Developer Question

from Stardock Forums
I'm a software developer who's looking at WindowBlinds with a view to making my apps compatible (WindowBlinds is great, BTW - full marks to everyone who developed it and all the skin designers!!)


My apps are currently written in Visual C++ 6.0. Would I need to migrate to .NET to achieve compatibility or is it possible with standard C++?

Also, even with 'compatible' apps (i.e. someone else's) I've noticed there can be discrepancies. For example, within a particular dialog box, some buttons might accept skinning whilst others don't. Presumably, there's a particular kind of control (or maybe a certain control style) that lends itself to skinning?? How can I find out more?
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yeah, it does get a little weird with some apps - I have a couple that will have, say, 3 dropdown boxes in a dialog, of which 2 will skin & 1 won't. I have no idea how/why the controls are different, but they are somehow. I'm not able to give you any insight into it, but the post caught my eye. There is a channel named Developer Journals in the General category - might look around & maybe post there.
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
Thanks for the help.... I'm sorry to be a bit thick - but I can't find the Developer Journals thread (or even the General category). I'm sure they'll be somewhere obvious but I can't see them! Could you post a URL - or some instructions for locating them? Thanks.
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
psst...on the left column under Forum Options:

Forum Menu
CHANNELS

> General
\Community
\Developer Journals
\New Releases
\etc

Unless your posting from some place other than WinCustomize.