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AutoFormats: Consistent and Preview

Our ASP.NET controls now support a common set of visual styles across the entire library. You can now select from the 10 most popular styles. Click the link for a preview image of each style:

     
       

Or you can preview these AutoFormats online using the demos. You'll now see a "Select Appearance" option at the top of the demos.  

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You can change the look and feel for the whole demo using this option. You'll see the controls as they would appear in your own project with the AutoFormat applied. For example, here is the Red Wine AutoFormat on the ASPxGridView demo:

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Which AutoFormat do you use in your project(s)?

Published Mar 24 2008, 02:43 PM by Mehul Harry (Developer Express)
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Technorati tags: ASPxperience, ASP.NET, ASPxGridView

Comments

 

Doug Leadley said:

Office Silver and Youthful

March 25, 2008 1:06 AM
 

RAUL TORTIMA said:

glass

March 25, 2008 7:48 AM
 

Brian Simmons said:

Office Blue, Olive and Silver.

I like the Glass as well.

March 25, 2008 1:49 PM
 

Mehul Harry (Developer Express) said:

Hmm, office and glass are popular. Does anyone use Plastic Blue or Black Glass?

Thanks.

March 25, 2008 2:20 PM
 

Shankar said:

I have been experimenting with colour for over 15 Years on screen . Users prefer styles like glass with highlighting in bold colours. Setting the transparency (say 20% dynamically) like screen printing would be welcome.

March 25, 2008 8:00 PM
 

Mehul Harry (Developer Express) said:

Shankar, I'll pass that tip onto the design team, Thanks.

March 25, 2008 9:15 PM
 

Hans Nieuwenhuis said:

I use plastic blue.

March 25, 2008 9:57 PM
 

Nick I (Developer Express) said:

Red Wine is better!

March 27, 2008 4:29 AM
 

Mehul Harry (Developer Express) said:

Hey Nicolay,

Yes, Red Wine is good too. Wink

March 27, 2008 5:11 AM
 

Cafer Sadik Abalioglu Holding A.S. said:

I don't prefer Office styles in web applications.

it would be good for me, if you add turquoise theme for both asp.net themes and winforms skins :)

thanks

March 27, 2008 9:39 AM
 

Mehul Harry (Developer Express) said:

Hi Cafer,

I recommend creating a suggestion in the support center for those themes. Also if you have some screeshots or mockups then those may help as well. The office theme is very popular but we are do offer other themes like the youthful and soft orange.

Thanks.

March 27, 2008 1:56 PM
 

Arun said:

Hi Harry,

         I m using DevX8.1. I given autoformat for an ASPxGridView. But I m not getting image in Header Filter. One column is date filed. In that I m not getting the down arrow image. It simply shows a red cross mark. What should I do to get the image?

April 3, 2008 9:31 AM
 

Mehul Harry (Developer Express) said:

Hello Arun,

Try changing the AutoFormat to a different theme, run the project, and then switchback. If this doesn't work then please email me at mharry at devexpress.com.

Thanks.

April 6, 2008 8:25 PM

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Mehul Harry is an ASP.NET technical evangelist at Developer Express. You can reach him directly at mharry@DevExpress.com. You can also follow him on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mehulharry
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