The easyest way to customise you display of your ToolStrip, MainMenu and StatusBar is to use a custom ColorTable.
Just inherit from the ProfessionalColorRenderer and override what you want, with the colors you want:
1 1: Public Class MortgagesPlcColorTable
1 2: Inherits ProfessionalColorTable
1 3:
1 4: Public Overrides ReadOnly Property ButtonCheckedHighlightBorder() As System.Drawing.Color
1 5: Get
1 6: Return MyBase.ButtonCheckedHighlightBorder
1 7: End Get
1 8: End Property
1 9:
1 10: Public Overrides ReadOnly Property MenuItemPressedGradientMiddle() As System.Drawing.Color
1 11: Get
1 12: Return Color.FromArgb(91, 91, 91)
1 13: End Get
1 14: End Property
1 15:
1 16: Public Overrides ReadOnly Property ToolStripContentPanelGradientBegin() As System.Drawing.Color
1 17: Get
1 18: Return Color.FromArgb(80, 80, 80)
1 19: End Get
1 20: End Property
1 21:
1 22: Public Overrides ReadOnly Property ToolStripContentPanelGradientEnd() As System.Drawing.Color
1 23: Get
1 24: Return Color.WhiteSmoke
1 25: End Get
1 26: End Property
1 27:
1 28: Public Overrides ReadOnly Property ToolStripDropDownBackground() As System.Drawing.Color
1 29: Get
1 30: Return Color.FromArgb(91, 91, 91)
1 31: End Get
1 32: End Property
1 33:
1 34: Public Overrides ReadOnly Property ToolStripGradientBegin() As System.Drawing.Color
1 35: Get
1 36: Return Color.FromArgb(80, 80, 80)
1 37: End Get
1 38: End Property
1 39:
1 40: End Class
Once you have done this, all you need now is to add it to your contols:
1 1: System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripManager.Renderer = New ToolStripProfessionalRenderer(New MortgagesPlc.Windows.Forms.MortgagesPlcColorTable)
All done! If you have problems you can inherit from the ToolStrip control and change the renderer in the constructor…
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