1. Add "xShadeButton.cpp" and "xShadeButton.h" to the project.
   
2. Include "xShadeButton.h" in the header file where the controls are defined
   
3. Create (or edit) a member variable for each button you want to customize as CxShadeButton. If the Class Wizard doesn't show the CxShadeButton type, select CButton and then edit the code manually.
   
4. In the window initialization add the CxShadeButton methods:

   BOOL CxShadeButtonDemoDlg::OnInitDialog()
   {
     //	...
     m_btn1.SetTextColor(RGB(255,0,0));
     m_btn1.SetToolTipText("Button1");
     m_btn1.SetShade(SHS_DIAGSHADE,8,10,5,RGB(55,255,55));
   //	...

void SetShade(UINT shadeID,
              BYTE granularity,
              BYTE highlight,
              BYTE coloring,
              COLORREF color);

• shadeID : can be one of these effects:
  SHS_NOISE = 0
SHS_DIAGSHADE = 1
SHS_HSHADE = 2
SHS_VSHADE = 3
SHS_HBUMP = 4
SHS_VBUMP = 5
SHS_SOFTBUMP = 6
SHS_HARDBUMP = 7
SHS_METAL = 8

• granularity : this parameter add an uniform noise to the button bitmaps. A good value is from 5 to 20; 0 to disable the effect. The noise has a positive effect because it hides the palette steps.
• highlight : sets the highlight level when the mouse is over the button. A good value is from 5 to 20; 0 to disable the effect.
• coloring : sets the percentage of color to blend in the button palette. The value can range from 0 to 100; 0 to disable the effect.
• color : if coloring is greater than zero, color is mixed with the standard button colors.

• Remarks : the coloring and color parameter should be used carefully to guarantee a good aspect in all the situations.

void SetToolTipText(CString s, CString sDown="");

• s: String displayed in normal state.
• sDown: (optional) Specifies a second text to be displayed when a check box or radio button is checked.

COLORREF SetTextColor(COLORREF new_color);

void SetIcon(UINT nIcon,
             UINT nIconAlign = BS_CENTER,
             UINT nIconDown = 0,
             UINT nIconHighLight = 0);

• nIcon : ID number of the icon resource
  
• nIconAlign : icon alignment, can be one of the following values:
  BS_CENTER
BS_LEFT
BS_RIGHT
• nIconDown : (optional) ID number of the icon resource displayed when the button is checked.
• nIconHighLight : (optional) ID number of the icon resource displayed when the mouse pointer is over the button.

• Remarks : the button text is automatically placed so that the icon and the text don't overlap.

bool SetFont(CString sFontName,
             long lSize=0,
             long lWeight=400,
             BYTE bItalic=0,
             BYTE bUnderline=0);

bool SetFont(LOGFONT* pNewStyle);
LOGFONT* GetFont();

• sFontName : specifies the typeface name of the font.
  
• lSize : (optional) text height
  
• lWeight : (optional) text weight can range from 0 to 1000; 100=thin, 300=light, 400=normal, 700=bold
• bItalic : (optional) italic style
  
• bUnderline : (optional) underline style
  

• Remarks : use GetFont/SetFont with a LOGFONT structure to get/set the complete attributes of the font. GetFont returns NULL if the button is using the default system font.

void SetTextAlign(UINT nTextAlign=BS_CENTER);

• nTextAlign : button text alignment, can be one of the following values: (optional)
BS_CENTER
BS_LEFT
BS_RIGHT

void SetFlat(bool bFlag);

• bFlag : sets the border style: (optional)
  FALSE = standard 3D border.
  TRUE = flat border.