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I have rebuilt one of my older C++ applications in Visual Studio 2019 and the toolbar looks like it used to i.e. it has 'proper' buttons. However, when I build a new application with VS2019 the toolbar buttons are 'flat' and its not obvious that they are buttons at all. Is there a way to re-create the old toolbar style where buttons were buttons and there was no mistaking them? Why are they OK in my older application? Is there a setting somewhere?

I know that some people will reply saying that flat is the future but my customer is not very receptive to that!

What I have tried:

I have tried comparing the preprocessor settings in the two projects. I have also messed abut with CMFCVisualManager but it doesn't appear to make any difference.
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Updated 12-Feb-20 10:04am

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You need to use button properties and specify which version of the common control styles to use. See Toolbar Control and Button Styles (CommCtrl.h) - Win32 apps | Microsoft Docs[^].
 
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softwaremonkey 12-Feb-20 17:56pm    
Richard, that link was interesting as it stated that toolbar styles TBSTYLE_FLAT and TBSTYLE_TRANSPARENT are ignored when using Common Controls version 6.00 which explains why when I changed these styles it had no effect. I found that if I turned off visual styles for the toolbar using SetWindowTheme() and also set the TBSTYLE_TRANSPARENT style, I got the appearance I was looking for.

Thanks for your help!

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