<s>
DirectSkin	B-Application
is	O
a	O
software	O
component	O
that	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
software	B-Application
developers	I-Application
to	O
add	O
skinning	O
capability	O
to	O
their	O
applications	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
or	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
exposed	O
to	O
end-users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
made	O
by	O
Stardock	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
WindowBlinds	B-Application
component	O
of	O
their	O
software	O
subscription	O
package	O
,	O
Object	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
implemented	O
as	O
an	O
ActiveX/COM	B-Application
component	O
,	O
it	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
any	O
COM-capable	O
language	O
,	O
including	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
,	O
VB.NET	B-Language
,	O
C#	B-Application
,	O
C++	B-Language
and	O
Delphi	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
DirectSkin	B-Application
uses	O
the	O
WindowBlinds	B-Application
UIS	O
file	O
format	O
,	O
leveraging	O
skin	O
authors	O
 '	O
existing	O
knowledge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DirectSkin	B-Application
has	O
seen	O
use	O
in	O
various	O
applications	O
;	O
the	O
most	O
public	O
has	O
been	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
ATI	O
CATALYST	O
Control	O
Center	O
,	O
a	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
for	O
their	O
graphics	B-Device
card	I-Device
device	B-Application
drivers	I-Application
running	O
on	O
the	O
.NET	O
Framework	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
