Hi,
Is there any way to remove the 3D effet around the menu border and make a flat one, without using mfc?

Thank you !!

: Hi,
: Is there any way to remove the 3D effet around the menu border and make a flat one, without using mfc? I know it's not an easy task to do, so I am ready to give out $8 to anyone who provide me with a working solution.
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: Thank you !!
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If you're talking what I think you're talking about..

Go to your control Panel and go into system.

Under that look for the tab Advanced

You'll be looking for Performance and click on settings.

In that scroll box you see there, scroll down until you find..

Use Visual Styles on windows and buttons

Uncheck that box and apply the settings. If that's not what you were looking for simply check the box agian and click apply. It may take a few seconds between applying it.

Hope this helped..

Hi,
Thank you for your response, but it's not what I am looking for.
I want to develop a program using the win32 api library (no MFC) that has a flat menu without a shodow and no 3D effect.
the program must work under windows even the 3d effect you're talking about is enabled.

Thanks againg.

: Hi,
: Thank you for your response, but it's not what I am looking for.
: I want to develop a program using the win32 api library (no MFC) that has a flat menu without a shodow and no 3D effect.
: the program must work under windows even the 3d effect you're talking about is enabled.
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: Thanks againg.
:

Play around a bit with the styles you set when calling CreateWindow.
WS_BORDER, WS_DLGFRAME... try with or without them.
I also think there is a function called AnimateWindow which is used instead of ShowWindow, and can be used to make all kind of weird window effects.

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: Believe me, It's not easy as you think about it, I am a software engineer and I know what I am talking about, I even think that it 's impossible to do using only the win32 api library !!
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Just design the whole menu by yourself - I just did the same - took me 2 days.

No idea, why would you do that - my manager said they need that menu, I agrued, that it is not that beatiful as before.

Of course if it is customized - you can put even color gradients on it!

Hi AsmGuru62,
thank you for your response, but it woul be so nice if you let me take a little look at your code ;)

: Believe me, It's not easy as you think about it,

WS_BORDER | WS_SYSMENU | WS_THICKFRAME | WS_MINIMIZEBOX | WS_MAXIMIZEBOX

it works for me...

: I am a software engineer and I know what I am talking about

Believe me, that doesn't mean much. There are so many incompetent engineers around, I've lost count on them. I am one too, so I know what I am talking about

Thank you very much Lundin for your compliment,
I feel so happy now :(

Listen Hatem.
Here is a website provides you with the sourcecode you are lookin for.
http://www.Prof-UIS.com
It's using MFC, you say that you are an engineer, maybe you can convert it into API, use your imaginations... Tamam keda ya 3am???
dede

Thank you dede, it's really a great site, but I already know that it was possible in MFC beacause they use a different way to display menu.
3ala kolli 7al motachaker aoui 3al mosa3da ;)

How about designing Rectangles, animated ones, contain buttons, I know it'd be difficult but you can use the capabilities of the Layered Windows, am new at API, and can't give you real help.
dede