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How do I change the control's border, using your EBN files

/*
	Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as
	it defines the namespace 'EXSTATUSBARLib' for the library: 'ExStatusBar 1.0 Control Library'

	#import <ExStatusBar.dll>
	using namespace EXSTATUSBARLib;
*/
EXSTATUSBARLib::IStatusBarPtr spStatusBar1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_STATUSBAR1)->GetControlUnknown();
spStatusBar1->BeginUpdate();
spStatusBar1->GetVisualAppearance()->Add(1,"c:\\exontrol\\images\\normal.ebn");
spStatusBar1->PutAppearance(EXSTATUSBARLib::AppearanceEnum(0x1000000));
spStatusBar1->GetVisualAppearance()->Add(4,"c:\\exontrol\\images\\border.ebn");
spStatusBar1->GetVisualAppearance()->Add(5,"CP:4 1 1 -1 -1");
spStatusBar1->PutBackColorPanels(0x5000000);
spStatusBar1->PutFormat(L"1,2,3,4,(5/6/7/8)");
spStatusBar1->PutDebug(VARIANT_TRUE);
spStatusBar1->EndUpdate();

2
How do I remove the control's border

/*
	Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as
	it defines the namespace 'EXSTATUSBARLib' for the library: 'ExStatusBar 1.0 Control Library'

	#import <ExStatusBar.dll>
	using namespace EXSTATUSBARLib;
*/
EXSTATUSBARLib::IStatusBarPtr spStatusBar1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_STATUSBAR1)->GetControlUnknown();
spStatusBar1->BeginUpdate();
spStatusBar1->PutAppearance(EXSTATUSBARLib::None2);
spStatusBar1->GetVisualAppearance()->Add(4,"c:\\exontrol\\images\\border.ebn");
spStatusBar1->GetVisualAppearance()->Add(5,"CP:4 1 1 -1 -1");
spStatusBar1->PutBackColorPanels(0x5000000);
spStatusBar1->PutFormat(L"1,2,3,4,(5/6/7/8)");
spStatusBar1->PutDebug(VARIANT_TRUE);
spStatusBar1->EndUpdate();

1
How can I change the control's font

/*
	Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as
	it defines the namespace 'EXSTATUSBARLib' for the library: 'ExStatusBar 1.0 Control Library'

	#import <ExStatusBar.dll>
	using namespace EXSTATUSBARLib;
*/
EXSTATUSBARLib::IStatusBarPtr spStatusBar1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_STATUSBAR1)->GetControlUnknown();
spStatusBar1->BeginUpdate();
spStatusBar1->GetVisualAppearance()->Add(4,"c:\\exontrol\\images\\border.ebn");
spStatusBar1->GetVisualAppearance()->Add(5,"CP:4 1 1 -1 -1");
spStatusBar1->PutBackColorPanels(0x5000000);
/*
	Includes the definition for CreateObject function like follows:

	#include <comdef.h>
	IUnknownPtr CreateObject( BSTR Object )
	{
		IUnknownPtr spResult;
		spResult.CreateInstance( Object );
		return spResult;
	};

*/
/*
	Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as
	it defines the namespace 'stdole' for the library: 'OLE Automation'

	#import <stdole2.tlb>
*/
stdole::FontPtr f = ::CreateObject(L"StdFont");
	f->PutName(L"Verdana");
	f->PutSize(_variant_t(long(12)));
spStatusBar1->PutFont(IFontDispPtr(((stdole::FontPtr)(f))));
spStatusBar1->PutFormat(L"\"static text\"[fg=255][a=17],11,22,(33/44)");
spStatusBar1->EndUpdate();