Gets/sets the appearance for the previous locations dropdown button which is applied when the cursor passes within the bounds of its user interface element.
The following code sample demonstrates how to use the UltraNavigationBar's appearance model to customize the look of the control:
Imports System
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports Infragistics.Shared
Imports Infragistics.Win
Imports Infragistics.Win.AppStyling
Imports Infragistics.Win.AppStyling.Runtime
Imports Infragistics.Win.Misc
Imports Infragistics.Win.Misc.UltraWinNavigationBar
Private Sub button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles button1.Click
' Use known colors as the basis for the color scheme
Dim backColor As Color = Color.Olive
Dim backColorLight As Color = Color.White
Dim foreColor As Color = Color.DarkOliveGreen
' Adjust the luminosity of the foreground Color to get the border color
Dim borderColor As Color = Infragistics.Shared.XPItemColor.ColorFromHLS(foreColor.GetHue(), foreColor.GetBrightness() * 0.75F, foreColor.GetSaturation())
' Set up the 'Normal' Appearance
Dim normalAppearance As AppearanceBase = New Infragistics.Win.Appearance("Normal")
normalAppearance.BackColor = Color.Transparent
normalAppearance.BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.None
' Set up the 'HotTrack' Appearance
Dim hotTrackAppearance As AppearanceBase = New Infragistics.Win.Appearance("HotTrack")
hotTrackAppearance.BackColor = backColorLight
hotTrackAppearance.BackColor2 = BackColor
hotTrackAppearance.BorderColor = borderColor
hotTrackAppearance.ForeColor = ForeColor
hotTrackAppearance.BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.Vertical
' Set up the 'Pressed' Appearance
Dim pressedAppearance As AppearanceBase = New Infragistics.Win.Appearance("Pressed")
pressedAppearance.BackColor = BackColor
pressedAppearance.BackColor2 = backColorLight
pressedAppearance.BorderColor = ForeColor
pressedAppearance.BorderColor2 = borderColor
pressedAppearance.ForeColor = borderColor
pressedAppearance.BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.Vertical
' Set up the 'Selected' Appearance
Dim selectedAppearance As AppearanceBase = New Infragistics.Win.Appearance("Selected")
selectedAppearance.BackColor = Color.Transparent
selectedAppearance.BorderColor = borderColor
selectedAppearance.ForeColor = borderColor
selectedAppearance.BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.Vertical
' Set up the 'DropDownList' Appearance
Dim dropDownListAppearance As AppearanceBase = New Infragistics.Win.Appearance("DropDownList")
dropDownListAppearance.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(128, backColorLight)
dropDownListAppearance.BackColor2 = Color.FromArgb(128, BackColor)
dropDownListAppearance.BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.ForwardDiagonal
dropDownListAppearance.BorderColor = borderColor
' Assign the Appearances to the location appearances
Me.ultraNavigationBar1.LocationSettings.Appearance = normalAppearance
Me.ultraNavigationBar1.LocationSettings.ActiveAppearance = hotTrackAppearance
Me.ultraNavigationBar1.LocationSettings.HotTrackAppearance = hotTrackAppearance
Me.ultraNavigationBar1.LocationSettings.PressedAppearance = pressedAppearance
Me.ultraNavigationBar1.LocationSettings.SelectedAppearance = selectedAppearance
Me.ultraNavigationBar1.LocationSettings.LocationsDropDownListAppearance = dropDownListAppearance
' Set DrawsFocusRect to true to provide the end user with a visual cue
' when the control receives the input focus.
