I know there are third party tools to change the windows forms & controls skin colors. How can I do similar to my forms and controls using visual studio (c++ or c# or vb) I am unable to change the color of menu, toolbar etc.
Thanks,
How can I change the skin color of my forms and controls w/o thrid party tools?
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How can I change the skin color of my forms and controls w/o thrid party tools?
AndreasHa
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http://www.dotnetrix.co.uk/menus.html
The toolbar takes on the backcolor of its parent so long as it's Flatstyle is set to Flat. If you don't want the toolbar to have the same backcolor as the form then simply put it in a docked panel.
Some other controls may require owner drawing to change appearance.