WindowsFormsSettings.TrackWindowsAppMode Property

Gets or sets whether your application tracks the Default App Mode setting in Windows OS and displays only light or dark color palettes in a Skin gallery. This setting works only in “WXI”, “Basic”, and “The Bezier” skins.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v25.2.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Utils, DevExpress.Wpf.Core

Declaration

C#

public static DefaultBoolean TrackWindowsAppMode { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Shared Property TrackWindowsAppMode As DefaultBoolean

Property Value

Type	Description
DefaultBoolean	DefaultBoolean.True to track the Default App Mode setting in Windows OS; otherwise, DefaultBoolean.False or DefaultBoolean.Default.

Available values:

Name	Description	Return Value
True	The value is true.	0
False	The value is false.	1
Default	The value is specified by a global option or a higher-level object.	2

Remarks

Note

The WindowsFormsSettings.TrackWindowsAppMode setting works only in “WXI”, “Basic”, and “The Bezier” skins.

C#

static void Main() {
    Application.EnableVisualStyles();
    Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
    WindowsFormsSettings.TrackWindowsAppMode = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True;
    Application.Run(new Form1());
}

VB.NET

Shared Sub Main()
    Application.EnableVisualStyles()
    Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(False)
    WindowsFormsSettings.TrackWindowsAppMode = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True
    Application.Run(New Form1())
End Sub

Tip

Read the following topic for information on how to display pre-designed Ribbon UI commands that correspond to advanced skin settings: Ribbon Skin Selectors.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-reporting-add-ai-options-to-report-wizard/CS/Program.cs#L22

DevExpress.XtraEditors.WindowsFormsSettings.SetDPIAware();
WindowsFormsSettings.TrackWindowsAppMode = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.True;
Application.EnableVisualStyles();

VB.NET

winforms-reporting-add-ai-options-to-report-wizard/VB/Program.vb#L33

WindowsFormsSettings.SetDPIAware()
WindowsFormsSettings.TrackWindowsAppMode = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.[True]
Call Application.EnableVisualStyles()