Me.ultraNavigationBar1.DrawsFocusRect = DefaultableBoolean.True
' Assign the Appearances to the action button related appearances
Me.ultraNavigationBar1.ActionButtonSettings.Appearance = normalAppearance
Me.ultraNavigationBar1.ActionButtonSettings.HotTrackAppearance = hotTrackAppearance
Me.ultraNavigationBar1.ActionButtonSettings.PressedAppearance = pressedAppearance
' Assign the Appearances to the previous locations related appearances
Me.ultraNavigationBar1.PreviousLocationsSettings.DropDownButtonAppearance = normalAppearance
Me.ultraNavigationBar1.PreviousLocationsSettings.DropDownButtonHotTrackAppearance = hotTrackAppearance
Me.ultraNavigationBar1.PreviousLocationsSettings.DropDownButtonPressedAppearance = pressedAppearance
Me.ultraNavigationBar1.PreviousLocationsSettings.DropDownListAppearance = dropDownListAppearance
' Set the control's ForeColor, which will be picked up by most elements
Me.ultraNavigationBar1.Appearance.ForeColor = ForeColor
Me.ultraNavigationBar1.HotTrackAppearance.ForeColor = ForeColor
' Use Application Styling to configure the appearance of the scrollbars
Dim library As ApplicationStyleLibrary = New ApplicationStyleLibrary()
Dim styleSet As StyleSetSettings = library.StyleSets.Add("Default")
styleSet.UseFlatMode = DefaultableBoolean.True
Dim styleSettings As StyleSettings = styleSet.RoleStyles.GetStyle(Infragistics.Win.AppStyling.UIRoleNames.ScrollBar, True)
styleSettings.ButtonStyle = UIElementButtonStyle.PopupBorderless
Dim scrollBarAppearance As AppearanceBase = styleSettings.States.GetState(RoleState.Normal, True).Appearance
scrollBarAppearance.ThemedElementAlpha = Alpha.Transparent
scrollBarAppearance.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(64, Color.Olive)
scrollBarAppearance.ForeColor = Color.DarkOliveGreen
scrollBarAppearance.BorderColor = Color.Olive
library.UpdateStyleManager()
' Store the appearances in the control's Appearances collection for future reference
Me.ultraNavigationBar1.Appearances.Add(normalAppearance)
Me.ultraNavigationBar1.Appearances.Add(hotTrackAppearance)
Me.ultraNavigationBar1.Appearances.Add(pressedAppearance)
Me.ultraNavigationBar1.Appearances.Add(selectedAppearance)
Me.ultraNavigationBar1.Appearances.Add(dropDownListAppearance)
End Sub
'Declaration
Public Property DropDownButtonHotTrackAppearance As Infragistics.Win.AppearanceBase
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.IO;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using Infragistics.Shared;
using Infragistics.Win;
using Infragistics.Win.AppStyling;
using Infragistics.Win.AppStyling.Runtime;
using Infragistics.Win.Misc;
using Infragistics.Win.Misc.UltraWinNavigationBar;
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Use known colors as the basis for the color scheme
Color backColor = Color.Olive;
Color backColorLight = Color.White;
Color foreColor = Color.DarkOliveGreen;
// Adjust the luminosity of the foreground Color to get the border color
Color borderColor = Infragistics.Shared.XPItemColor.ColorFromHLS( foreColor.GetHue(), foreColor.GetBrightness() * .75f, foreColor.GetSaturation() );
// Set up the 'Normal' Appearance
AppearanceBase normalAppearance = new Infragistics.Win.Appearance( "Normal" );
normalAppearance.BackColor = Color.Transparent;
normalAppearance.BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.None;
// Set up the 'HotTrack' Appearance
AppearanceBase hotTrackAppearance = new Infragistics.Win.Appearance( "HotTrack" );
hotTrackAppearance.BackColor = backColorLight;
hotTrackAppearance.BackColor2 = backColor;
hotTrackAppearance.BorderColor = borderColor;
hotTrackAppearance.ForeColor = foreColor;
hotTrackAppearance.BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.Vertical;
// Set up the 'Pressed' Appearance
AppearanceBase pressedAppearance = new Infragistics.Win.Appearance( "Pressed" );
pressedAppearance.BackColor = backColor;
pressedAppearance.BackColor2 = backColorLight;
pressedAppearance.BorderColor = foreColor;
pressedAppearance.BorderColor2 = borderColor;
