[wxPython-users] appearance under Vista

[Robin Dunn]

Adam Pletcher wrote:
> I recently re-installed Python and wxPython on my Vista machine and since then my wxPython widgets stopped looking "native".  They used to have the Vista-style (green glassy progress bars, etc) and now everything is flat, more like Win XP or 98.
> 
> http://www.adamsarcade.com/misc/notVista.jpg
>  
> I thought this had to do with the two python.exe.manifest files in the \Python25 folder, but they appear to be the same as before.
> I'm using Python 2.5.1 and wxPython 2.8.7.1 Unicode.
> 
> Any ideas?  I've struck out on Google so far.

I don't have a Vista install to play with yet so I can't give any 
definite answers.  Have you checked the properties of the python .exe 
files?  Maybe there is a setting there that is overriding the manifest 
files.

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