Menu Strip Control

Algo Rhythm

When you create a menu strip control and select an option, the margin on the left side of the drop down is automatically the color blue. Is there anyway to change that color? I know you can change the color of the menu strip and the items in the menu, but how do you change the color of that left margin?

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Kirtan Patel16y ago
Accepted answer
Hi,

that color of left margin is dependent on the Theme of your Operating System You can change this color by going to

Desktop > Right Click >> Properties >> Appearance >>Advance and Set Color there....it does not have seperate property in Visual Studio :)

hope it solves your doubt :)

paul daniel16y ago

You can use the MouseEnter and Leave events to change the fore and back
colors like this:

private void toolStripMenuItem_E

nter( object sender,
EventArgs e )
{
ToolStripMenuItem blah =
(ToolStripMenuItem)sender;
blah.BackColor =
System.Drawing.SystemColors.MenuText;
blah.ForeColor =
System.Drawing.SystemColors.Menu;
}
private void toolStripMenuItem_Leave( object sender,
EventArgs e )
{
ToolStripMenuItem blah =
(ToolStripMenuItem)sender;
blah.BackColor =
System.Drawing.SystemColors.Menu;
blah.ForeColor =
System.Drawing.SystemColors.MenuText;
}