Visibility of groupboxes in Windows Vista

[JD]

Hi all,

In XP, the GroupBox caption is blue while its border is a distinctive visible shade of grey. In Vista however, the groupbox caption is black & its border looks engraved on the form!

Does anyone know how I can mimic the XP look of groupboxes in Vista?

Thanks for your suggestions! 

[Troodon]

I think that is controlled by Windows.

[JD]

I think that is controlled by Windows.

Is there any way to override that behaviour? Will it involve looking at Win32 API functions?

[Troodon]

I don't know whether that is possible or not. However, each widget set has its own design and consistency. What you are asking is equivalent to: "Can I change the widget set look and feel for my application?" As a user I would expect an application running on XP to have the XP look and feel; the same on Vista.

[JD]

As a user I would expect an application running on XP to have the XP look and feel; the same on Vista.

You have a point there but it wouldn't hurt to be able to change just the caption of the groupbox to blue colour like XP.

So I guess I'm just thinking wishfully!   

[José Mejuto]

As a user I would expect an application running on XP to have the XP look and feel; the same on Vista.

You have a point there but it wouldn't hurt to be able to change just the caption of the groupbox to blue colour like XP.
So I guess I'm just thinking wishfully!   

Hello,

The right behavior in this case is to change your Vista theme to match your requirements. More information http://blog.rioterdecker.net/blogs/chaz/archive/2006/03/06/100.aspx