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UseVisualStyle Property

Description

Determines if the control is drawn using visual styles/SkinFramework, if supported.

Property Type

Read-write property

Syntax (Visual Basic)

Public Property UseVisualStyle() As Boolean

Remarks

Visual styles and SkinFramework skins are specifications for the appearance of controls. UseVisualStyle determines whether to use the currently set Windows XP visual style. If using SkinFramework, it determines whether to use the currently set style of the SkinFramework.

  • If UseVisualStyle is True, the currently set Windows XP visual style will be used to theme the control. If using SkinFramework, the currently set style of the SkinFramework will be used to skin the control.
  • If UseVisualStyle is False, the currently set appearance/style in the OS will be used.

Controls running on Windows XP using the standard theme (in the picture, the standard theme is applied to the "Regular Buttons," "Two Row Buttons," "CheckBoxes," and "Radio Buttons" groups only; the other groups continue to use the current OS settings) and UseVisualStyle is False.

Standard Visual Style

Controls running on Windows XP using the standard theme (in the picture, the standard theme is applied to the "Regular Buttons," "Two Row Buttons," "CheckBoxes," and "Radio Buttons" groups only; the other groups continue to use the current OS settings) and UseVisualStyle is True. Notice that even when the standard theme is selected, UseVisualStyle specifies to use the current OS style.

Use Visual Style

See Also

GroupBox Control

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