>>Hi Gang!
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>>Here is a sample JPG of what our app looks like in Vanilla VFP 9 SP2.... compared to a sample provided by Matt Slay earlier... in the lower right of the JPG...
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>>How do you go from the basic Vanilla to the wonderful example provided by Matt ???
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>>Is there some settings in VFP I have overlooked, or does it require the GDI and/or GDI+ ??
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>>Thanks!!!
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>Look at the "Themes" property on your Form or Form Class.
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>If you have Themes = .F. in your Form, you'll get an older look where the buttons and page tabs are have rectangular corners, whereas Themes = .T. will give you controls that look more like modern ones with rounded corners.
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>Also, play with the ColorSource setting on the form. Mine is set to value of 4.
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>Also, on each control, look at the Theme and SpecialEffect property. Make sure Themes are enabled there.
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>Hopefully you controls are based on custom subclasses of the native controls so that your changes will propogate throughout your app. If not, you'll have a beg headache updating this app.
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>Also, you colors are too "hard". You've using "primary" colors for the Red, Blue, Green colors, whereas you need to use softer colors.
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>Google around to find some business-like color theme examples and use those consistently thoughout.


So far, so good. I have the textboxes and combos on the top looking good.

How bout the command buttons on the bottom? I changed the SpecialEffect to Plain and this is what it looked like....

Any other settings to change?

Thanks bunches !!!