How Can I use WindowsBlinds Skins in DirectSkin ?

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Hi there , Just got DirectSkin yesterday , I learned how to use it in C# and my WinForm Application.

Now I want to apply a WindowsBlinds Skin to my app and it fails.

I unziped a .wba to a folder in skins folder and applied main .uis file but theme not working ...

 

How can I make it work ?

 

Thanks,

Mike

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,

I have forwarded your problem to Stardock Support team for their assistance. Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates. We appreciate your feedback and patience.

 

Basj

Stardock Community Assistant.

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Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top


Hi there , Just got DirectSkin yesterday , I learned how to use it in C# and my WinForm Application.

Now I want to apply a WindowsBlinds Skin to my app and it fails.

I unziped a .wba to a folder in skins folder and applied main .uis file but theme not working ... 
How can I make it work ?

Thanks,

Mike
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Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting MikeTheUnkillable, reply 3

Hi , I can't get help before buying it ?
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DirectSkin requires ocx files to work - ones that are provided by us when a contract is signed.

The following would also detailed how you would incorporate said files into your app:

https://www.stardock.com/corporatesolutions/directskin/pdf/directskin_addingds.pdf

That said, if any questions you have pertain to the demo, and general questions on the product and pricing, it will be answered via the ticket system:

https://esupport.stardock.com/index.php?/Tickets/Submit

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Stardock Customer Service Manager

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

sorry you got me wrong , I know how to use DirectSkin and it works fine ...

My question was how to make .wba work with directskin , Only themes on skins folders are working with DirectSkin

I unziped a .wba archive to files and selected uis file but theme is not working ...

 

I make a ticket , Thanks!

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

A WBA is just a zip so those have to be extracted.

The most common problem is you have the path using SetRootStr incorrectly set.