Hello,

That´s my question. I have no clue how to change forecolor of items when hovering them. I change color when hovering but forecolor is the same before hovering so I can´t see it. I would like to change it.

This is the snippet code I´m using to configure my MenuStrip:

this

.MainMenuStrip = menuStrip1;

//Add a menu.
MyMenuItemPrincipal menuItem = new MyMenuItemPrincipal();
menuItem.Text = "Prueba";
menuItem.Width = 100;
menuItem.BackColor = Color.Transparent;
menuItem.ForeColor = Color.White;
menuItem.Font = new Font(this.Font, FontStyle.Bold);
this.MainMenuStrip.Items.Add(menuItem);

//Add a sub menu.
MyMenuItemSecundario subItem = new MyMenuItemSecundario();
subItem.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(243,245,192);
subItem.ForeColor = Color.FromArgb(72, 72, 61);
subItem.Text = "Open";
menuItem.DropDownItems.Add(subItem);

//Add a menu.
MyMenuItemPrincipal menuItem = new MyMenuItemPrincipal();
menuItem.Text = "Prueba";
menuItem.Width = 100;
menuItem.BackColor = Color.Transparent;
menuItem.ForeColor = Color.White;
menuItem.Font = new Font(this.Font, FontStyle.Bold);
this.MainMenuStrip.Items.Add(menuItem);

//Add a sub menu.
MyMenuItemSecundario subItem = new MyMenuItemSecundario();
subItem.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(243,245,192);
subItem.ForeColor = Color.FromArgb(72, 72, 61);
subItem.Text = "Open";
menuItem.DropDownItems.Add(subItem);

MyMenuItemSecundario subItem = new MyMenuItemSecundario();
subItem.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(243,245,192);
subItem.ForeColor = Color.FromArgb(72, 72, 61);
subItem.Text = "Open";
menuItem.DropDownItems.Add(subItem);

public

class MyMenuItemPrincipal : ToolStripMenuItem
{
protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
{
base.OnPaint(e);
if (this.Selected)
{
SolidBrush a = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(243,245,192));
e.Graphics.FillRectangle(a, e.ClipRectangle);
Rectangle rect = e.ClipRectangle;
rect.X += 100;
rect.Width -= 100;
StringFormat sf = new StringFormat();
sf.LineAlignment = StringAlignment.Center;
Font b = new Font(this.Font,FontStyle.Bold);
e.Graphics.DrawString(this.Text, b, Brushes.White, rect, sf);
}
}

public class MyMenuItemSecundario : ToolStripMenuItem
{
protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
{
base.OnPaint(e);
if (this.Selected)
{
SolidBrush a = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(243, 245, 192));
//e.Graphics.FillRectangle(Brushes.Transparent, e.ClipRectangle);
Rectangle rect = e.ClipRectangle;
rect.X += 100;
rect.Width -= 100;
StringFormat sf = new StringFormat();
sf.LineAlignment = StringAlignment.Center;
e.Graphics.DrawString(this.Text, this.Font, Brushes.Red, rect, sf);
}
}
}

Could you help me?It´s really important to get this.

My other question is: in the same MenuStrip I have the a menu item and this one has a item son. When opening the main item (dad) to access to the son item, the background color of the main item is a bright blue. I would like to know how to change this too.

Thank you in advance, I hope you can help me.

Greetings,
egurre_egurre

This is most easily done by providing your own renderer. For example:

public partial class Form1 : Form {
public Form1() {
InitializeComponent();
menuStrip1.Renderer = new MyRenderer();
}
private class MyRenderer : ToolStripProfessionalRenderer {
protected override void OnRenderMenuItemBackground(ToolStripItemRenderEventArgs e) {
if (!e.Item.Selected) base.OnRenderMenuItemBackground(e);
else {
Rectangle rc = new Rectangle(Point.Empty, e.Item.Size);
e.Graphics.FillRectangle(Brushes.Beige, rc);
e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(Pens.Black, 1, 0, rc.Width - 2, rc.Height - 1);
}
}
}
}
}

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Hans Passant.

This is most easily done by providing your own renderer. For example:

public partial class Form1 : Form {
public Form1() {
InitializeComponent();
menuStrip1.Renderer = new MyRenderer();
}
private class MyRenderer : ToolStripProfessionalRenderer {
protected override void OnRenderMenuItemBackground(ToolStripItemRenderEventArgs e) {
if (!e.Item.Selected) base.OnRenderMenuItemBackground(e);
else {
Rectangle rc = new Rectangle(Point.Empty, e.Item.Size);
e.Graphics.FillRectangle(Brushes.Beige, rc);
e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(Pens.Black, 1, 0, rc.Width - 2, rc.Height - 1);
}
}
}
}
}

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Hans Passant.

Thank you for your reply Hans.

I have implemented your code but still doesn´t fix my problem. When hovering doesn´t change forecolor (backColor it does) of main menu and submenu. Hover works ok, but I need to change foreColor because hover color is similar to foreColor.

The other thing is when main menu item is expanded to show submenu items. If I hover a submenu item, the selected itemof main menu to showsubmenuhas abright blue color.

I need to get this somehow, I would be very grateful if you could help me.

I showed you what is needed, it is up to you to override more of the methods to get it the way you want it.

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Hans Passant.

Thanks so much Hans! Ive been looking on google for some time now and youre method is explained so easy! :D
I finnaly got my highlight color changed ;) Thanks

Jordy Emond,

I showed you what is needed, it is up to you to override more of the methods to get it the way you want it.

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Hans Passant.

I appreciate your help but I´m stuck on developing my own styles. I will be grateful if you could at least tell me how to change forecolor when hovering items. I have been developing for hours but I am not able to change it, that´s why I need a litle push because I see that I´m close to the solution.

Thank you.

I changed the code a bit so that everything will changes colors now, the root of the buttons stayed windows color blue or something like that, but now everything is the color i wanted ;) also on hover.

Here is the code:

private

class MyRenderer : ToolStripProfessionalRenderer

{

protected override void OnRenderMenuItemBackground(ToolStripItemRenderEventArgs e)

{

if (!e.Item.Selected)

{

Rectangle rc = new Rectangle(Point.Empty, e.Item.Size);

e.Graphics.FillRectangle(

Brushes.Red, rc);

e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(

Pens.Red, 1, 0, rc.Width - 2, rc.Height - 1);

}

else

{

Rectangle rc = new Rectangle(Point.Empty, e.Item.Size);

e.Graphics.FillRectangle(

Brushes.Gray, rc);

e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(

Pens.Gray, 1, 0, rc.Width - 2, rc.Height - 1);

}

}

}





Hope it helps ;)

Greets