Style

The styling of an andlabs-UI-based application is platform-specific and is normally set by the operating system. Some support user-based customization, which can subtly or vastly affect the look and feel of your application—so it's important to consider the possible variations during your application design and testing.

When run on Microsoft Windows, the toolkit in use is Common Controls (discussed in the Chapter 4Walk - Building Graphical Windows Applications). Essentially, the controls will look somewhat different across versions of Windows, which helps the applications blend in with the evolving desktop's look and feel. Most user-customization options within Windows are focused on the newer ("Universal") applications, but may show ...

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