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    Advanced Buttons

    General Solution for a Transparent Control

    Discover a very simple, integrated method to make a control, such as static, button, sliderctrl, and progress control transparent in a dialog box.

    What's New in MFC 9.0 (Orcas): Command Link Buttons

    Explore the challenges of developing an MFC application to use on Vista and non-Vista platforms in the context of Vista's new Command Link Button style.

    Enhanced Colored Button

    Enhance your application interface by using a push button that allows you to select its colors.

    XP Style CColorControl Class with Themed Gradient Buttons

    Learn about a set of control-derived classes for a colorful presentation by using XP-styled hottracked controls with themed gradient buttons.

    CCustomBitmapButton—MFC Button Control

    Create an owner-draw bitmap button and a frame for the title bar in one class.

    Creating Round SysMenu Buttons

    Create round SysMenu buttons and learn how to do flicker-free painting in the caption and more. (New features were added.)

    Native Win32 Theme-Aware, Owner-Draw Controls (No MFC!)

    How to create theme-aware, owner-draw controls that are implemented by using the native Win32 API, rather than MFC.