Skinning using AppStylist

Posted by jmls on 16-Dec-2008 05:22

Has anyone managed to use the appstylist with Ultracontrols ? I seem to have the application, but none of the templates required.

Any hints or tips ?

TIA

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Posted by Admin on 16-Dec-2008 05:27

Works like a charm...

Are you looking for the .isl files?

c:\Users\Public\Documents\Infragistics\NetAdvantage....\Windows Forms\AppStylist ...\Templates and Styles

Posted by jmls on 16-Dec-2008 05:47

Windows search strikes again. It refused to find those files. Looking manually, they are there

Now, any quick tios on how to use it, or is it off to the documentation ??

Posted by Admin on 16-Dec-2008 06:04

It's pretty straigh forward...

Check for the methods of the Infragistics.Win.AppStyling.StyleManager

Like Infragistics.Win.AppStyling.StyleManager:Load () .

Posted by Admin on 16-Dec-2008 06:06

And I guess you need an instance of the

Infragistics.Win.AppStyling.Runtime.AppStylistRuntime component in your Forms.

I have that in my base form class.

Posted by jmls on 16-Dec-2008 08:42

thanks for all the help so far, Mike. I presume that all controls must be ultracontrols for this to work (a normal MS button doesn't skin, but an ultrabutton does)

Also, is there any way of skinning the actual form itself, rather than just the controls ?

Posted by Admin on 16-Dec-2008 09:07

Check the Inbox styler component. That is able to style the "out of the box" .NET controls

Posted by jmls on 16-Dec-2008 11:36

Hmm, already had that - but can't get it to work.

Posted by jmls on 19-Dec-2008 13:23

Check the Inbox styler component. That is able to

style the "out of the box" .NET controls

Try as I might, I can't seem to style either a standard control nor the form itself. If I base the form on a telerik form, then I can change the stlye.

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