Hi everyone,

I got a dekstop application that has many pages in it. I have to apply a skin to all of the pages so i use a lookAndFeel component. All of the pages and all of the components are applying this skin very well. But i got some buttons that i don't want to apply my default skin. So i change the buttons' skin from their lookAndFeel property. But it doesn't work. Everytime i compile my application, my buttons apply my default skin, not the one i manually select. Can anybody help me ? Thanx...

Hi,

Do you want to apply one skin to the whole application, that means to all forms and controls?

If yes then remove all LookAndFeel components and ensure that the LookAndFeel.UseDefaultLookAndFeel property of all forms and controls is set to true.

Also put the following code into the Main method of your application to apply e.g. the "Black" skin to the whole application:

        static void Main()
        {
            DevExpress.Skins.SkinManager.EnableFormSkins();
            DevExpress.LookAndFeel.UserLookAndFeel.Default.SetSkinStyle("Black");

            Application.EnableVisualStyles();
            Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
            Application.Run(new Form1());
        }
 

 Hi , thx for your reply. I think i meant something wrong ? I already an lookAndFeel control that applies my whole application. What i want to do is: in some particular forms, i got some controls and i need them to have different skin then the default one.

Here is my situation again:

I got a defaultLookAndFeel component that applies whole application. Nothing wrong with this. For example  i got 3 different form and they all apply my default skin. Nothing wrong again. But in the first form, i got a button and it normally applies the default look and feel skin. But i don't want this. i want my button to have office 2007 blue skin while my default look and feel component's skin is office 2007 black. my buttons look and Feel properties are:

SkinName = office 2007 blue
Skin = 3D Style
UseDefaultLookAndFeel = False
UseWindowsStyle = False

But this doesn't work. Everytime when i compile my project, my button applies my default look and feel component. What am i doing wrong ?

Hi,

I think you will have to remove the DefaultLookAndFeel component.

Please have a look into the attached sample project.

 Thanx for your replies. I really cannot remove defaultLookAndFeel component. Could do it at the start of the project, but not now :)   i prefer applying skins via coding. Thanx, have a nice day..

Are you setting the "UseDefaultLookAndFeel" property for these SimpleButtons to False?

MySimpleButton.LookAndFeel.UseDefaultLookAndFeel = false;

 Yes, in my second post i told how i set my buttons' lookAndFeel properties. I mean i tried it, it doesn't work also. Thanx.

Strange, it works fine for me.

It works for me too.

Maybe you can post a sample?

 hi, i really gave it up :) i am done :) i wrote my code and it works perfect. Thanx for your interests. Have a nice day...