the ProgressBar in the standard api (vs2002) harks back to windows9x. it has horrible, big, blue, flat rectangles to fill it; not like the nicely-domed, possibly green ones i've seen more recently. where can i get a progress bar that looks up to date? does the vs2003 api hae the new look bar?
Tek-Tips is the largest IT community on the Internet today!
Members share and learn making Tek-Tips Forums the best source of peer-reviewed technical information on the Internet!
-
Congratulations gkittelson on being selected by the Tek-Tips community for having the most helpful posts in the forums last week. Way to Go!
ProgressBar is ugly
- Thread starter seanbo
- Start date
It probably makes use of the common controls installed on whatever computer the program is running on -- Win2k gets the flat style, WinXP gets the groovy new style.
But I don't have XP, so I can't verify this for sure.
In either case, you might want to look on this as an opportunity to learn how to write custom controls!
Chip H.
But I don't have XP, so I can't verify this for sure.
In either case, you might want to look on this as an opportunity to learn how to write custom controls!
Chip H.
- Thread starter
- #3
i'm using widows xp, it doesn't get the groovey style. i know how to write custom controls, but am too busy right now to tit about with such stuff. i sould think i'm gonna end up asking my boss to fork out some cash and buy some pretty 'office xp styleee' widgets.
i came across a company called 'codejock software' which seems to have a suite for my needs. if anybody knows of anywhere else i might look, tell me here.
i came across a company called 'codejock software' which seems to have a suite for my needs. if anybody knows of anywhere else i might look, tell me here.
Try this example of enhanced ProgressBar control:
- Thread starter
- #6
- Status
Similar threads
- Locked
- Question
- Locked
- Question
- Locked
- Question