Themeing

[Christopher Armstrong]

Hi

I've been playing around with our theming API (GSTheme) with the intent 
of fleshing it out a bit further. In order to confirm the style of 
programmatic API I've been using, I have been trying to integrate 
Windows uxtheme with the API in order to demonstrate it that it is possible.

For those who are interested in what is happening, and are running 
GNUstep on Windows XP or Vista, please look at:

http://carmstrong.fastmail.com.au/gnustep-gui-themeing-20070429.diff
http://carmstrong.fastmail.com.au/win32theme.tgz

The first is a patch that should be applied against the current 
gnustep-gui SVN (don't use your working copy as this patch is not by any 
means complete). It gives a (partial) API for theming menus and 
scrollbars, on top of the existing buttons themeing.

The second file is a bundle that compiles to a theme. It links against 
uxtheme so you will need at least Windows XP (I've only tested against 
Windows Vista however) and uses code that is private and specific to the 
win32/winlib backend.

I'm putting this up as a point of discussion. Comments and suggestions 
are welcome.

Regards
Chris
carmstrong at fastmail dot com dot au