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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=055202111-02102007>I know this has been
discussed here before, but are there any more recent opinions on the merits
of</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=055202111-02102007>1. using
TActionManager, TActionMainMenuBar, TActionToolBar.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=055202111-02102007>It seems to be a
better framework than the original TMainMenu and TActionList
etc.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=055202111-02102007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=055202111-02102007>2. decent PNG
handling in conjunction with the above.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=055202111-02102007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=055202111-02102007>3. any other
preferred alternatives?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=055202111-02102007>My first tests show
that when using the freeware TPNGComponents, specifically the TPngImageList,
along with the standard action bars, the glyphs are highlighted during
mouse-over with an ugly rectangular background. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=055202111-02102007>There are 2 style
options: XP, and Standard. Standard looks ok, but I'd like to get the more
modern XP style working without the background/shadow drawing. The box around
the whole control is ok, but not the extra rectangular shadow behind the glyph
part.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=055202111-02102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Using RS2007, or
whatever it is called now.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=055202111-02102007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=055202111-02102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Another related
question: </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=055202111-02102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>By setting the
TActionManager's FileName property, the user can customise the actionbars and
have these changes persisted.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=055202111-02102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>But if you
distribute an updated exe with say a new menu item it is not shown, as the
user's saved settings take priority over your design-time
changes.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=055202111-02102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>How do you handle
this? By erasing their settings file if a new update is run for the first time,
or what?</FONT></SPAN></DIV><!-- Converted from text/plain format -->
<P align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080
size=1>Regards,<BR><BR>Steve Barker<BR><FONT color=#ff8000><STRONG>Webdata
Ltd</STRONG></FONT><BR><STRONG><FONT color=#ff8000>ph +64 9
4103074</FONT></STRONG> </FONT></P>
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