Hi Asaf,
Thank you for your interest in Syncfusion products.
Please invoke DrawInterior() of drawiteminfo eventargs to apply the custom settings for the interior of the baritem.
The following code snippet illustrates this.
[C#]
private void barItem1_DrawToolbarItem(object sender,DrawToolbarItemEventArgs drawinteminfo)
{
Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Tools.XPMenus.BarItem bi = (Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Tools.XPMenus.BarItem)sender;
bi.CustomActiveTextColor = Color.Blue;
bi.CustomDisabledTextColor = Color.Yellow;
bi.CustomNormalTextColor = Color.Red;
drawinteminfo.DrawInterior();
}
Here is a sample for your reference.
http://websamples.syncfusion.com/samples/Tools.Windows/F69891/main.htmPlease let me know if this helps.
Regards,
Jaya