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Re: XP Themes

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From: Ian Barker
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 23:03
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That is the case - if you read/create image list data via a themed IDE and
write it back out again as a stream into the resources it will be in the
later format of the common controls' imagelist.  This is then incompatible
with anything other than Windows XP.

IanB.
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"Renate Schaaf" <renates@xmission.com> wrote in message
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> In article <400d6dc5@newsgroups.borland.com>, Mike Lischke wrote:
> > Well, you can theme your Delphi IDE (don't try this with versions
> > prior to 7). This allows you to see the layout as it will really
> > look. Add an external manifest to the Delphi32.exe file (Bin
> > folder).
> >
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> I've done this in the past, but then I read that applications developed
> with a themed IDE might have problems on Win9* because of the different
> format of imagelists, is there really anything to it? (I've never seen
> any ill-effects myself, and I'd rather go back to themed IDE).
>
> Renate
>
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