[DUG] Progress bar XP/Vista with gradient

[John Bird]

I am looking for something a bit nicer than the standard Delphi 
TProgressBar.   I have noted on Vista it does instead render as a Vista type 
bar, complete with the light swishing along it, which is nice, but on XP it 
is still the plain blue blocks one.

My main need is to have two or more progress bars of different colour next 
to each other.  Additionally it would be nice for them to be continuous (not 
blocks) and using some gradient effect like in Vista (colour most in the 
centre of the bar fading to the edges - which I guess could be done easily 
enough by two gradient filled shapes each).

Anyone know of some good simple (free preferred) downloadable component?.

Alternatively I am happy to to make my own by filling a shape with a 
gradient colour....but in D2007 I couldn't find any help on this.  Knowing 
the D2007 help this doesn't mean it can't be done - it might just not be 
documented.  Anyone have some suggestions?

John