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[FreezingFire]

On Windows XP computers using the XP Theme and VDS 5, there seems
to be a bug where the background part of the style doesn't show. Try the
example below using any of the standard Windows XP Themes (not classic)
and using Windows XP and VDS 5:

[FreezingFire]

Oops just saw this was already posted. This works fine with VDS 4 though.
No problems there.

http://forum.vdsworld.com/viewtopic.php?t=1652

[jules]

This is because text elements have to be transparent for correct appearance with WinXP themes.

[FreezingFire]

[PGWARE]

Windows XP by default paints labels and most child controls the parent color when you use a manifest file/new commctrls, you can override this in Delphi though and set the 'ParentColor' property to false and by using a ThemeManager component to override Windows XP common controls management. Should then be possible to change within the vds source.

[FreezingFire]

I am using a .manifest file with the VDS 4 compiled executable and testing
it in the IDE. There is no problem there. It must have been something
changed in VDS between 4 and 5.

I have to compile without a manifest in VDS 5 but it's just odd with VDS 4
even with a manifest there is no problem.

[PGWARE]

I'm pretty sure VDS 4 was not using the commctrls correctly either, it was just sticking the manifest file in there without worrying about all the controls and following the Windows XP themes correctly. The new way it draws controls is actually correct even though it's producing an undesirable effect for your program. Try it with any other langauge, delphi, c and you'll see that the labels are supposed to be the parent color. Again there are ways to overcome this but not currently with VDS, you have to take control of the windows theme management and set controls individually to allow modifications or not.

[FreezingFire]

If this is eventually "fixed", would it be possible to also include a way to
set a background for a checkbox label?