Changing your application's look and feel with VCL styles and no code

VCL styles are a major new entry in the latest versions of Delphi. They have been introduced in Delphi XE2 and are still one of the less-known features for the good old Delphi developers. However, as usual, some businessmen say looks matter, so the look and feel of your application could be one of the reasons to choose your product over one from a competitor. Consider that with a few mouse clicks you can apply many different styles to your application to change the look and feel of your applications. So why not give it a try?

Getting ready

VCL styles can be used to revamp an old application or to create a new one with a nonstandard GUI. VCL styles are a completely different beast ...

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