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Jacob Iedema
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Button with Glass effect
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Hi,

I'm a new user of the NetAdvantage windows Forms controls and so far i'm very happy with the product! I hope the controls will continue to improve and keep following the latest developments in user experiences. :)

In light of user experiences... i was wondering if it was possible te create a button with a glass look as we see in Vista and Windows 7. An example can be found here: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/buttons/glassbutton.aspx

I have been fiddeling with they appereances properties and with the AppStylist but can't get the result i'm looking for. 

Can some1 tell me if it's possible and point me in the right direction?

Thx in advance!

Regards,

Jacob Iedema

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    Hi Jacob,

    There are several different glass styles available for any of the controls on the Gradient dropdown. These are based on Office2007 ribbons, I think.

    In AppStylist, you would do this:

    1. Go to the Misc tab. There are a couple of buttons at the top of the canvas.
    2. Mouse over either one of the buttons and press the number "1" on your keyboard to go to the UltraButton UI Role.
    3. On the Background group, the combo box defaults to Solid. Change it to Gradient.
    4. Pick a couple of colors from the two color dropdowns next to the combo.
    5. Drop down the gradient list - it's the button just to the right of the two color dropdowns.
    6. Pick a style that starts with the word glass. The screen shots you posted here look like GlassTop50 to me, but you can try out the different styles and see how they look. 

     

     

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