Historically, Windows applications are based on the GDI/User structure of the window, and this structure limits the areas where. When you try to use the set of built-in controls, and then simply and quickly after the application has been a very, very beautiful, you will understand the limits. A form-free user interface does not use raw Win32 controls. In its place is a, to a custom image to display for each control on the screen: including labels, buttons, list boxes, and so on. Use this interface, and not the latest: most of the cool programs are beginning to "skin", such as the WinAm




File list:
App
..\res
..\...\app.ico

..\...\icons16.bmp

..\...\icons50.bmp

..\...\logo_search.bmp

..\...\watermark1.bmp

..\App.cpp
..\App.dsp
..\App.vcproj
..\DirectUI.rc
..\resource.h
..\StdAfx.cpp
..\StdAfx.h
..\Views.cpp
..\Views.h
directui
.......\App.exe
.......\UIlib.dll
UIlib
....\Internal.h
....\StdAfx.cpp
....\StdAfx.h
....\UIActiveX.cpp
....\UIActiveX.h
....\UIAnim.cpp
....\UIAnim.h
....\UIBase.cpp
....\UIBase.h
....\UIBlue.cpp
....\UIBlue.h
....\UIButton.cpp
....\UIButton.h
....\UICombo.cpp
....\UICombo.h
....\UIContainer.cpp
....\UIContainer.h
....\UIDecoration.cpp
....\UIDecoration.h
....\UIDlgBuilder.cpp
....\UIDlgBuilder.h
....\UIEdit.cpp
....\UIEdit.h
....\UILabel.cpp
....\UILabel.h
....\UIlib.cpp
....\UIlib.dsp
....\UIlib.h
....\UIlib.vcproj
....\UIList.cpp
....\UIList.h
....\UIManager.cpp
....\UIManager.h
....\UIMarkup.cpp
....\UIMarkup.h
....\UIPanel.cpp
....\UIPanel.h
....\UITab.cpp
....\UITab.h
....\UITool.cpp
....\UITool.h
DirectUI.dsw
DirectUI.sln