How to Change Menu Hover Color in Windows Applications Using C#?

Customize Windows Application Menu Hover Color

Question:

How to change the color displayed when the mouse is hovering over the menu in a Windows application? Is there a method available in C# or Windows API (DllImport)?

Answer:

To customize the hover color of a Windows application menu, you can use the MenuStrip class and modify its renderer.

In C# you can use the following code:

public partial class Form1 : Form
{
    public Form1()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        menuStrip1.Renderer = new MyRenderer();
    }

    private class MyRenderer : ToolStripProfessionalRenderer
    {
        public MyRenderer() : base(new MyColors()) { }
    }

    private class MyColors : ProfessionalColorTable
    {
        public override Color MenuItemSelected
        {
            get { return Color.Yellow; }
        }
        public override Color MenuItemSelectedGradientBegin
        {
            get { return Color.Orange; }
        }
        public override Color MenuItemSelectedGradientEnd
        {
            get { return Color.Yellow; }
        }
    }
}

By adjusting the value in the MyColors class you can specify the desired hover color (e.g. Color.Yellow in this example).

Other properties of

ProfessionalColorTable can be used to control different color elements of the menu.

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