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XtraDialog.AllowCustomLookAndFeel Property

Gets or sets whether a dialog is painted using its own look and feel settings, which are specified by the lookAndFeel parameter of specific XtraDialog.Show method overloads. This property is ignored if the lookAndFeel parameter is set to use a skinning paint scheme.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

#Declaration

public static bool AllowCustomLookAndFeel { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Description
Boolean

true, if the dialog is painted using its own look and feel settings; false, if the default look and feel settings are used.

#Remarks

The code below illustrates how to force Dialogs to use a custom look and feel.

//configuring the UserLookAndFeel 
UserLookAndFeel lookAndFeelError = new UserLookAndFeel(this);
lookAndFeelError.SkinName = "MyCustomSkin";
lookAndFeelError.Style = LookAndFeelStyle.Skin;
lookAndFeelError.UseDefaultLookAndFeel = false;

// force Dialogs to use the "MyCustomSkin"
XtraDialog.AllowCustomLookAndFeel = true; 

// pass the UserLookAndFeel as a Parameter in the show method
XtraDialog.Show(lookAndFeelError, myControl);
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