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    Writing a skinable VB App.

    I have written my own VB car app and I want to make it skinable. I need it to run easisy at multiple resolutions. I am adding features for a friend who has a RV with a 15 inch touch screen. I have the Xenarc I don't want to have to write more than on Form in VB. I use Media Player 9 for the music and I love it. The auto playlists are awesome.

    Here is a screen shot of the player app. The colors seemed to have worked for CoPilot visability so I copied them.

    I am willing o put the app in the public domain if people want it. It is written in VB.NET

    Any advice?

    John
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    I'm sorry, and you are....? frodobaggins's Avatar
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    The easiest way is to use an ini file with the layout information.

    Ie have a :

    skin folder
    >"Your Skin Name Here" folder
    >>graphic files
    >>skin.ini

    store settings in your ini file in percentages of
    screen width or height (or form width or height depending)

    in the app, the selected skin will load the proper graphics and control sizes
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    If you know how to use XML then that would be a great way - and totally dynamic

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