Toolbarstyle = VisualStudio 2005 on Vista, Win 7

12-05-2009, 8:12 AM
Hello,

I want to have always the same Toolbarstyle = VisualStudio 2005 on Vista, Win 7 and XP if it is in Windows Classic Theme. In the attached picture you can see the same AB3 on Win XP Classic (1) on XP Style (2) and on Win 7 (3) - I want to have the same gray color as it is under XP Classic (1). How to do this?

Also the Office 2003 is always blue on Win 7 - Why?

It would be usefull to disable that AB uses the current theme of the operating system...

regards

Re: Toolbarstyle = VisualStudio 2005 on Vista, Win 7

12-11-2009, 1:29 AM
No answer from DD?

regards

Re: Toolbarstyle = VisualStudio 2005 on Vista, Win 7

12-16-2009, 11:01 PM

madrianr,

Excuse me for a long delay. Unfortunately, it is not possible to change background color when ToolbarStyle is set to ddTSVisualStudio2005, ActiveBar uses the current Windows theme color. You can change ActiveBar's BackColor property but it applies only when the ToolbarStyle property is set to ddTSOffice2000.

Thank you,
Andrey T.

Re: Toolbarstyle = VisualStudio 2005 on Vista, Win 7

12-16-2009, 11:27 PM
I know that AB3 is a "dead" product and DD does'nt sell it anymore but why is'nt it possible to extend the component with a property where we can "disable" the automatic setting of the current windows theme color - that spould not be a great change and can help us use this product in the future?

or DD should give us the source that we can do that...

regards

Re: Toolbarstyle = VisualStudio 2005 on Vista, Win 7

12-17-2009, 1:38 AM

madrianr,

You can contact with sales@grapecity.us.com about acquiring ActiveBar source code.

Thank you,
Andrey T.

Re: Toolbarstyle = VisualStudio 2005 on Vista, Win 7

12-17-2009, 4:33 AM
Hello,

I don't know in which language AB3 is written but I think it is C++?

why is it not possible to support us with such a property to disable the automatic setting of the current windows theme to have the same color for every windows?

regards

Re: Toolbarstyle = VisualStudio 2005 on Vista, Win 7

12-17-2009, 11:58 PM

madrianr,

Yes, it is Visual C++. Unfortunately, now we have limited resources to work on discontinued COM products.

Thank you,
Andrey T.

Re: Toolbarstyle = VisualStudio 2005 on Vista, Win 7

12-18-2009, 12:47 AM
Hello,

what does it mean "limited resources"?

this extension can help us - and perhaps some others - use AB3 for some more years on Vista and Win7 with same style...

is there a chance to use the "limited resources" to add this extension?

regards

Re: Toolbarstyle = VisualStudio 2005 on Vista, Win 7

12-18-2009, 1:26 AM
As we have discontinued selling ActiveBar over one year ago now we no longer have full time resources assigned to the product. IN 2008 we stated our policy of no longer supporting the product beyond 2009 and do not intend to add any more features. However, we do our best to at least provide answers to questions and concerns and occasionally we do devote a developer to fixing a few urgent issues once or twice per year on ActiveBar. So I will have them investigate the feasibility of your suggestion to add a feature to allow overriding the background color under the VS2005 theme. However, due to the lack of resources assigned to this product, unfortunately I do not think it is likely we will be able to add the feature any time soon.
However, if this is a serious issue for you please write to sales@grapecity.us.com about getting the source code for ActiveBar and reference this forum post. I will also let them know to give you some added consideration due to the inconvenience of this problem for you.

Regards,

Scott Willeke
Group Program Manager US Tools Division
GrapeCity inc.

Re: Toolbarstyle = VisualStudio 2005 on Vista, Win 7

12-18-2009, 1:33 AM
Hello Scott,

...we are not C/C++ Experts so it would be to expensive to buy the source and to make some changes to that because we first must
Investigate some time to "learn the code"...

but your experienced developer can make such changes in short time?...

perhaps we could imagine to buy for such a extension to AB3...

regards

Re: Toolbarstyle = VisualStudio 2005 on Vista, Win 7

12-21-2009, 9:00 PM
I appreciate your position. Unfortunately, paying for the resource is not the issue. We simply do not have the resource available to work on ActiveBar.

Re: Toolbarstyle = VisualStudio 2005 on Vista, Win 7

12-22-2009, 8:12 AM
Hello,

I have purchased the source code and now I solved my problem so that ActiveBar3 displays always the same color on all windows (XP,Vista,7) when Theme is set
to VisualStudio2005.

I only set the Theme always to SetVS2005NoThemeColors(); in the sub void CBar::CacheVS2005Colors() -> that's it...

regards robert

Re: Toolbarstyle = VisualStudio 2005 on Vista, Win 7

12-22-2009, 3:26 PM
Thank you for the follow up. Glad it worked out!