ComboboxExt

[Patrick Ransom]

Is there any way of programmatically controlling the border color of a ComboBoxExt with the Flat style enabled? I am basically trying to make my combobox look like an Office XP style combobox (when you mouseover the background changes blue and the border changes dark blue). I have coded the Mouse_Move event to look like this:

Private Sub ComboBox1_MouseMove(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) Handles ComboBox1.MouseMove
ComboBox1.BackColor = ComboBox1.BackColor.FromArgb(187, 194, 214)
End Sub

...I have also coded the MoveLeave event to return the BackColor to white .. one problem I have is when the ComboBoxExt button is clicked it does not return the BackColor to white even if I code the DropDown event. Is there any way to control the imafe of the dropdown arrow on the mouseover?

Tons of questions .. Thanks

Patrick

[Ramesh Praveen]

Patrick,

We will be introducing a FlatBorderColor to represent the border color with which to draw the border in our next version.

We will also provide a way to customize the DropDownButton class (used to draw the drop-down portion) in the next version.

With these changes you requirements should become easy to implement.

Our next version is scheduled for early Feb.

Regards,
Praveen Ramesh