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On Microsoft Windows XP, help files of a application are sometimes displayed
with the old style tab control and buttons in the window. How do I make it compatible
with the new xp style?
It depends on the host Executable that opens the CHM. If you press F1 on OutlookExpress, IE, FAR, etc. which are all themed enabled you see the Themed look.
Double click a CHM and HH.EXE is the host application -- not themed.
You can theme HH.EXE - why not...
1. Create a file called "HH.EXE.manifest" in your c:\windows folder (Where HH.EXE lives).
2. Open in notepad and add this text
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
<assemblyIdentity
name="MyHH.exe.Manifestfix"
processorArchitecture="x86"
version="1.0.0.0"
type="win32"/>
<description>MyHH.exe.Manifestfix</description>
<dependency>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity
type="win32"
name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"
version="6.0.0.0"
processorArchitecture="x86"
publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df"
language="*"
/>
</dependentAssembly>
</dependency>
</assembly>
Thats it. Now when you open up a CHM, the HH window will be themed. You can
theme most apps like this. It also works if you are using add-in's like StyleXP.
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