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Most
developers want their applications to be as attractive as possible.
They want the person using the program to like the interface and
appearance of the screens and reports. One easy way to change the
interface of an application written in Softvelocity's
Clarion is to give your program a Makeover
- from Capesoft.
The program ships with 12 pre-designed Styles. These styles are a
combination of colors and graphic files that make standard screens much
more appealing.
Adding "style" to your Clarion based application is simple. Just add the Global Extension in the project properties and a few embeds to your main menu. This doesn't require any coding. You can easily make styles selectable by the user. Just add a menu option, such as Utilities then add menu items to allow the user to 1) Select a Makeover Style 2) Dis-able Styles - in case the user wants a plain old screen and 3) Re-Enable Styles if they change their mind - as users often do. For each of these menus, click the Embed button and choose the appropriate action for each of the three menu items. It really is easy. Makeover has been updated recently to make it easier to add an XP Manifest to your Makeover Enabled applications and they have added additional Style files. I have only included 3 styles to choose from in the modified Contacts Demo application which you can download and try out. Makeover is currently priced at $99 and documentation is more than adequate. Technical support via email is free and prompt.
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