>>I got an email from a client tonight that I did a basic database app for. They have requested that I make the app more sexy. Mainly the buttons on the forms. They are just mainly rectangular buttons that say "Add", "Edit", Delete, Save, etc...
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>>Any ideas?
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>>John Brooks
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>As others here said... use pictures... but, go a little further.. give the buttons an IE 4.0 look... have two bitmaps for each button, and Black& White one, and a color one.
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>When the mouse is over the button show the color bit map, when it moves off go back to the B&W... also, as others said, set up a tool tip on each button.
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>Personally, I would ask the user to specify what he wants in more detail.
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>BOb


I like the color and black and white approach. I do use tool tips. The user is defining which bmp files to use. I am going to add a app property to disable the button graphics and use the description in the caption property again.

Any good ideas for a source of bmp files that can be distributed royality free in a commercial application. I looked at buying Corel's but the lic. agreement seems to restrictive. I need bmps and icon files that I can use in my apps and not have to worry about getting sued.

John