Properties to set on the GroupView control to make it look like the MSN Messenger SideBar list
Setting the following non-default properties will make the GroupView control similar in appearance and behavior to the MSN Messenger SideBar list:
C#
this.groupView1.SmallImageView = true;
this.groupView1.ButtonView = true;
this.groupView1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Beige;
this.groupView1.ForeColor = SystemColors.ControlText;
this.groupView1.HighlightTextColor = System.Drawing.Color.Coral;
this.groupView1.SelectingTextColor = System.Drawing.Color.Coral;
this.groupView1.SelectedTextColor = System.Drawing.Color.Coral;
this.groupView1.SelectedHighlightTextColor = System.Drawing.Color.Coral;
this.groupView1.ImageSpacing = 2;
this.groupView1.ItemXSpacing = 8;
this.groupView1.ItemYSpacing = 5;
this.groupView1.HighlightImage = false;
this.groupView1.HighlightText = false;
this.groupView1.TextWrap = true;
this.groupView1.SelectingImageOffset = new System.Drawing.Point(1, 1);
this.groupView1.SelectingTextOffset = new System.Drawing.Point(1, 1);
VB
Me.groupView1.SmallImageView = True
Me.groupView1.ButtonView = True
Me.groupView1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Beige
Me.groupView1.ForeColor = SystemColors.ControlText
Me.groupView1.HighlightTextColor = System.Drawing.Color.Coral
Me.groupView1.SelectingTextColor = System.Drawing.Color.Coral
Me.groupView1.SelectedTextColor = System.Drawing.Color.Coral
Me.groupView1.SelectedHighlightTextColor = System.Drawing.Color.Coral
Me.groupView1.ImageSpacing = 2
Me.groupView1.ItemXSpacing = 8
Me.groupView1.ItemYSpacing = 5
Me.groupView1.HighlightImage = False
Me.groupView1.HighlightText = False
Me.groupView1.TextWrap = True
Me.groupView1.SelectingImageOffset = New System.Drawing.Point(1, 1)
Me.groupView1.SelectingTextOffset = New System.Drawing.Point(1, 1)