Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

A skin is a customized Graphic or GUI (Graphical User Interface) which is used to change an appearance of a computer applications. Virtually everything on a user's computer is customizable, that means that all of the computer programs can have a unique looking interface.

The SkinCrafter control gives a chance for your software
to be distinguished by the originality of its design.

SkinCrafter is the best solution to help you easily change appearance of your programs. Our unique engine allows you to add unique multiple styles to your application and can change them depending on users desires while your program running. Visit SkinCrafter homepage for more information.

Operating Systems list includes Windows 98, ME, 2K, XP. Even more it will work probably under subsequent Microsoft Windows Operating systems due to the fact that SkinCrafter currently supports .NET based applications. The scope of programming languages is wide enough to cover all programming languages which support COM objects including MS Visual C++, MS Visual Basic, Borland Delphi. Unlikely other similar application SkinCrafter is able to skin any .NET languages.

Taking into consideration а wide variety of development environments we do all our best to reach SkinCrafter's complete compatibility with all possible platforms. That's why SkinCrafter is provided and can be easily integrated as ActiveX (COM object), as DLL and as .NET version.

No. SkinCrafter library is not able to skin an owner drawn controls, and as far as VFP does all gui drawing itself there is no opportunity for it to be skinned.

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You can place your order through ShareIt!

Follow the instructions given at shareit.com to make your purchase. You can order SkinCrafter ActiveX library through ShareIt! with any major credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express etc.).

No royalty fees are required. You may redistribute your application freely, without any additional payments. License should be obtained for each developer, who will work with SkinCrafter component. Each licensed developer is entitled to use SkinCrafter in any number of commercial/non-commercial projects royalty-free. So if you have for example 3 developers, you need 3 licenses.

All registered users are entitled to free e-mail, MSN, ICQ based technical support and free minor versions upgrades.

Please report any problems or bugs to support@skincrafter.com

The version scheme for SkinCrafter is version X.Y.Z

X is a major version number.

Y is a minor version number. If a new feature is added, then the minor version number is increased. For example, the addition of new options would necessitate a minor version number increase.

Z is a micro version number (a bug fix version number). If the new version contains minor changes or bug fixes only, then only the bug fix number is increased.

The general upgrade policy for SkinCrafter is as follows:

All minor versions are free to upgrade to. The minor upgrade usually includes slight modifications and bug fixes. The minor upgrade increases only minor version number (from 1.4 to 1.5 for example) or even micro version number (e.g. from 1.4.14 to 1.4.15).
Major version upgrade is charged as it presents significant improvements (new features, essentially optimizations, lots of small modifications, etc.). In this case the major version number is increased (from 1.5.9 to 2.0.0 for example). Upgrade to a major version is voluntary so it's up to you whether to update your software or not. Every up-coming major version is announced in two weeks before the official release.

All SkinCrafter customers are welcome to update to a newer version. To upgrade your previous SkinCrafter version you should uninstall old version, download and install updated version and apply your registration information.