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  1. Skinning in Visual DataFlex - The Simple Way to Great Looks

    Note: This information applies to Visual DataFlex 2008 and higher.


    What is Skinning?

    Skinning can be defined as the process of applying a skin (customized graphical appearances) in order to change an application’s look and feel. Some skins merely make the program more aesthetically pleasing, but others can rearrange elements of the interface, potentially making the program easier to use.


    Visual DataFlex and Skinning

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    Updated 3-Aug-2009 at 09:19 AM by Marcia Booth

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  2. What is Client Area Sizing and Why is it Important?

    by , 27-Jul-2009 at 02:01 PM (Development Team Blog)
    In Visual DataFlex 14.0 we made a major change in the way we size dialogs. Instead setting a size based on the dialog's outer window size, we sized it based on the Client Area Size. It might be worth explaining how we came about making the Client Area Size change.

    We recognized that moving Views and modal panels to Windows Vista was going to create the exact same size issues that occurred when developers moved the applications up to Windows XP. In both cases either borders or caption ...

    Updated 27-Jul-2009 at 02:14 PM by Development Team

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