Thomas,
Fortunately for you and the list, Bill is incorrect in his assessment.
I've tested 3 seperate themes on Win XP and they all dsplay correctly in
Rev, so it does actually "pull" from the actual "OS." I seem to remember
testing this for Tuviah when he was implementing theme support for WinXP
and Rev.
WindowsBlinds isn't a Microsoft sanctioned Thememaker and as such your
mileage may vary if you choose to use it. I suspect, if it sticks to the
correct protocols, RunRev may work with it, but you should first test it
out. IOW, I really _don't know_ if it works with WindowsBlinds.
And while perhaps many people don't modify the theme settings, more and
more computers are being shipped with modified settings.
Here's a particularly snappy theme which I run on all my computers:
It's called the Royale Theme and ships with the Media Center version of
Windows.
www.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-Enhancements/Themes/Royale-Theme-for-WinXP.shtml
best,
-Chipp
Bill Marriott wrote:
Ah, yes, well that is the Windows "Theme Manager" for you :)
I think Rev "emulates" the look of XP, and doesn't actually "pull" from the
actual OS... this is why it doesn't respond to changes made in the Windows
"appearance manager." In other words, if you customize the look and feel of
Windows with a utility like WindowsBlinds, it doesn't necessarily translate
to every UI component in Rev.
I hadn't considered this level of compatibility before. Fortunately, it's
not terribly widespread that people modify things from the basic, built-in
Themes.
This brings up a more serious question though, about how a Rev stack will
look under Windows Vista when it is released.
Bill
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