UserLookAndFeel Class

Represents look and feel settings for controls provided by DevExpress.

Namespace: DevExpress.LookAndFeel

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v19.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public class UserLookAndFeel :
    IDisposable,
    ISkinProvider,
    ISkinProviderEx,
    IAppearanceDefaultFontProvider

VB.NET

Public Class UserLookAndFeel
    Implements IDisposable,
               ISkinProvider,
               ISkinProviderEx,
               IAppearanceDefaultFontProvider

Related API Members

The following members return UserLookAndFeel objects:

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Library	Related API Members
Cross-Platform Class Library	ManageRelationsContext.LookAndFeel
	RebuildResultSchemaContext.LookAndFeel
WinForms Controls	AlertControl.LookAndFeel
	BaseControl.LookAndFeel
	BaseEdit.LookAndFeel
	ChartControl.LookAndFeel
	DefaultLookAndFeel.LookAndFeel
	DocumentViewerBase.LookAndFeel
	FormatConditionIconSet.LookAndFeel
	GaugeControlBase.LookAndFeel
	GridControl.LookAndFeel
	HierarchicalChartControlBase.LookAndFeel
	ManageRelationsContext.LookAndFeel
	MapControl.LookAndFeel
	NavBarControl.LookAndFeel
	NavigationFrame.LookAndFeel
	OfficeNavigationBar.LookAndFeel
	PivotGridControl.LookAndFeel
	PropertyDescriptionControl.LookAndFeel
	RebuildResultSchemaContext.LookAndFeel
	RepositoryItem.LookAndFeel
	RibbonForm.LookAndFeel
	RichEditControl.LookAndFeel
	SchedulerControl.LookAndFeel
	ScrollBarBase.LookAndFeel
	SeparatorControl.LookAndFeel
	SimpleControl.LookAndFeel
	SpellChecker.LookAndFeel
	SplitterControl.LookAndFeel
	SpreadsheetControl.LookAndFeel
	StyleController.LookAndFeel
	SuperToolTip.LookAndFeel
	SvgImageBox.LookAndFeel
	TileControl.LookAndFeel
	TileNavPane.LookAndFeel
	TreeList.LookAndFeel
	UserLookAndFeel.ActiveLookAndFeel
	UserLookAndFeel.Default
	UserLookAndFeel.ParentLookAndFeel
	UserLookAndFeel.TouchUIParent
	VGridControlBase.LookAndFeel
	WindowsFormsSettings.DefaultLookAndFeel
	WizardControl.LookAndFeel
	XtraBaseArgs.GetLookAndFeel()
	XtraBaseArgs.LookAndFeel
	XtraTabControl.LookAndFeel
Dashboard	EditExtractOptionsContext.LookAndFeel

Remarks

Controls provided by Developers Express support a common look and feel mechanism. They all declare the LookAndFeel property that provides access to a UserLookAndFeel object specifying the control’s paint style. The UserLookAndFeel declares the following properties:

• The UserLookAndFeel.UseDefaultLookAndFeel property. If set to true, all the other properties are ignored and the paint style is controlled by the default look and feel object available via the static UserLookAndFeel.Default property. You can access these default settings at design time using the DefaultLookAndFeel component.

  If the UserLookAndFeel.UseDefaultLookAndFeel property value is false, the painting style is specified by other properties.

• The UserLookAndFeel.UseWindowsXPTheme property. If set to true, the control is painted in the current XP theme regardless of the UserLookAndFeel.Style property (described later). If set to false or not running under Windows XP (or a Windows Classic theme is used), the control is painted according to the UserLookAndFeel.Style property.
• The UserLookAndFeel.Style property. This property allows you to choose one of the predefined painting styles listed by the LookAndFeelStyle enumeration. Note that this enumeration just lists the styles that are supported by all controls. Some controls may provide extra styles and provide additional properties to support them.

Related GitHub Examples

The following code snippets (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contain references to the UserLookAndFeel class.

Note

The algorithm used to collect these code examples remains a work in progress. Accordingly, the links and snippets below may produce inaccurate results. If you encounter an issue with code examples below, please use the feedback form on this page to report the issue.

C#

how-to-create-a-date-tape-editor-like-in-iphone-e4475/CS/WindowsApplication3/DateTapeEdit/DataTapePainter.cs#L24

{
    Skin skin = CommonSkins.GetSkin(DevExpress.LookAndFeel.UserLookAndFeel.Default.ActiveLookAndFeel);
    SkinElement elem = skin[CommonSkins.SkinHighlightedItem];

how-to-save-a-current-skin-name-and-restore-it-at-the-next-application-run-e2897/CS/WindowsApplication1/Form1.cs#L21

    SkinHelper.InitSkinGallery(galleryControl1);
    UserLookAndFeel.Default.SkinName = Settings.Default["ApplicationSkinName"].ToString();
}

how-to-expand-visible-group-rows-when-the-user-searches-using-the-find-panel-e3903/CS/FindPanelExample/Program.cs#L19

BonusSkins.Register();
UserLookAndFeel.Default.SkinName = "Seven";
Application.Run(new MainForm());

a-custom-toolbar-button-with-checked-and-dropdown-styles-e2266/CS/Program.cs#L13

DevExpress.UserSkins.BonusSkins.Register();
DevExpress.LookAndFeel.UserLookAndFeel.Default.SkinName = "The Bezier";
Application.EnableVisualStyles();

VB.NET

how-to-create-a-date-tape-editor-like-in-iphone-e4475/VB/WindowsApplication3/DateTapeEdit/DataTapePainter.vb#L23

If _HighlightedItemInfo Is Nothing Then
    Dim skin As Skin = CommonSkins.GetSkin(DevExpress.LookAndFeel.UserLookAndFeel.Default.ActiveLookAndFeel)
    Dim elem As SkinElement = skin(CommonSkins.SkinHighlightedItem)

how-to-save-a-current-skin-name-and-restore-it-at-the-next-application-run-e2897/VB/WindowsApplication1/Form1.vb#L19

    SkinHelper.InitSkinGallery(galleryControl1)
    UserLookAndFeel.Default.SkinName = My.Settings.Default("ApplicationSkinName").ToString()
End Sub

how-to-expand-visible-group-rows-when-the-user-searches-using-the-find-panel-e3903/VB/FindPanelExample/Program.vb#L22

BonusSkins.Register()
UserLookAndFeel.Default.SkinName = "Seven"
Application.Run(New MainForm())

a-custom-toolbar-button-with-checked-and-dropdown-styles-e2266/VB/Program.vb#L13

DevExpress.UserSkins.BonusSkins.Register()
DevExpress.LookAndFeel.UserLookAndFeel.Default.SkinName = "The Bezier"
Application.EnableVisualStyles()

Inheritance

Object

UserLookAndFeel

ContainerUserLookAndFeel

BarAndDockingControllerLookAndFeel

FormUserLookAndFeel