Hi there,

is there any way to move past the classic windows styles to make VO applications look more modern?

Please spare me comments about using VO in 2022 - we _are_ on a migration path, there _are_ needs to maintain some existing VO applications and I'm not in for philosophical lectures from Geoff :)

TIA
Stefan

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Hello Stefan.

We use Code Jock OCX and we are ok with it. It uses Windows 10 styles.

Hi there,

is there any way to move past the classic windows styles to make VO applications look more modern?

Please spare me comments about using VO in 2022 - we _are_ on a migration path, there _are_ needs to maintain some existing VO applications and I'm not in for philosophical lectures from Geoff :)

TIA
Stefan

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Hi Stefan,

you have to enable the new common controls using a manifest like that:

<?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="VO.Application"
type="win32"

<description>Visual Objects Application.</description>
<trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
<security>
<requestedPrivileges>
<requestedExecutionLevel
level="asInvoker"
uiAccess="false"
/>
</requestedPrivileges>
</security>
</trustInfo>
<compatibility xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1">
<application>
<!-- Windows 10 -->
<supportedOS Id="{8e0f7a12-bfb3-4fe8-b9a5-48fd50a15a9a}"/>
<!-- Windows 8.1 -->
<supportedOS Id="{1f676c76-80e1-4239-95bb-83d0f6d0da78}"/>
<!-- Windows Vista -->
<supportedOS Id="{e2011457-1546-43c5-a5fe-008deee3d3f0}"/>
<!-- Windows 7 -->
<supportedOS Id="{35138b9a-5d96-4fbd-8e2d-a2440225f93a}"/>
<!-- Windows 8 -->
<supportedOS Id="{4a2f28e3-53b9-4441-ba9c-d69d4a4a6e38}"/>
</application>
</compatibility>
<dependency>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity
type="win32"
name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"
version="6.0.0.0"
processorArchitecture="X86"
publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df"
language="*"
/>
</dependentAssembly>
</dependency>
</assembly>

HTH

Wolfgang


Stefan Ungemach wrote:

Hi there,

is there any way to move past the classic windows styles to make VO applications look more modern?

Please spare me comments about using VO in 2022 - we are on a
migration path, there are needs to maintain some existing VO
applications and I'm not in for philosophical lectures from Geoff :)

TIA
Stefan

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Wolfgang Riedmann schrieb am Mittwoch, 9. März 2022 um 08:07:21 UTC+1:

Hi Stefan,

you have to enable the new common controls using a manifest like that:

<?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="VO.Application"
type="win32"

<description>Visual Objects Application.</description>
<trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
<security>
<requestedPrivileges>
<requestedExecutionLevel
level="asInvoker"
uiAccess="false"

</requestedPrivileges>
</security>
</trustInfo>
<compatibility xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1"> <application>
<!-- Windows 10 -->
<supportedOS Id="{8e0f7a12-bfb3-4fe8-b9a5-48fd50a15a9a}"/>
<!-- Windows 8.1 -->
<supportedOS Id="{1f676c76-80e1-4239-95bb-83d0f6d0da78}"/>
<!-- Windows Vista -->
<supportedOS Id="{e2011457-1546-43c5-a5fe-008deee3d3f0}"/>
<!-- Windows 7 -->
<supportedOS Id="{35138b9a-5d96-4fbd-8e2d-a2440225f93a}"/>
<!-- Windows 8 -->
<supportedOS Id="{4a2f28e3-53b9-4441-ba9c-d69d4a4a6e38}"/>
</application>
</compatibility>
<dependency>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity
type="win32"
name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"
version="6.0.0.0"
processorArchitecture="X86"
publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df"
language="*"

</dependentAssembly>
</dependency>
</assembly>

HTH

Wolfgang
Stefan Ungemach wrote:

Hi there,

is there any way to move past the classic windows styles to make VO applications look more modern?

Please spare me comments about using VO in 2022 - we are on a
migration path, there are needs to maintain some existing VO
applications and I'm not in for philosophical lectures from Geoff :)

TIA
Stefan

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Hi Wolfgang,

that sounds great. Could you please point me in the right direction about how to use that manifest?

