TdxCustomStatusBar.DefaultUseGlobalSkin Property

Specifies if all status bar controls in the application automatically update their appearance from application-wide skin and palette settings.

Declaration

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class property DefaultUseGlobalSkin: TdxDefaultBoolean read; write;

Property Value

Type	Description
TdxDefaultBoolean	bDefaultThe cxDefaultUseGlobalSkin global constant specifies if TdxStatusBar components automatically import global skin and palette settings and use them instead of look & feel settings accessible through the LookAndFeel property.bTrue

All status bar controls automatically import global skin and palette settings defined using a TdxSkinController component or the Project Settings dialog.

This option is useful if you need to ensure visual consistency of your application.

bFalse

Status bar controls use settings accessible through the LookAndFeel property or one of the deprecated styles depending on the PaintStyle property value.

This option is useful if you need to apply individual appearance settings to status bar controls.

Remarks

You can set the DefaultUseGlobalSkin property to bTrue or bFalse at application startup to explicitly enable or disable synchronization with global skin and palette settings for all status bar controls in the application.

Code Example: Disable Default Global Skin Usage Flags at Startup

The code example in this section changes the DefaultUseGlobalSkin class property value to bFalse in the initialization section of the main application unit for the following components: TdxBarManager, TdxRibbon, TdxStatusBar, TdxLayoutControl, and TdxNavBar.

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uses
  Forms,
  dxBar, // Declares the TdxBarManager.DefaultUseGlobalSkin class property
  dxRibbon, // Declares the TdxCustomRibbon.DefaultUseGlobalSkin class property
  dxStatusBar, // Declares the TdxCustomStatusBar.DefaultUseGlobalSkin class property
  dxLayoutControl, // Declares the TdxCustomLayoutControl.DefaultUseGlobalSkin class property
  dxNavBar, // Declares the TdxCustomNavBar.DefaultUseGlobalSkin class property
// ...
begin
  TdxBarManager.DefaultUseGlobalSkin := bFalse;
  TdxCustomRibbon.DefaultUseGlobalSkin := bFalse;
  TdxCustomStatusBar.DefaultUseGlobalSkin := bFalse;
  TdxCustomLayoutControl.DefaultUseGlobalSkin := bFalse;
  TdxCustomNavBar.DefaultUseGlobalSkin := bFalse;
  Application.Initialize;
  Application.MainFormOnTaskBar := True;
  Application.CreateForm(TMyForm, MyForm);
  Application.Run;
end.

cpp

#include <vcl.h>
#include "dxBar.hpp" // Declares the TdxBarManager::DefaultUseGlobalSkin class property
#include "dxRibbon.hpp" // Declares the TdxCustomRibbon::DefaultUseGlobalSkin class property
#include "dxStatusBar.hpp" // Declares the TdxCustomStatusBar::DefaultUseGlobalSkin class property
#include "dxLayoutControl.hpp" // Declares the TdxCustomLayoutControl::DefaultUseGlobalSkin class property
#include "dxNavBar.hpp" // Declares the TdxCustomNavBar::DefaultUseGlobalSkin class property
#pragma hdrstop
#include <tchar.h>
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
USEFORM("Unit1.cpp", Form1);
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
int WINAPI _tWinMain(HINSTANCE, HINSTANCE, LPTSTR, int)
{
      TdxBarManager::DefaultUseGlobalSkin = bFalse;
      TdxCustomRibbon::DefaultUseGlobalSkin = bFalse;
      TdxCustomStatusBar::DefaultUseGlobalSkin = bFalse;
      TdxCustomLayoutControl::DefaultUseGlobalSkin = bFalse;
      TdxCustomNavBar::DefaultUseGlobalSkin = bFalse;
      Application->Initialize();
      Application->MainFormOnTaskBar = true;
      Application->CreateForm(__classid(TMyForm), &MyForm);
      Application->Run();
}
    // ...

Default Skin Usage Flags in Other Components

TdxBarManager.DefaultUseGlobalSkinSpecifies if all Bar Manager components in the application automatically update their appearance from application-wide skin and palette settings.TdxCustomRibbon.DefaultUseGlobalSkinSpecifies if all Ribbon controls in the application automatically update their appearance from application-wide skin and palette settings.TdxCustomLayoutControl.DefaultUseGlobalSkinSpecifies if all Layout controls in the application automatically update their appearance from application-wide skin and palette settings.TdxCustomNavBar.DefaultUseGlobalSkinSpecifies if all Navigation Bar controls in the application automatically update their appearance from application-wide skin and palette settings.

Default Value

The DefaultUseGlobalSkin property’s default value is bDefault.

The default property value indicates that the cxDefaultUseGlobalSkin global constant specifies if all status bar controls (TdxCustomStatusBar instances) automatically import global skin and palette settings.