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Right on the Button - A Vista-inspired Button Bar

Microsoft Vista - It's a real love - hate kind of thing. There's a lot to like, and, well...

One of the things I love a lot is the new translucent look. Menu title bars look as if they are made of clear translucent plastic. Whatever is below the title bar is blurred and out of focus. It's a most cool effect.

This month's tutorial revisits the Button and Navbar Tool which never gets enough attention. It's a very powerful tool that many of us are not even aware is there. In this month's tutorial, we'll create a Vista-inspired button bar with four, 4-rollover-state buttons. This tutorial is for users of all levels but with the usual caveat that some knowledge of Xara or vector drawing programs is always helpful.

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©2007 Gary W. Priester
Tutorials are for private use only. No text or images may be used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the author.

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