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Visual Studio 2012 Issue: No color icons

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The UPPERCASE MENUS in Visual Studio 2012 don't really bother me like they seem to bother everyone else . What gets to me is the lack of color. Every time I try to click the Save icon I end up clicking the Open File icon. Without color, they just look too much alike:  For comparison, here's what they looked like in VS 2010:

Better Looking PowerBuilder Applications, Part 1

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I've been working with PowerBuilder for close to a decade now. In that time I've seen PB developers create some screens that, while they functioned properly, could have been ….. a little nicer looking.  In this blog post I briefly go over a few things that, IMHO, can help you create better looking PowerBuilder apps. I plan on writing a series of blog posts that expand on each of these items. I'll update this post with links to the other posts as they become available.  Standard disclaimer: I'm not a graphics designer nor do I play one on TV. Take what I say with a grain of salt.  Color Probably the simplest thing you can do to make a PowerBuilder application look better is to add a bit of color. Just don't overdo it. You want to make the screen visually appealing without it becoming a distraction.  Icons The second thing you can do to make your PB apps look better is to add some icons. Although PowerBuilder comes with several