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> Besides, to enable theming support, you don't really need to change
your
> code to begin with.  Just include a manifest file with your app and
XP will
> automatically apply the newer ComCtrls library to your executable
when it is
> executed, and it will enable theme displays for you.

I'd already added a manifest to my app. Today I was asked to convert a
TListView component into a grouped TListView (XP feature). Messages
and structures required to do this are contained into Microsoft's new
commctrl.h (one for all: LVGROUP).
I included the new commctrl and sent the messages to listview->Handle
and some stuff to perform os version check. It works. My doubt was
that this works but some remote component in some remote form doesn't.

> Of course, you have to
> be careful with doing that if you are using the VCL, since the VCL
in BCB
> does not support XP drawing rules at all, thus all of the
custom-drawn
> components will not work correctly when themes are enabled.

What do you mean exactly? Can you provide an example?

> In any case, there are better ways to approach this issue.  Look at
Theme
> Manager from http://www.delphi-gems.com/ThemeManager.php, for
example.  It
> already does exactly what you are asking for, as well as
addresses/fixes
> many of the known VCL issues with XP themes.

I will take a look to thememanager tomorrow.

Thank you