The visual representation of every control in Elegant Ribbon is
defined using XML. The three built-in visual themes, Blue (see Figure 1), Black (see Figure 2), and Silver (see Figure 3), provide pixel-to-pixel matching with those implemented in Microsoft Office 2007.
Figure 1 Blue Theme
Figure 2 Black Theme
Figure 3 Silver Theme
The non-client area of a form, which consists of the window border and title bar, is typically drawn by
the Windows. The Elegant Ribbon component, when placed on a form, completely changes the look and feel of
the non-client area (see Figure 2) so it looks similar to that in Microsoft Office 2007 applications.
Figure 2 Custom non-client area of the form window
This is achieved with a skin component (Frame Skinner) (see Figure 3).
Figure 3 Elegant Frame Skinner component