the old style API. 

If I have statically linked the XTP skin engine do I need to explicitly add code to my control to call the XTP skin manager when drawing? 

If so why? I can see that the Skin Manager is checking for calls to load UxTheme.dll - which is how the control detects the presence of theming

Any thoughts or comments on this please? Skin support for Windows 2000 was a big plus for me and I'd like it to work for all the controls I use in Riffster.

Thanks

Jerry

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JerryEvans Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 01 May 2008 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 39	Post Options Post Reply Quote JerryEvans Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Skinning on Windows 2000 Posted: 16 May 2008 at 5:59am
	I have a custom slider control that is theme aware - on Windows 2000 it correctly identifies that no theming is present and draws using the old style API. If I have statically linked the XTP skin engine do I need to explicitly add code to my control to call the XTP skin manager when drawing? If so why? I can see that the Skin Manager is checking for calls to load UxTheme.dll - which is how the control detects the presence of theming Any thoughts or comments on this please? Skin support for Windows 2000 was a big plus for me and I'd like it to work for all the controls I use in Riffster. Thanks Jerry

Oleg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 21 May 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 11234	Post Options Post Reply Quote Oleg Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 May 2008 at 2:48pm
	Hi, UxTheme is partly hooked in SkinFamework. Only using our CXTPWinThemeWrapper you will get skin. YOu can change your draw to use our CXTPWinThemeWrapper class: CXTPWinThemeWrapper m_themeButton m_themeButton.OpenThemeData(hWnd, L"BUTTON"); if ( m_themeButton.IsAppThemed()) { m_themeButton.DrawThemeBackground(*pDC, BP_PUSHBUTTON, !pButton->GetEnabled() ? PBS_DISABLED : pButton->IsPressed() && pButton->IsHot() ? PBS_PRESSED : pButton->IsHot() ? PBS_HOT: pButton->IsFocused() ? PBS_DEFAULTED : PBS_NORMAL, rect, 0); }
	Oleg, Support Team CODEJOCK SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS

JerryEvans Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 01 May 2008 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 39	Post Options Post Reply Quote JerryEvans Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 May 2008 at 11:07am
	Yes, I suspected as much and have modified the code to use the XTP theme wrapper.