RE: [DUG] Re-branding and skinning

[Wes Edwards]

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I worked with a product set that had branding.  It was implemented using a DLL plug-in model.  The graphics were linked into the DLL from a resource file and the DLL also contained things like the product name, support contact details, website URL etc etc.  Producing a new brand involved copying the relevant graphics into a resource, editing the string constants in the DLL project file and compiling.   The relevant brand was embedded in the registration code and at startup the program loaded all the relevant DLLs (special filename extension) in turn looking for the right one (brand name returned from branding DLL matched brandname returned from registration decoding function).  Using this method you can implement almost any option you want with control over the security.   This was a commercial shrink-wrap application so we wanted a single CD-image that had all brand DLLs on it with the relevant one selected at install time.  If you write different CD images for each reseller you could have different branding DLL's with the same filename.   This was a few years ago and we didn't use skinning so can't help you with that one.   Wes -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Jollie Sent: Monday, 28 June 2004 11:17 a.m. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [DUG] Re-branding and skinning Hi, we have a client / server app where we want to provide the option to resellers of our s/w and services, to re-brand to their look and feel. I’m starting with the basics – changes to splash screen and about box. Further down the track we might get into colour schemes and customized buttons. For the moment, I think we’ll keep control of it and do the re-branding ourselves in each instance.   Has anyone done this sort of thing? Any recommendations on flexible methods to do this? Security issues? (e.g. don’t want malicious skinning). Are skinning components such as DirectSkin or Delphi VCL Skin worth using?   Cheers, Dave

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