By switching to the new XTP12.1.1 I found another problem by using
CDialogBar inside a MDIChildWnd frame. By applying a skin the system color is used anyway for the background (see the screenshot).
Previously this worked well. For reproducing the problem I�ve included a sample based on your SkinMDISample project. I hope you as usual have a simple workaround for this issue.
uploads/20090202_083111_SkinMDISample.rar
Thanks in advance and best regards.
Mikhail Tyukin.
XTP12.1.1 XP SP3 VS2003