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ShortcutCaption and SetSpecialColor?

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Topic: ShortcutCaption and SetSpecialColor?

Posted By: gallman
Subject: ShortcutCaption and SetSpecialColor?
Date Posted: 20 November 2004 at 8:30pm

Hi,

Q: How do I set the SpecialColors for the ShortcutCaption control to force Office 2003 blue on non-themed operating systems?

I am using the code to force the CommandBars to use Office2003 blue on non-themed operating systems and it works like a charm. However, I don't see a SetSpecialColor property for the ShortcutCaption control.

Thanks!

Replies:

Posted By: Boyd
Date Posted: 21 November 2004 at 8:34am

As best I can tell, CommandBars is the only ActiveX control to offer the ability to set the colors used by a theme. I've posted similar questions about using this feature in other controls, but I don't think I've ever gotten a response. Hopefully this is a feature they'll add in the next release, but you can't do it now. You may want to go ahead and submit it as a feature request. The more requests they receive, the more apt they are to include the functionality.

Sorry I couldn't deliver good news.

Here are the other posts that discussed the same topic (but in reference to DockingPanes):
https://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1370 - https://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1370
https://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1163 - https://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1163

Posted By: gallman
Date Posted: 21 November 2004 at 2:41pm

Boyd, thanks for the reply. I've submitted a feature request. Hopefully, we'll hear something from CodeJock soon (at least an estimated timeframe).

Posted By: SuperMario
Date Posted: 23 February 2005 at 1:58pm

You can now do this. You can set the individual colors or you can "force" a theme. Keep in mind that there is no way to change system controls like the scroll bar and window frame.

To "force" a WinXP theme on non XP systems (But take note of the disadvantages above):

Private Sub Form_Initialize()
CommandBarsGlobalSettings.ColorManager.SystemTheme = xtpSystemThemeBlue
SuiteControlsGlobalSettings.ColorManager.SystemTheme = xtpSystemThemeBlue
End Sub

And look at this link:
http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1800& ;TPN=1