Hi Patrick,
The droparea is a little grid. So, you can handle its PrepareViewStyleInfo event, and explicitly set a backcolor there.
this.gridGroupingControl1.GridGroupDropArea.PrepareViewStyleInfo += new GridPrepareViewStyleInfoEventHandler(GridGroupDropArea_PrepareViewStyleInfo);
private void GridGroupDropArea_PrepareViewStyleInfo(object sender, GridPrepareViewStyleInfoEventArgs e)
{
//For color the GroupedColumns then uncommet the below code:
//e.Style.Themed = false;
e.Style.BackColor = Color.Red;
}
And also you can try setting these two properties to fill the ClientArea of the GridGroupDropArea with Red Color.
this.gridGroupingControl1.GridGroupDropArea.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
this.gridGroupingControl1.GridGroupDropArea.Model.Properties.BackgroundColor = Color.Red;
Please refer to the modified sample for implementation and let me know if this helps.
Modified_GGC.zipBest regards,
Haneef