Custom visual styles conflicting with Firefox theme

Question

I've installed a custom visual style on my Windows 7 machine. The thing is, it seems to conflict with Firefox's layout. It doesn't affect Google Chrome at all. But it changes Firefox's layout - and when I try to install a theme into Firefox, it really messes it up. Anyway I can tell firefox to ignore the visual style applied in the computer? Maybe in the userChrome.css file?

Answer 1

Ok,
Finally found a way to get this working. First you need to add  the class from a related COM/XP styling Microsoft KB article (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830033) into your .NET forms project. The class EnableThemingInScope will selectively apply XP styling. In my Form Main method I have removed the call to EnableVisualStyles , and instead invoke the EnableThemingInScope constructor around the call to Application.Run. Now I can have XP styling for my forms app and retain the default look and feel of the TestStand UI controls. Hope this helps someone else.
static void Main()
// doesn't work with TestStand 3.5 UI controls -- Application.EnableVisualStyles();
Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
Application.DoEvents();
using (new EnableThemingInScope(true))
Application.Run(new MainForm());