Vista/Windows 7 Chevron Button

Question

Does Microsoft provide the Up/Down Chevron Buttons displayed below, either through code or the actual images?

Answer 1

Hi FMcElroy21,

If you want the actual images, on the premise of no infringement or deceit, you can just capture it and save as image for use.

If you want draw it through code, from what I have searched, you need visual theme API- DrawThemeBackground, the Class, Part and States for Chevron button listed in the official MSDN site http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb773210%28v=vs.85%29.aspx as TaskDIALOG, TDLG_EXPANDOBUTTON.

Besides, you can get the function signature for DrawThemeBackground from Pinvoke.Net http://pinvoke.net/default.aspx/uxtheme/DrawThemeBackground.html

One thing you need to know is this DrawThemeBackground is a function under UxTheme.dll, and Microsoft does not offer any official download site for it.

More info, please read:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5170718/where-do-i-find-the-icons-animations-recommended-in-the-windows-7-ux-guide

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4009701/windows-visual-themes-gallery-of-parts-and-states

Have a nice day,

 

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Kee Poppy [MSFT]
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Answer 2

Hi FMcElroy21,

If you want the actual images, on the premise of no infringement or deceit, you can just capture it and save as image for use.

And then simply set it as background for a normal button; could not find that essential one in the helpful message from Poppy.

:-)

 

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