pressedAppearance.ForeColor = borderColor;
pressedAppearance.BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.Vertical;
// Set up the 'Selected' Appearance
AppearanceBase selectedAppearance = new Infragistics.Win.Appearance( "Selected" );
selectedAppearance.BackColor = Color.Transparent;
selectedAppearance.BorderColor = borderColor;
selectedAppearance.ForeColor = borderColor;
selectedAppearance.BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.Vertical;
// Set up the 'DropDownList' Appearance
AppearanceBase dropDownListAppearance = new Infragistics.Win.Appearance( "DropDownList" );
dropDownListAppearance.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(128, backColorLight);
dropDownListAppearance.BackColor2 = Color.FromArgb( 128, backColor);
dropDownListAppearance.BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.ForwardDiagonal;
dropDownListAppearance.BorderColor = borderColor;
// Assign the Appearances to the location appearances
this.ultraNavigationBar1.LocationSettings.Appearance = normalAppearance;
this.ultraNavigationBar1.LocationSettings.ActiveAppearance = hotTrackAppearance;
this.ultraNavigationBar1.LocationSettings.HotTrackAppearance = hotTrackAppearance;
this.ultraNavigationBar1.LocationSettings.PressedAppearance = pressedAppearance;
this.ultraNavigationBar1.LocationSettings.SelectedAppearance = selectedAppearance;
this.ultraNavigationBar1.LocationSettings.LocationsDropDownListAppearance = dropDownListAppearance;
// Set DrawsFocusRect to true to provide the end user with a visual cue
// when the control receives the input focus.
this.ultraNavigationBar1.DrawsFocusRect = DefaultableBoolean.True;
// Assign the Appearances to the action button related appearances
this.ultraNavigationBar1.ActionButtonSettings.Appearance = normalAppearance;
this.ultraNavigationBar1.ActionButtonSettings.HotTrackAppearance = hotTrackAppearance;
this.ultraNavigationBar1.ActionButtonSettings.PressedAppearance = pressedAppearance;
// Assign the Appearances to the previous locations related appearances
this.ultraNavigationBar1.PreviousLocationsSettings.DropDownButtonAppearance = normalAppearance;
this.ultraNavigationBar1.PreviousLocationsSettings.DropDownButtonHotTrackAppearance = hotTrackAppearance;
this.ultraNavigationBar1.PreviousLocationsSettings.DropDownButtonPressedAppearance = pressedAppearance;
this.ultraNavigationBar1.PreviousLocationsSettings.DropDownListAppearance = dropDownListAppearance;
// Set the control's ForeColor, which will be picked up by most elements
this.ultraNavigationBar1.Appearance.ForeColor = foreColor;
this.ultraNavigationBar1.HotTrackAppearance.ForeColor = foreColor;
// Use Application Styling to configure the appearance of the scrollbars
ApplicationStyleLibrary library = new ApplicationStyleLibrary();
StyleSetSettings styleSet = library.StyleSets.Add("Default");
styleSet.UseFlatMode = DefaultableBoolean.True;
StyleSettings styleSettings = styleSet.RoleStyles.GetStyle(Infragistics.Win.AppStyling.UIRoleNames.ScrollBar, true);
styleSettings.ButtonStyle = UIElementButtonStyle.PopupBorderless;
AppearanceBase scrollBarAppearance = styleSettings.States.GetState(RoleState.Normal,true).Appearance;
scrollBarAppearance.ThemedElementAlpha = Alpha.Transparent;
scrollBarAppearance.BackColor = Color.FromArgb( 64, Color.Olive);
scrollBarAppearance.ForeColor = Color.DarkOliveGreen;
scrollBarAppearance.BorderColor = Color.Olive;
library.UpdateStyleManager();
// Store the appearances in the control's Appearances collection for future reference
this.ultraNavigationBar1.Appearances.Add( normalAppearance );
this.ultraNavigationBar1.Appearances.Add( hotTrackAppearance );
this.ultraNavigationBar1.Appearances.Add( pressedAppearance );
this.ultraNavigationBar1.Appearances.Add( selectedAppearance );
this.ultraNavigationBar1.Appearances.Add( dropDownListAppearance );
}
'Declaration
Public Property DropDownButtonHotTrackAppearance As Infragistics.Win.AppearanceBase
Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
