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CALTHEME

CalTheme 2 is a utility which automates some of the advanced features of the Calmira program - primarily the ability to customize the program's default icons, which are stored within Calmira itself.

The CALMIRA.INI file can be edited externally or from within Calmira to provide these features, but CalTheme makes the process much simpler. The program uses custom-made Calmira icon libraries to modify the entire set of built-in Calmira icons at one time.

Libraries are available from the CalTheme webpage. You can install CalTheme simply by copying or unzipping it from a disk or directory. CalTheme works by detecting, and writing to, Calmira's own INI file, which also resides in Calmira's directory.

CalTheme was built using the standard Delphi 1 VCL, with the exception of the following:

* TTabPanel and TPicBtn from the Calmira VCL I'm assuming you have this; if you don't, you can download the VCL or the separate components from Calmira Online.

* TTranImage by Nuno Antunes (included with the source - you can use a TImage if you don't want to bother with image transparency which adapts to different colour schemes; you'll save about 4Kb in program size).

The program uses fairly basic concepts, primarily writing to and reading from INI files. You'll come across one more advanced section, which is to do with extracting icons from a DLL and displaying them in a string grid.

The executable and source can be downloaded from HERE.