The challenge : update the look&feel of an outdated Borland C++ Builder 4 application, while changing the minimum amount of code, and keeping the same old 1998 compiler… To make things even easier, the new look and feel must be enabled/disabled at runtime.

First, the application UI controls  are straight out of the nineties. To modernize their look without replacing or rewriting them, Microsoft introduced in Windows XP « Application Visual Styles ». The MSDN doc about Visual Styles is not great, but this CodeProject article from Martin Mitáš gives a great overview. Continuer la lecture →

Nicolas Riousset

Président et fondateur de NeoLegal, développe des solutions logicielles qui facilitent le quotidien des professionnels du droit des sociétés.

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