• Jack (7/7) Jan 18 2021 Currently I'm using dmd but the release binaries I'll be usind
• Adam D. Ruppe (4/4) Jan 18 2021 I haven't played with the pragma yet but I've done it before both
• Jack (5/9) Jan 18 2021 I have done that before with the XML manifest file but now I'd to
• Jack (32/32) Feb 18 2021 if someone happens to be looking to do that in the future: I

Jack <jckj33 gmail.com> writes:

Currently I'm using dmd but the release binaries I'll be usind 
ldc. Is this how I can enable visual styles on dmd? and how is 
this done on ldc?

pragma(linkerDirective, "\"/manifestdependency:type='win32' " ~
				"name='Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls' version='6.0.0.0'" ~
				"processorArchitecture='*' publicKeyToken='6595b64144ccf1df' 
language='*'\"");

Adam D. Ruppe <destructionator gmail.com> writes:

I haven't played with the pragma yet but I've done it before both 
with the file.exe.manifest XML file sitting alongside it and with 
the resource compiler before (you can use the same resource 
compilers for D as you use for C btw)

Jack <jckj33 gmail.com> writes:

On Monday, 18 January 2021 at 19:50:18 UTC, Adam D. Ruppe wrote:
 I haven't played with the pragma yet but I've done it before 
 both with the file.exe.manifest XML file sitting alongside it 
 and with the resource compiler before (you can use the same 
 resource compilers for D as you use for C btw)

I have done that before with the XML manifest file but now I'd to 
do it without that external dependence, now I'm trying with the 
linker, if possible. It seems  SetWindowTheme(hwnd, L"Explorer", 
NULL) do the same, I'm researching into that

Jack <jckj33 gmail.com> writes:

if someone happens to be looking to do that in the future: I 
didn't find a way to do this with a linker but managed to find a 
way to do this with code only. The code goes like this:

// source: https://stackoverflow.com/a/10444161/800123
#include <windows.h>

// NOTE: It is recommended that you delay-load ComCtl32.dll 
(/DelayLoad:ComCtl32.dll)
// and that you ensure this code runs before GUI components are 
loaded.
// Otherwise, you may get weird issues, like black backgrounds in 
icons in image lists.
ULONG_PTR EnableVisualStyles(VOID)
{
     TCHAR dir[MAX_PATH];
     ULONG_PTR ulpActivationCookie = FALSE;
     ACTCTX actCtx =
     {
         sizeof(actCtx),
         ACTCTX_FLAG_RESOURCE_NAME_VALID
             | ACTCTX_FLAG_SET_PROCESS_DEFAULT
             | ACTCTX_FLAG_ASSEMBLY_DIRECTORY_VALID,
         TEXT("shell32.dll"), 0, 0, dir, (LPCTSTR)124
     };
     UINT cch = GetSystemDirectory(dir, sizeof(dir) / 
sizeof(*dir));
     if (cch >= sizeof(dir) / sizeof(*dir)) { return FALSE; 
/*shouldn't happen*/ }
     dir[cch] = TEXT('\0');
     ActivateActCtx(CreateActCtx(&actCtx), &ulpActivationCookie);
     return ulpActivationCookie;
}

it's C as code but can be translated to D easy.