Announcing the ExpressSkins Library
Our Newest Release for Delphi Developers
DevExpress is proud to announce the immediate availability of the ExpressSkins Library - a 100% VCL component suite for Delphi. ExpressSkins allows you to introduce the advanced look and feel of today's most popular applications and operating systems across 10 different DevExpress product suites with ease. Its features include:
- Microsoft® Office® 2007 Skins - With the ExpressSkins Library, you can apply Office 2007 paint styles to shipping DevExpress controls. All three color schemes - Blue, Black and Silver - are fully supported. In addition to these basic skin types, you have access to slightly modified variants. Since similar elements can be painted differently from one Office application to another, we decided to provide two skins for each color scheme. As such, you can choose the paint style you like the most or allow your end-users decide what works for them.
- Custom Skins - In addition to Microsoft Office 2007 skins, you get multiple unique look and feel options that were designed by DevExpress.
- Centralized Control - The ExpressSkins Library includes the TdxSkinController component that allows you to specify the paint style of all components on a form at once.
- Form Skinning Support - When you apply skinning using the TdxSkinController component, standard forms also get skinned so that their borders and title bars are visually consistent with other controls.
- Skin Editor Application - The ExpressSkins Library includes an application that enables you to edit built-in skins, as well as construct custom look and feel options.
- Look and Feel Technology Extension - The skinning engine integrates into the Look and Feel technology supported by most DevExpress components. You can apply skinning to an individual control using the control's LookAndFeel property. If centralized management is required, you can use the TcxLookAndFeelController component. For more information on the advantages available to you when using our Look and Feel Technology, please review this page.
- Skin Maintenance - With the release of new controls or with the introduction of new elements in existing controls, we will update all shipping skins accordingly.
The following DevExpress components are fully supported by the ExpressSkins Library:
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To learn more about ExpressSkins and download a compiled demo application, visit our product information page at:
http://www.devexpress.com/Products/VCL/ExSkins/index.xml
Thank you and Best Wishes
The DevExpress Team
www.devexpress.com