XP themes

[Alex]

Hello,

My Word add-in displays dialogs inside of Word.

I would like the dialogs to have the look and feel of the currently active theme on WinXP machines.

What is the best way to implement it?

Thank you in advance,
Alex.

 

[Alex]

Anyone?

Hello,

My Word add-in displays dialogs inside of Word.

I would like the dialogs to have the look and feel of the currently active theme on WinXP machines.

What is the best way to implement it?

Thank you in advance,
Alex.

 

[Alex]

Wow, this group is *really* low-traffic.

A person from MS told me that if I have an MSDN subscription, and create an alias using the password, they guarantee a reply within 2 business days. Let's see how it works...

Hello,

My Word add-in displays dialogs inside of Word.

I would like the dialogs to have the look and feel of the currently active theme on WinXP machines.

What is the best way to implement it?

Thank you in advance,
Alex.

 

[Peter Huang [MSFT]]

Hi

I am sorry for delay response.
Because we consider if a MSDN user is managed customers according to if he
has registered correctly. And now your third post has been recognized as a
managed customer so you can post further question in a new thread, we will
get notified and help to follow up you.

As for the issue, I suggest you create a simple text file with the content
as below
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
<assemblyIdentity
version="1.0.0.0"
processorArchitecture="X86"
name="CompanyName.ProductName.YourApp"
type="win32"
/>
<description>Your application description here.</description>
<dependency>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity
type="win32"
name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"
version="6.0.0.0"
processorArchitecture="X86"
publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df"
language="*"
/>
</dependentAssembly>
</dependency>
</assembly>

And named the file as WINWORD.EXE.Manifest and put it in where the
winword.exe located.
e.g.
<Program Files>\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11

Best regards,

Peter Huang
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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[Alex]

Hello Peter,

As for the issue, I suggest you create a simple text file with the content
as below
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
<assemblyIdentity
version="1.0.0.0"
processorArchitecture="X86"
name="CompanyName.ProductName.YourApp"
type="win32"
/>
<description>Your application description here.</description>
<dependency>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity
type="win32"
name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"
version="6.0.0.0"
processorArchitecture="X86"
publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df"
language="*"
/>
</dependentAssembly>
</dependency>
</assembly>

And named the file as WINWORD.EXE.Manifest and put it in where the
winword.exe located.
e.g.
<Program Files>\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11

Thank you very much for the solution!

One question though,
If I use the Manifest, do I have to set the controls' FlatStyle to "System" as well, or can I leave them as "Standard"?

Best regards,
Alex.