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How to make your program use the Metro theme (DevComponents) - Blue - 07-15-2013 1) Create a New Project
![]() 2) Select Windows Form Application in the list of options. It can be any .NET Framework I am pretty sure, but I recommend just using whatever is selected by default. ![]() 3) Name your project anything you want, I will be naming it "Metro" for the tutorial. ![]() 4) Once your project is created, go ahead and click "My Project" in the Solution Explorer to the right. ![]() 5) Click on the References tab. ![]() 6) Click "Add" and browse to the location of your "DevComponents.DotNetBar2.dll" which is usually in "C:\Program Files (x86)\DotNetBar for Windows Forms". ![]() And it should look something like this in the list of References ![]() 7) Next, click the "Show All Files" button in the Solution Explorer. It is not labeled unless you hover over it. ![]() 8) Click the down arrow to the left of "Form1.vb" and then click Form1.Designer.vb ![]() 9) Find this line of code near the top of the whole code ![]() and then change it to Quote:Inherits DevComponents.DotNetBar.Metro.MetroForm ![]() 10) You can again click on the "Show All Files" button. ![]() and then double click on "Form1.vb" ![]() There you go you are now finished! ![]() Also, When your trial expires I released the .dlls in elite so make sure to get ELITE! ![]() RE: How to make your program use the Metro theme (DevComponents) - Hexology - 07-15-2013 Nice, I know someone is attempting to create a metro theme at the moment, but I like dotnetbar's better. RE: How to make your program use the Metro theme (DevComponents) - Blue - 07-15-2013 (07-15-2013, 03:49 AM)Hexology Wrote: Nice, I know someone is attempting to create a metro theme at the moment, but I like dotnetbar's better. Yeah, I released all that in elite.
RE: How to make your program use the Metro theme (DevComponents) - ZherkTG - 07-15-2013 Awesome tutorial. If i were to buy Emerald would i have access to the Elite section also? RE: How to make your program use the Metro theme (DevComponents) - Blue - 07-15-2013 (07-15-2013, 07:54 AM)ZherkTG Wrote: Awesome tutorial. If i were to buy Emerald would i have access to the Elite section also? Yes Indeed you would, Ask Sap to be sure of it though. RE: How to make your program use the Metro theme (DevComponents) - ZherkTG - 07-15-2013 Alright I'll ask, thanks. RE: How to make your program use the Metro theme (DevComponents) - Platinum - 07-15-2013 Omg awesome tutorial mate!!! (L)(L) RE: How to make your program use the Metro theme (DevComponents) - Eternity - 07-15-2013 Wow, I've actually been wondering why Metro wasn't in VB, but now i know ![]() Thanks for sharing
RE: How to make your program use the Metro theme (DevComponents) - Blue - 08-23-2013 Hopefully more people will start using these things since we merged! |