[.net] Creating .NET Skins for free
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I have looked into user conrols and skins and skins look the best option to use for my app. I can replace my dodgy code with cool skin effects. But i have zero budget and most skining systems are expensive (compared to notheing) so is there a freeware / open source (code, componant or app) way of making skins easily ? (all burst in to laughter?)
A skin is not going to fix your code. All skinning does is remove the visual portion of the code and allow it to be changed by a skin. The code undernieth is still your code. Skinning just allows the "looks" of the UI to change, not the functionality.
theTroll
theTroll
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I know that...
what I mean is that My user controls use the onPaint method to make it look good... but the don't scale well ect and the design is very simple still.
If I used skin I could use the standard controls and not have to worry about distributing the class library.
I have found a free one called USKin that says it is .NET compatable (I think) but Im not sure how to use it in .NET... all the sample are MFC.
what I mean is that My user controls use the onPaint method to make it look good... but the don't scale well ect and the design is very simple still.
If I used skin I could use the standard controls and not have to worry about distributing the class library.
I have found a free one called USKin that says it is .NET compatable (I think) but Im not sure how to use it in .NET... all the sample are MFC.
If you need good scaling you should use vector graphics.
http://www.vgdotnet.com/
or XAML with CSS (requires WinFX though).
http://www.vgdotnet.com/
or XAML with CSS (requires WinFX though).
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