As an update to Visual Studio 2008, we’re pleased to announce a major new release of the Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC). Using these components, developers will be able to create applications with the “look & feel” of Microsoft’s most popular applications – including Office, Internet Explorer and Visual Studio. Some of the specific features include: · Office 2007 Ribbon Bar: Ribbon, Pearl, Quick Access Toolbar, Status Bar, etc. · Office 2003 and XP look: Office-style toolbars and menus, Outlook-style shortcut bar, print preview, live font picker, color picker, etc. · Internet Explorer look: Rebars and task panes. · Visual Studio look: sophisticated docking functionality, auto hide windows, property grids, MDI tabs, tab groups, etc. · Vista theme support: Dynamically switch between themes! · “On the fly” menus and toolbar customization: Users can customize the running application through live drag and drop of menu items and...