[python-win32] SetWindowTheme for Vista

[King Simon-NFHD78]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: python-win32-bounces+simon.king=motorola.com at python.org 
> [mailto:python-win32-bounces+simon.king=motorola.com at python.or
> g] On Behalf Of Mike Driscoll
> Sent: 16 January 2009 15:34
> To: Python-Win32 List
> Subject: [python-win32] SetWindowTheme for Vista
> 
> Hi,
> 
> There has been a discussion on the wxPython user's group 
> about how the 
> new QT licensing will affect wx's viability. They got  slightly 
> off-topic and pointed out that the wx treectrl isn't wrapping Vista's 
> theme like it should. They pointed to this article on setting 
> the window 
> theme: http://www.danielmoth.com/Blog/2007/01/treeviewvista.html
> 
> Is there a way to call SetWindowTheme in pywin32? I'm not 
> sure if this 
> would affect wx anyway, but I don't mind trying it out if I 
> knew how to 
> call it.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Mike

I don't know about pywin32, but it looks like you can at least access
the function via ctypes:

>>> import ctypes
>>> ctypes.windll.UxTheme.SetWindowTheme
<_FuncPtr object at 0x00C96198>

Simon