Visual C++ ,C++ Builder ,Win32 SDK

The frame window customized by AppFace can not receive the WM_SYSCOMMAND message when its WPARAM parameter is SC_CLOSE ,SC_MAXIMIZE or SC_MINIMIZE .

For Ver 2.2 and the later versions:

The frame window will receive a WM_FRAME_BUTTON message when user do the above operaitons. The define of WM_FRAME_BUTTON exists in appface.h .

#define WM_FRAME_BUTTON WM_USER + 0x364

The WPARAM value can be the below:

#define FRAME_BUTTON_MAX 1
#define FRAME_BUTTON_RESTORE 2
#define FRAME_BUTTON_MIN 3

it corresponding : maximize ,restore ,minimize

The LPARAM value is not used

It will do the default operation if the return value of this message is zero ; and return immediately(skip the default operation) if the return value is non-zero .

Visual Basic 6.0 , Delphi , C++ Builder

The button/radio/checkbox GUI will not refresh automatically when developers changed its caption text or its value for Visual Basic 6.0 project .

Developers should send a WM_PAINT message to the button after changed the caption text. Please reference the steps:
1. Declare SendMessage (Win API) in the head of the module:

Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, ByVal lParam As Any) As Long

2. Run this line after changing the button caption text(or changing its value)

SendMessage button1.hWnd, 15, 0, ""

All the supported development tools

Menu item draw its hover state with Windows default way, instead of drawing the hover state with the method defined in URF skin when users move menu items by keyboard on WinNT4

Not available now

Visual Basic 6.0

The image does not display when developers set it to a picutrebox control after create customizable GUI by AppFace for Visual Basic 6.0 project .

Developers may avoid it by call this line in the form load event :

SkinWindowSet( PictureBox1.hWnd,0) ' unskin the picutruebox control

VB.Net and C#.Net

The VB.Net or C#.Net applications may be crash after set a image to a picturebox control .

Developers may avoid it by call this line in the form load event :

SkinWindowSet( PictureBox1.Handle , 0 )

VB.net and C#.Net

AppFace will identify some skin types incorrectly for VB.Net and C#.Net projects . The known error type including:

• It can not identify the GroupBox and the Panel controls

Please skin the controls manually , for example:

SkinWindowSet( GroupBox1.Handle , 204 ) ; // SKIN_CLASS_GROUPBOX
SkinWindowSet( Panel1.Handle , 219 ) ; // SKIN_CLASS_PANELEX

VB.Net 2005 and C#.Net 2005

The frame window will be skinned incorrectly if call a general dialog(file dialog,font dialog or color dialog),and set this frame window as the general dialog's parent window.

Developers can do the below to avoid this issue for AppFace 2.4 and the later versions :

SkinWindowSet(ParentForm.Handle, 2); //SKIN_CLASS_PAUSESKIN
OpenFileDialog1.ShowDialog() ;
SkinWindowSet(ParentForm.Handle, 3); //SKIN_CLASS_REDOSKIN

Pure Basic

AppFace will skin the MDI main window incorrectly for Pure Basic projects when create the customizable GUI .

Not available now

All

Developers can not response mouse messages if load a moveable custom ShapeWindow object from a URF .

Please set the value of custom ShapeWidnow moveable option to False when design the URF skin if you want to response the ShapeWindow's mouse messages in the program .