Phil Williams
10/8/2004 6:33:00 PM
I use C# not VB, but instead of
If e.State.Focus Then
use
If (e.State And DrawItemState.Selected) = DrawItemState.Selected Then
Regards,
Phil.
"Charles A. Lackman" wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have created a rectangle that is filled with a solid color (5 of them) and
> drew them along with the text into the Menu items using the MeasureItem and
> DrawItem Events and it worked great.
>
> The problem that I am experiencing is that when you move your mouse through
> the menu items it does not highlight them. I have tried to track the events
> using the MenuItem Select Event and also the sender.Index and the e.Index
> inside the DrawEvent. I am not able to make this work and sure would
> appreciate your assistance.
>
> I can change the background color using the following:
>
> If e.State.Focus Then
> If sender.index = 0 Then
> e.Graphics.FillRectangle(SystemBrushes.Highlight, e.Bounds)
> Else
> e.Graphics.FillRectangle(SystemBrushes.Menu, e.Bounds)
> End If
>
> but it does not change the item that is not an idex or 0 back to the menu
> background color.
>
> Thanks,
> Chuck
>
>
>