[DUG] Progress bar XP/Vista with gradient

[Jeremy North]

The reason the progress bar is blue blocks on XP is because you don't
have themes enabled.

I need to think of a topic to write for the next Blaise magazine,
perhaps I can do one of creating your own progress bar.

The GraphUtil unit includes a method for drawing a gradient to a canvas.

On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 2:19 PM, John Bird <johnkbird at paradise.net.nz> wrote:
> 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
>
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