How to draw a custom caption bar like the yahoo messenger 11

Question

As you can see, Y! messenger 11 have used some techniques to draw a beautiful caption bar. Its window's like normal windows in the Win 7 but have a special caption. Is this a glass frame? How can i create one like this??

Answer 1

The best reference I know for this is a series of articles by renowned Delphi expert Chris Rolliston.

• Setting up a custom title bar on Vista/Windows 7
• Setting up a custom title bar – reprise