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Much as the title says, I am wondering how to style a program like Photoshop CS4 or Autodesk Maya 2011. These programs are styled to where the UI looks completely custom. Right now I am using C# to program, but I can easily switch to C++ and WinAPI if it is easier. I have done multiple google searches for styling controls in C#, but there are seemingly no accurate results.

Much thanks for any help, -Thomas

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If you using C#, WPF is a way to go, to make some custom UI. WinForms are not so modifiable.

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  • Isn't WPF for .NET 4.0+ only? I'm on XP 32bit here, for I do not have much money ;) I'd really rather keep as much compatibility as I can. I have no problem with using unsafe code to style this thing. – Thomas Havlik Oct 19 '10 at 13:38
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This is a no easy task. DevXpress offer a wide range of skins with their components, so does Telerik.

There is a free library (without source) at Skybound, however this one is pretty old and not being developed anymore.

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