background colors for progressbars and menus

hello all,

I developed an application with a white backgound. I change the background
color of all my buttons and labels controls to match the white and it all
works well except for my progress bar and my menus to appear white. Is there
some way to change their colors as well? Please advise.

Thanks Andre

Andre Gibson wrote:
> hello all,
>
> I developed an application with a white backgound. I change the background
> color of all my buttons and labels controls to match the white and it all
> works well except for my progress bar and my menus to appear white. Is the
re
> some way to change their colors as well? Please advise.
>
> Thanks Andre

You can change the progressbar colors easily enough. The menus will
require a control panel Display applet setting change.

Progress Bar Colors
http://www.vbsight.com/Code.htm

...more info/code here...

Subject: 3-color progress bar
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=...bae0cd56&rnum=1

...and a  replacement that's free w/source (XP not required)

Cool XP ProgressBar 2.0
http://www.planetsourcecode.com/vb/...www.vbsight.com
Please keep all discussions in the groups..

"Ken Halter" <Ken_Halter@Use_Sparingly_Hotmail.com> wrote in message

> ...and a  replacement that's free w/source (XP not required)
>
> Cool XP ProgressBar 2.0
>
http://www.planetsourcecode.com/vb/...deId=56151&lngW
Id=1

That IS .  Have you used this one?  I'm just wondering how stable it is
in a production app...

Matt

YYZ wrote:
> That IS .  Have you used this one?  I'm just wondering how stable it i
s
> in a production app...
>
> Matt

I just found it this morning <g>. I played with it a while and it
"worked as advertised". If you plan to use it in a production app,
you'll most likely want to go through it and add more error trapping.

Error trapping is usually left up to the end user/developer in most
"freebie" samples. This one's no exception. I found only a single "On
Error Resume Next" in the usercontrol. Other than that, there's none.

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"Ken Halter" <Ken_Halter@Use_Sparingly_Hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ORXqtlSvEHA.2564@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> YYZ wrote: 
is 
>
> I just found it this morning <g>. I played with it a while and it
> "worked as advertised". If you plan to use it in a production app,
> you'll most likely want to go through it and add more error trapping.
>
> Error trapping is usually left up to the end user/developer in most
> "freebie" samples. This one's no exception. I found only a single "On
> Error Resume Next" in the usercontrol. Other than that, there's none.

Good advice -- thanks.  My boss is on a "our apps need to look more "
kick, and this is just the kind of thing he is looking for.  Up the karma
points!

YYZ wrote:
> Good advice -- thanks.  My boss is on a "our apps need to look more "
> kick, and this is just the kind of thing he is looking for.  Up the karma
> points!

Well... have you seen this (below)? Definitely . It's a
toolbar/menu/everything replacement.

vbAccelerator CommandBar Control
http://www.vbaccelerator.com/home/V...rol/article.asp

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Ken Halter - MS-MVP-VB - http://www.vbsight.com
Please keep all discussions in the groups..

Ken ...

Changing Menu and Submenu Colours without Affecting the System
For Windows 98 or later, and Windows 2000 or later
http://vbnet.mvps.org/code/menu/menucolour.htm

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Randy Birch
MS MVP Visual Basic
http://vbnet.mvps.org/


"Ken Halter" <Ken_Halter@Use_Sparingly_Hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ORSAoPTvEHA.3856@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
: YYZ wrote:
: > Good advice -- thanks.  My boss is on a "our apps need to look more
"
: > kick, and this is just the kind of thing he is looking for.  Up the
karma
: > points!
:
: Well... have you seen this (below)? Definitely . It's a
: toolbar/menu/everything replacement.
:
: vbAccelerator CommandBar Control
:
http://www.vbaccelerator.com/home/V...rol/article.asp
:
: --
: Ken Halter - MS-MVP-VB - http://www.vbsight.com
: Please keep all discussions in the groups..

On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 20:35:13 -0400, "Randy Birch"
<rgb_removethis@mvps.org> wrote:

>Changing Menu and Submenu Colours without Affecting the System
>For Windows 98 or later, and Windows 2000 or later
>http://vbnet.mvps.org/code/menu/menucolour.htm


"Here's a  way to break every UI design rule in the book."

Not ~every~ rule. It still ~works~. <g>

<rant>
...Unlike some popular apps that look "" but can't even manage
basic KB functionality. Duh! Gotta wonder how good the rest of the
code is when they don't get that right.
</rant>


-Tom
MVP - Visual Basic
(please post replies to the newsgroup)

<g> I know what you mean. Really interesting looking interfaces on apps that
are crap, or on good apps but the interface is hell to figure out, and worse
if their idea of taste is cyan and green.

--


Randy Birch
MS MVP Visual Basic
http://vbnet.mvps.org/


"Tom Esh" <tjeshGibberish@earthlink.net> wrote in message
 news:cg83o0lbg1lneja3dn0te7hrbv71dpvpbb@
4ax.com...
: On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 20:35:13 -0400, "Randy Birch"
: <rgb_removethis@mvps.org> wrote:
:
: >Changing Menu and Submenu Colours without Affecting the System
: >For Windows 98 or later, and Windows 2000 or later
: >http://vbnet.mvps.org/code/menu/menucolour.htm
:
:
: "Here's a  way to break every UI design rule in the book."
:
: Not ~every~ rule. It still ~works~. <g>
:
: <rant>
: ...Unlike some popular apps that look "" but can't even manage
: basic KB functionality. Duh! Gotta wonder how good the rest of the
: code is when they don't get that right.
: </rant>
:
:
: -Tom
: MVP - Visual Basic
: (please post replies to the newsgroup)

On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 22:07:41 -0400, "Randy Birch"
<rgb_removethis@mvps.org> wrote:

><g> I know what you mean. Really interesting looking interfaces on apps tha
t
>are crap, or on good apps but the interface is hell to figure out, and wors
e
>if their idea of taste is cyan and green.

Yup. Sometimes I just want to forget my manners smack 'em around a
while in public. :-)


-Tom
MVP - Visual Basic
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