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Wolfgang Riedmann schrieb am Mittwoch, 9. März 2022 um 08:07:21 UTC+1:

Hi Stefan,

you have to enable the new common controls using a manifest like that:

<?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="VO.Application"
type="win32"

<description>Visual Objects Application.</description>
<trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
<security>
<requestedPrivileges>
<requestedExecutionLevel
level="asInvoker"
uiAccess="false"

</requestedPrivileges>
</security>
</trustInfo>
<compatibility xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1"> <application>
<!-- Windows 10 -->
<supportedOS Id="{8e0f7a12-bfb3-4fe8-b9a5-48fd50a15a9a}"/>
<!-- Windows 8.1 -->
<supportedOS Id="{1f676c76-80e1-4239-95bb-83d0f6d0da78}"/>
<!-- Windows Vista -->
<supportedOS Id="{e2011457-1546-43c5-a5fe-008deee3d3f0}"/>
<!-- Windows 7 -->
<supportedOS Id="{35138b9a-5d96-4fbd-8e2d-a2440225f93a}"/>
<!-- Windows 8 -->
<supportedOS Id="{4a2f28e3-53b9-4441-ba9c-d69d4a4a6e38}"/>
</application>
</compatibility>
<dependency>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity
type="win32"
name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"
version="6.0.0.0"
processorArchitecture="X86"
publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df"
language="*"

</dependentAssembly>
</dependency>
</assembly>

HTH

Wolfgang
Stefan Ungemach wrote:

Hi there,

is there any way to move past the classic windows styles to make VO applications look more modern?

Please spare me comments about using VO in 2022 - we are on a
migration path, there are needs to maintain some existing VO
applications and I'm not in for philosophical lectures from Geoff :)

TIA
Stefan

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Hi Wolfgang,

thank you - but we are doing that already. Here's our manifest file:


<?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="KOB.adKOMM.Kommunalsoftware"
type="win32"

<description>adKOMM Kommunalsoftware</description>
<compatibility xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1">
<application>
<!-- Windows 10 -->
<supportedOS Id="{8e0f7a12-bfb3-4fe8-b9a5-48fd50a15a9a}"/>
<!-- Windows 8.1 -->
<supportedOS Id="{1f676c76-80e1-4239-95bb-83d0f6d0da78}"/>
<!-- Windows Vista -->
<supportedOS Id="{e2011457-1546-43c5-a5fe-008deee3d3f0}"/>
<!-- Windows 7 -->
<supportedOS Id="{35138b9a-5d96-4fbd-8e2d-a2440225f93a}"/>
<!-- Windows 8 -->
<supportedOS Id="{4a2f28e3-53b9-4441-ba9c-d69d4a4a6e38}"/>
</application>
</compatibility>
<dependency>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity
type="win32"
name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"
version="6.0.0.0"
processorArchitecture="X86"
publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df"
language="*"

</dependentAssembly>
</dependency>
</assembly>

Unfortunately, every datawindow still appears in XP style. What am I doing wrong (I want to make datawindows look like the new "borderless" windows in newer applications)?

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Hi Stefan,

Unfortunately, every datawindow still appears in XP style. What am I
doing wrong (I want to make datawindows look like the new
"borderless" windows in newer applications)?

that is a bug in the Windows API - and Sven Ebert pointed me to a
message that Microsoft has acknowledged it already.
It has nothing to do with VO as it is occurring in every MDI
application, even in Windows Forms:

https://github.com/dotnet/winforms/issues/3691#issuecomment-732538552

I was very surprised that Microsoft had not fixed that for Windows
11....

Wolfgang


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Wolfgang Riedmann schrieb am Freitag, 11. März 2022 um 08:20:38 UTC+1:

Hi Stefan,

Unfortunately, every datawindow still appears in XP style. What am I
doing wrong (I want to make datawindows look like the new
"borderless" windows in newer applications)?

that is a bug in the Windows API - and Sven Ebert pointed me to a
message that Microsoft has acknowledged it already.
It has nothing to do with VO as it is occurring in every MDI
application, even in Windows Forms:

https://github.com/dotnet/winforms/issues/3691#issuecomment-732538552

I was very surprised that Microsoft had not fixed that for Windows
11....

Wolfgang

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Thank you all. Now we have abandoned the MDI concept completely and the windows are nicer...

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