Form & Button properties (visually unattractive!)

[LuckyStrikeLuke]

Hi all,

I'm creating my first delphi project which is a DBMS for an Indian Restaurant. I've got two main questions though...

1) Is there a way to make the forms more attractive? i.e. not square boxes but curved areas to the form? and the same with buttons? can I create a button which is based on a picture (to make it more visually appealing to the user)?

2) Using Delphi 5 how do I create an alias which will work with an access 2000 database (without converting to access 97 format?)

3) The database part will need to be stored on one computer (which will act as the server) with the ability to add extra computers (which manipulates the single database). I do not have access to Oracle but have version 5 professional of delphi and access 2000. Should I use access or Paradox for this? or is this what interbase is for?

 

[svanels]

That is what Interbase is for, another advantage, it is also from Borland. The bit-buttons and speed-buttons can have images. The functionality is the main part, once you get that working, then you can focuss on the bells and wistles. Steven van Els
SAvanEls@cq-link.sr

 

[bsisko]

Another idea for a picture button is to use an TImage as a button, and use the TImage OnClick() event to process actions.

 

[Stretchwickster]

Luke,

Check out:

http://www.greatis.com/delphi/forms-customforms.html

for code to change shapes of forms using CreateEllipticRgn and SetWindowRgn.

Hope this helps,

Clive