SkinCrafter Adds New Wrinkle to Skin Making Program

The latest updates to DMSoft TechnologiesÂ' popular SkinCrafterprogram eliminate the rough edges to allow designers to create more beautifullyrendered windows and frames. SkinCrafter 2.5 is a program that is compatible withWin98/ME/NT/2K/2003/XP and is a mature, stable, and comprehensive GUI designsoftware solution in which designers can create custom skins for their new or legacyWindows based applications.

(PRWeb) January 25, 2007 Â DMSoft Technologies announces the addition of a new anduseful feature to its popular 2.5 SkinCrafter program that makes jagged edgessmoother in custom-made Windows skins to create more beautifully rendered frames andwindows. This program is compatible with Win98/ME/NT/2K/2003/XP and is a mature,stable, and comprehensive GUI design software solution that allows designers tocreate custom skins for their new or legacy Windows based applications.

With its exclusive skin maker library, implemented as a standard Windows ActiveXcontrol, SkinCrafter allows designers to design unique styles using creative specialeffects for fully interactive GUI development and more. SkinCrafter is compatiblewith a large range of development languages, tools, and frameworks including VisualBasic, Visual C++, Delphi, Borland C++ Builder, Microsoft DotNet, and the Win32 SDK.

The smoother edges are made possible through DMSoft TechnologiesÂ' per-pixel-alphaframes support. Through this per-pixel-alpha blending feature, semitransparent skinswill function properly under Windows 2000 and later. No code change is required,only a skin replacement. This and other outstanding and useful features are nowavailable through the newest version of SkinCrafter 2.5.

Other useful features available through SkinCrafter 2.5 include:  Import of .msstyles skinsThe very huge amount of skins is now accessible to SkinCrafter users. Designers mayfind .msstyles they like and with a simple option import them to SkinBuilder andthen convert to .skf format. SkinBuilder interface improved.SkinBuilder now has an option to set an image or color to the background. This wouldenhance a preview area giving a chance to see how your skins look when coveringlight or dark background.

Additional information about Per-pixel-alpha frames support is available athttp://www.skincrafter.com/ semitransparent_skins.html

Find more information about importing .msstyles athttp://www.skincrafter.com/ import_msstyles.html

About DMSoft TechnologiesDMSoft Technologies is one of the world leading companies in user interface designdevelopment. It is in business since 2000 and is expanding the range of servicesconstantly.

Download demo install packages from the following locations: ActiveX: http://www.skincrafter.com/cgi -bin/sws/go.pl?distr

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