>>>Skinning forms is good, now I skinned the VFP main screen. But I cannot get the title bar to display over the menu, like where a real titlebar would be. Is there a way to set where the sysmenu displays? Otherwise you get:
>>>
>>>regular screen:
>>>-title bar
>>>-menu
>>>-screen body
>>>
>>>But when you skin it, you put a graphic at the top of the screen and kill the title bar, so you get
>>>
>>>(title bar gone)
>>>- menu
>>>- graphics impersonating title bar
>>>- screen body
>>>
>>>What do you think?
>>>
>>I think you are right.
>>
>>That is really a terrible effect to have the menu sitting at the top like that.
>>
>>Not sure if there is a solution for that. Anyone?
>>
>>What I can think up is to use an Activex Menu created in .Net (on my blog) instead of the native VFP menu or use an owner drawn class like Herman Tan's (ut downloads) or the Tab menu style found at VFPX.
>>
>>I would prefer no menu with a skinned form anyway.
>
>What about the Ribbon alternative to the menu? Would this work as it might be a better alternative to the menu for a newer look-n-feel interface.

Naw Greg, I hate the ribbon. Takes up too much real estate.