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A fast investigation to the Windows System folder indicated that the Microsoft Windows Common Controls 5.0 SP2 weights almost 600 KB, while its younger brother Microsoft Windows Common Controls 6.0 SP4 its over 1 MB, its obviously if you need one control, for example a progress bar your program will have its setup a lot bigger just for having one of the Microsoft Windows Common Controls. For distributing a program over the Internet size its very important, so your small VB program might became a large Setup Executable, if you for example add ADO to your program things will get a lot bigger! The alternative is write a more simple version of some of the controls supplied by the Microsoft Windows Common Controls. Our simple version of the progress bar will occupy around 12 KB with a Property Page to simply customizing its properties. It will only have a smooth aspect, not the steps aspect that is the more standard look. Only the Microsoft Windows Common Controls 6.0 version of the Progress Bar can have a smooth look and Horizontal and Vertical direction of the progress bar, our version will have a smooth look and Horizontal and Vertical direction, display in text of the Progress and full control over its colors BackColor, ForeColor witch is the color in witch the progress is draw, TextColor. |
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Page Last Updated: 02-07-2003 |