Where to start with Win32 API??

[fsuorange2]

Hello

 

I am very interested in creating controls or extending .net controls that have office 2003 appearnace to them (shadows, borders, colors, fading, etc). Obviously, VB.net does not give its users controls that have the same appearnace so I have to turn to the Windows API. Since I am a newbie at this I am wondering what library(s) and functions I can use to get the same appearnce as office 2003 controls?

 

Where should I start and what should I do with the API?

 

Thanks

[woklet]

try this

 

http://www.mentalis.org/index2.shtml

[IngisKahn]

I would try to stay away from the Win32 API as much as possible. Have you tried using GDI+ yet?