One day I was lurking around in the aqua-soft download page and saw the about program for OSX and I used it but then I realized that I wasn't always going to use a aqua theme so I decided to write my own, with the creativity and Idea of Smoke I made this program in VB, Its nothing fancy, I'll post some Images In my next post.
Cassiel has already released a program which does the same called xAbout..
Check it out here
http://www.aqua-man.net/board/index.php?ac...t=ST&f=17&t=786
However I'm not discouraging you from releasing your app. I would love to see it as a matter of fact.
All the best,
Siddharth
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Those are some shots I just took right now, everything is system based the Memory information and processor information and all are grabbed by the system I made this for NT systems I'm not sure if it will work for the people out there that use 9x OS, But I did try to add some 9x code, I know there are a lot of different programs out there that do the same thing, I just thought maybe I should put mine out. The only thing if reads from a file 'about.conf' is where the .bmp file is located to add as the BG color.
It also has a nice scrolldown affect when you press the More Information.
hey, thats very nice! will you make it available for download?
Yea I was planning on making it available..
http://www.futurx.net/files/shots/aboutprogram.zip
Hope you like, if you find any bugs or anything such, just email me at
Please give me feedback on what you think and what I should add/remove/modify.
ok, just installed it, works fine except that the "more info" button is not aqua-syle on my pc, like in your screenshot. Do you know how to solve this?
Would you mind submitting a screenshot of your desktop with it running? I've never had a problem with the button since it gets skinned by windows and not anything else.. I use WB to skin my desktop maybe that could be the problem? if so I might need to know so I can build a WB and a Msstyles version.
thanks..
I can't post a screenshot now, ftp troubles, but the button looks standard windows. I use iceman's aqua theme for xp , also the uxtheme.dll file to make it work. hth.
lombdude, you need WindowBlinds to be able to see the button. The button is skinned thru WB only, it seems.
zxvf, incredible job. Thanks for the addition to the community!
ah, I see. Well I started using iceman's xptheme because it uses less resources and gives me no errors on apps like fireworks MX. But ok, now I know why the button looks like that. A minor thing I think, this about program is still cool and usefull.
Originally posted by zxvf@Dec 26 2002, 02:16 PMYea I was planning on making it available..
http://www.futurx.net/files/shots/aboutprogram.zip
Hope you like, if you find any bugs or anything such, just email me at
Please give me feedback on what you think and what I should add/remove/modify.
Thanks.
But The Program Show Me: "COMCTL32.OCX Is Not Found"
This is so cool. Thanks a lot.!!! 
Saweet. I love it that is so koo. I especially like the Rhapsodized one but how did you get that WindowBlinds scheme did smoke give it to you?
EDIT: LOL just saw smokes post in Stardock forum. No need to answer my question 
Lol yeah, thats why I edit my post.
Yes, as you know I'm Smoke's Beta tester so I guess you will just have to wait till its out.. Hey who knows maybe its out.. hehe Its in http://tetsudust.net
Note: I just checked its there if you are interested... Thank smoke for the great job of the ports he has made, I have seen ports and this look like the most realistic ones ever.
THANKS .SMOKE.
ooh and for the poor msstyle users (sorry I had to say that) I'll work on another version that the button will be a bitmap so that can also be changed..
If anyone has any suggestions or anything, just post them I'll try to take note of them..
Untill then just wait until Smoe releases his themes (they will be worth it, I promise.)
Peace OUT
Originally posted by zxvf@Dec 26 2002, 09:08 PMYes, as you know I'm Smoke's Beta tester so I guess you will just have to wait till its out.. Hey who knows maybe its out.. hehe Its in http://tetsudust.net
Note: I just checked its there if you are interested... Thank smoke for the great job of the ports he has made, I have seen ports and this look like the most realistic ones ever.
THANKS .SMOKE.
ooh and for the poor msstyle users (sorry I had to say that) I'll work on another version that the button will be a bitmap so that can also be changed..
If anyone has any suggestions or anything, just post them I'll try to take note of them..
Untill then just wait until Smoe releases his themes (they will be worth it, I promise.)
Peace OUT
you dont need to implement that idea All you need to skin that button using msstyles would be a manifest file.
Just add the following to notepad, and save as about.exe.manifest.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
<assemblyIdentity
name="About"
processorArchitecture="x86"
version="1.0.0.0"
type="win32"/>
<description>About Box</description>
<dependency>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity
type="win32"
name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"
version="6.0.0.0"
processorArchitecture="x86"
publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df"
language="*"
/>
</dependentAssembly>
</dependency>
</assembly>
then just keep in in the same directory as the exe. You can also add this into the executable itself under resource name '24'
The button will now be skinned by XP, so will the progress indicators I believe.
Hope that helps.
*edit* yup it skins the progress bar also, but it's got a black line around it. Mind taking them out zxvf? It would look better
Chris
Yes I just uploaded a borderless copy
Ooh and thanks for information, I use WB my self so I would of never knew that, thanks for sharing, and I will include this in next build..
Thanks, looks great
I may have found a bug. My system only has 512 MB of RAM, and it's displaying 523, any idea why? Or is it including the swapfile too? Anyways It looks and works great
Chris
Its not a bug, its the way windows is reading your ram I only have 256mb of ram YET it reads at 260mb, I wondered if it was just the program so I looked at my actual system information and in fact it did say 260mb, so I don't think its anything related with the program, I have seen on some machines it reporting less then what they have not much but maybe 2-5 less megs, I think that ram is almost like a hardrive you really can't tell what your getting until you put it in.
Yeah I noticed mine did say that amount under system manager, but in system information it says I only have 512. Doesnt matter I was just wondering
Chris
Ok I just added the manifest information to the executable file, as it seems its still needed to have a .manifest at the end, but I did add it to the source code, so here it is for those that need to download it, please tell me if it works for you, or if I need to keep trying.
Originally posted by Binary@Dec 27 2002, 03:34 AMYeah I noticed mine did say that amount under system manager, but in system information it says I only have 512. Doesnt matter I was just wondering
Chris
Yes, all information is being retrieved with code that counts every single hex handle in memory modules, Windows is start so it automatically knows that there isn't such thing as 560mb so it assumes it 512 etc.. Maybe later on my next release I'll make my program *Smart* too.
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