WinFBE 2.03 Tab Control

James Klutho · February 22, 2020, 02:07:33 PM

I must have something else going on. Here is the exe you sent me. Maybe there is something weird with my computer.

Paul Squires · February 22, 2020, 02:16:12 PM

What version of Windows is that? The application does not look like it is Themed.

Paul Squires · February 22, 2020, 02:17:42 PM

Attached is what it looks like on my Windows 10 machine.

James Klutho · February 22, 2020, 02:52:29 PM

This laptop is Windows 7 which is probably the problem. I ran your exe on another laptop with Windows 10 and there was no problem. Also I created a new project with buttons a tab controls and everything worked fine. Any hope for windows 7?

Paul Squires · February 22, 2020, 09:11:07 PM

Hmmmm.... that is odd. It should work on all Windows versions from Vista onwards. I will create some test cases for you (I will also see if I still have a laptop with Windows 7 installed!).

I am pretty sure that Jose used Windows 7 most of the time while he was writing the WinFBX library. WinFBE uses the CxpButton control for all buttons that the visual designer outputs. So, the problem could be how I am interfacing to the CxpButton control.

Paul Squires · February 23, 2020, 12:13:33 PM

Hi Jim,

I fired up Windows 7 in a virtual box and was able to run the exe (see screenshot attached). Everything seemed to look okay. Actually, my version ran with themes active. I am still not sure why your version did have themes active. When you create a new project there is a little checkbox on the dialog that allows the application to automatically create a resource file and manifest file that is needed for theme support.

James Klutho · February 23, 2020, 05:38:36 PM

I don't know. I switched over to the Windows 10 computer as my development computer and everything seems to be working now. Thanks for your time Paul. This is a pretty slick product.