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<DIV><SPAN class=296014501-28102005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Up to
now I have been using D5, but itching to go to a later version. Partly for
some newer features (printing/TClientDataSet).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=296014501-28102005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Mainly
for more control over forms appearance - the main things I would like
are:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=296014501-28102005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>-Control over colour of form title bar caption</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=296014501-28102005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>-finer
colour and font control</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=296014501-28102005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>-XP
like Page control with the gold tab hot-tracking</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=296014501-28102005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>-buttons with flat border option, and hot-tracking buttons, rounded
buttons</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=296014501-28102005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>-transparent forms (Alpha blend) - for a tiny utility window open on
the screen much of the time this not only looks great, its
useful.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=296014501-28102005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Examples of the undestated refined look are like in Yahoo Messenger,
where almost everything is in either white. light grey or pale blue (Form title
bar). I notice on BDN that such appearances are common in D2005/2006 IDE
as well.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=296014501-28102005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=296014501-28102005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I do
have Virtual Tree View and XP Themes loaded - I don't know how
completely this gives any these goodies compared to later Delphi
versions</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=296014501-28102005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Question - could you recommend the best upgrade version to get these XP
like effects, and any links on issues involved (I assume in most cases Win98 etc
just ignore some of the XP type windows effects and require no separate
programming). I know that almost all of these can be got individually with
add-on components, or descending from existing (and I have done colour
hot-tracking buttons myself to show it can be done), but I really want the lot,
so more logical to go to a later version.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
delphi-bounces@ns3.123.co.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces@ns3.123.co.nz] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>Paul A Norman<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, 28 October 2005 1:21
p.m.<BR><B>To:</B> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi
List<BR><B>Subject:</B> [DUG] D2005 Cut Paste Components<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Here is one that I thought I had read had been a problem.</DIV>
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<DIV>I've got Update 3 onboard, so it prob. not that.</DIV>
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<DIV>But I can not Cut any components on a form.</DIV>
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<DIV>Any one encountered/solved this?</DIV>
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<DIV>Paul</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>