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This component adds support of the themes and the additional properties to any form (except the child MDI window). The TTeForm component is necessary for each form of your application. For the child MDI windows it is necessary to use the TTeMDIChild component.

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Properties

Property	Description
ThemeLink	It is the link to the TteThemeLink component. Usually TTeForm uses the general theme, this property allows to use your own theme for the given form.
ThemeObject	It sets a name of an object from the theme which will be used by this form (for example, it is possible to use the non-standard form for your AboutBox). Use this value only in case you use your own or modified themes in which there is an object with the name set in the ThemeObject property. If this theme doesn't contain such object, TTeForm uses the default object.

TTeDefaultForm

Property	Description
Active	The internal ThemeEngine property is necessary for the activization of the form messages interception. If there is no necessity do not change this property.
Animation	This property does animation adjustment within the form show. You can switch on/off animation, set the time in milliseconds, and choose one of more than 70 effects.
Blending	ThemeEngine supports transparent forms in any Windows versions. The blending property allows to switch on transparency, and to adjust intensity. Since transparency in ThemeEngine is realized with the help of our own algorithms they have some restrictions in the comparison with Windows 2k, XP a transparency, but it works much faster on all Windows versions. We recommend to use transparency only in small-sized modal forms, such as MessageBox.
BorderIcons	The property is similar to the standard one of the TForm class, but it has additional values. Use this property instead of the TForm.BorderIcons to avoid any conflict situations. The following properties are additional:
BorderStyle	The property is similar to the standard one of the TForm class. Use this property instead of the TForm.BorderStyle to avoid conflict situations.
Dragging	This property allows to forbid/allow the user to change the size and to move the form over the screen. The additional DragMode property sets the way the form will move. DragMode can possess the following values:
Gravitation	This property allows to switch on/off and adjust gravitation, in other words the property of the form to stick to the edges of the screen.
MenuBar	The link to the TTeMenuBar component is necessary for the correct processing of shortkeys and the correct activation of the menu. ThemeEngine tries to set this property automatically but if there is TTeMenuBar component on the form and the MenuBar property is empty, set it manually.
MinimizeApplication	If the value is true the application will be minimized by pressing the minimize-button, otherwise only the form will be minimized.
Performance	This property operates the form buffering. It can possess the following values:
Shadow	Switches on/off the effect of a dropped shadow by a window. We recommend to use this effect only in small-size modal forms, such as MessageBox.
SystemMenuOptions	The system menu form's settings.
TrayMenuLink	It is the link to the TteThemeLink component. Usually TTeForm uses the general theme, this property allows to use your own theme for the given form.
TrayMenuOptions	It is the link to the TPopupMenu component or its successor TTePopupMenu. This menu will be shown when the application is minimized in the tray.
WindowMenu	This property is similar to the standard one of the TForm class. It is used in MDI applications.
WindowState	It shows and changes the form state. It can possess the following values:

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Properties

Property	Description
ThemeLink	It is the link to the TteThemeLink component. Usually TTeForm uses the general theme, this property allows to use your own theme for the given form.
ThemeObject	It sets a name of an object from the theme which will be used by this form (for example, it is possible to use the non-standard form for your AboutBox). Use this value only in case you use your own or modified themes in which there is an object with the name set in the ThemeObject property. If this theme doesn't contain such object, TTeForm uses the default object.

TTeDefaultForm

Property	Description
Active	The internal ThemeEngine property is necessary for the activization of the form messages interception. If there is no necessity do not change this property.
Animation	This property does animation adjustment within the form show. You can switch on/off animation, set the time in milliseconds, and choose one of more than 70 effects.
Blending	ThemeEngine supports transparent forms in any Windows versions. The blending property allows to switch on transparency, and to adjust intensity. Since transparency in ThemeEngine is realized with the help of our own algorithms they have some restrictions in the comparison with Windows 2k, XP a transparency, but it works much faster on all Windows versions. We recommend to use transparency only in small-sized modal forms, such as MessageBox.
BorderIcons	The property is similar to the standard one of the TForm class, but it has additional values. Use this property instead of the TForm.BorderIcons to avoid any conflict situations. The following properties are additional:
BorderStyle	The property is similar to the standard one of the TForm class. Use this property instead of the TForm.BorderStyle to avoid conflict situations.
Dragging	This property allows to forbid/allow the user to change the size and to move the form over the screen. The additional DragMode property sets the way the form will move. DragMode can possess the following values:
Gravitation	This property allows to switch on/off and adjust gravitation, in other words the property of the form to stick to the edges of the screen.
MenuBar	The link to the TTeMenuBar component is necessary for the correct processing of shortkeys and the correct activation of the menu. ThemeEngine tries to set this property automatically but if there is TTeMenuBar component on the form and the MenuBar property is empty, set it manually.
MinimizeApplication	If the value is true the application will be minimized by pressing the minimize-button, otherwise only the form will be minimized.
Performance	This property operates the form buffering. It can possess the following values:
Shadow	Switches on/off the effect of a dropped shadow by a window. We recommend to use this effect only in small-size modal forms, such as MessageBox.
SystemMenuOptions	The system menu form's settings.
TrayMenuLink	It is the link to the TteThemeLink component. Usually TTeForm uses the general theme, this property allows to use your own theme for the given form.
TrayMenuOptions	It is the link to the TPopupMenu component or its successor TTePopupMenu. This menu will be shown when the application is minimized in the tray.
WindowMenu	This property is similar to the standard one of the TForm class. It is used in MDI applications.
WindowState	It shows and changes the form state. It can possess the following values:

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Declaration

TTeForm = class(TTeDefaultForm)

Class Hierarchy

TTeHook
    TTeDefaultForm
        TTeForm

File

te_forms

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