LogicNP Software Knowledge Base And FAQ

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When using the WPF edition controls, to turn on native look of whatever OS the controls are running on, you need to add a application manifest file to your assembly.

For C# projects do this via Add New Item-->General-->Application Manifest file.

Then add the following snippet (shown in bold) near the end of the manifest file just before the end of the 'asmv1' tag:

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<dependency>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls" version="6.0.0.0" type="win32" processorArchitecture="*" publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df" language="*" />
</dependentAssembly>
</dependency>
</asmv1:assembly>

This instructs the application to use the latest Common Controls v6.0 which have the native OS look.

For Visual Basic.Net projects, bring up Project Properties, click the 'Application' tab, then click the 'View UAC Settings' button. This adds the application manifest file (app.manifest) to your project and opens it for editing. Then add the snippet show above in bold near the end of the manifest file just before the end of the 'asmv1' tag.