[Mono-winforms-list] ToolStrip background color

[Jonathan Pobst]

Can you please file a bug with this information?

http://www.mono-project.com/Bugs

Thanks!
Jonathan


d3x0r wrote:
> 
> Okay - dug deeper and deeper ... finally found a thing called
> 'VisualStyleImformation' which has elements flaged with MonoTODO attributes
> indicating that there are inconsistancies and missing stuff.  So, it's known
> that it does not read the themeing correctly.
> 
> I did recently replace my window manager with 'xfce' which is apparently
> Gnome compatible.  That is... when I went back into my gnome desktop, all
> the theming options provided by xfce were still there, and worked the same
> way.  I suppose KDE has a totally different mechanism for theme
> specification (and enlightenment and each of the dozens of other desktop
> managers)....
> 
> So, I found my answer... it is 'work in progress'
> 
> Also found a neat thing called 'uxtheme.dll' which apparently there's dozens
> of patches out there to use unsigned themes under windoze.
> 
> 
> 
> d3x0r wrote:
>> if I set
>>
>> 		_my_context_menu.RenderMode = ToolStripRenderMode.System;
>>
>> then the background renders correctly.   It is apparently a flaw in
>> "ToolStripProfessionalRenderer"....
>>
>> leave this unanswered much longer and I'll figure out the line to change
>> :)
>>
>>
>> d3x0r wrote:
>>> I have been tinkering with mono... and with my current theme, I have
>>> black backgrounds and white text most places.
>>>
>>> Text boxes and TreeListViews emulate windows .NET functionaltiy (they
>>> maintain a white background and black text, no matter what apperance
>>> settings have)
>>>
>>> List boxes under windows aquire the background color of 'window' (and the
>>> text color)   [under mono, list box backgrounds are white, but the text
>>> color is taken from current settings (in my case, white) making them
>>> unusable)
>>>
>>> ToolStrips under windows aquire the background color of '3d objects' [
>>> under mono, they have a white background, and the text color from current
>>> settings (in my case, white) ]
>>>
>>> Can this be fixed at some point to either 100% emulate .NET under
>>> windows?
>>>
>>> Or better yet, just respect all user theme settings for controls,  and
>>> not default parts to white when none are defined as white?
>>>
>>>
>>> 	ContextMenuStrip control_context_menu = new ContextMenuStrip();
>>>
>>> 	Console.WriteLine( "Color is " + control_context_menu.BackColor + "
>>> control is " + SystemColors.Control.ToArgb().ToString("X") );
>>>
>>> output is 
>>>
>>> Color is Color [Control] control is FF232323
>>>
>>> later, when adding the items... each item claims its BackColor is also
>>> Control... so why is it white anyway?
>>>
>>>
>>
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