Skinning applications ?

[Cha0sBG]

Hey dear CodeGuru experts,
i searched over the internet and came up with zero results. So i decided to ask here:

How to skin my application? The buttons, menus, progress bars, list edits etc.

Any help would be great.

[hypheni]

Are you talking about putting an Image over these controls ?

[Cha0sBG]

I need to change how they look in general and the effects aswell.

[zaryk]

Don't take any of this as flaming, just learn from it.


To Cha0sBG:

First off, if you would have used google search and searched something along the lines "how to c++ skin", you would get as first link, and fifth link.

http://www.rohitab.com/discuss/lofiversion/index.php/t27876.html
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/dialog/skinstyle.aspx

and if you would have continued to search, you would have gotten:

http://www.stromcode.com/2008/03/02/cwin32-skinning/


To Hypheni:

In my opinion, if going to comment in a forum topic, you should be knowledged in the subject. I suggest you read those pages, also. I don't know of any other "skinning" in c++, for you to ask that question, but inform me if there is. If you don't feel like reading the stuff, or feel i am flaming, then as stromcode states:

Skinning - You can alter the shape of the window, and apply an image on top of the window to change its appearance.

So, yes, you are correct.