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Questions tagged [menustrip]

This tag can be used in questions involving usage of MenuStrip class from Windows Forms (a GUI class library in the Microsoft .NET Framework).

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prevent menustrip from being selected by pressing alt

I would like to have some shortcuts with alt but when I press alt the menustrip gets selected. How can I disable this behaviour?
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remove ToolStripMenuItem from parent forms MenuStrip

I have been working on a little project and basically it is a parent form that has a child from with Tab Controls inside. When i change tab it adds the relevant options for that tab to the parents menu strip. What i would like to do is, instead of…
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Can I use MenuStrip as ContextMenu?

Hi Ladies and Gentlemans! I have a MenuStrip and want to have a ContextMenu with same structure. Can I use my MenuStrip as ContextMenu, or quick create ContextMenu with DataSource from MenuStrip? Thanks!
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Preferred menus for C# application

Which of the menu tools do you use for C# windows applications? I began with MainMenu, but when I moved to VS2005, only MenuStrip appeared in the Toolbox, so I assumed it was new and better. However, the merge/replace action seems to require a lot…
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Disable ToolStripMenuItem highlight?

I have an application with a MenuStrip and every time I hover my mouse over a MenuItem, it highlights blue. I have tried to change the BackColor and ForeColor but that wasn't the problem. Is there a way to disable this?
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"Tool tip" covered by ToolStripItems if they have dropdown items?

In Windows Forms - if the dropdown items of a MenuStrip has tooltips and dropdown items themselves the tooltip will have about a 50% chance of showing up below the ToolStripItems. What is the workaround? To repro you can create the MenuStrip in…
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How to change the background color of a menustripitem in winforms?

Hello This picture sums it up: Got some troubles, couldn't find a proper answer using the search bar. I've tried to use a custom Render, but it is always just for professional render, when I'm using System Render for the menustrip. Edit: Found out…
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Change the dropdown menu list item square

I coulnd find a proper name and phrase for this to explain, so here's a picture: I'd like to change the white area's as shown above in the red circle to a desired color. I used the code below to change the other colors: In the form…
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How do I change a menuStrip menu text from child window?

I need to change a menuStrip item text of the main window (mdi container) from a child window, something like this: File -Login to File -Logout
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Event when a menu item is highlighted

Has anyone figured out an event that fires whenever a menu item is highlighted? I would like to display a description of each menu command in the status bar as they are highlighted. I'd like this to happen whether they are highlighted using the…
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Windows Forms | MenuStrip Sub-Items (ToolStripMenuItem) changing Cursor won't work

I want to have a Hand Cursor for all ToolStripMenuItems. So i change it in the MouseEnter and MouseLeave Events with this.Cursor = Cursors.Hand; & this.Cursor = Cursors.Default;. I've disabled latter for debugging purpose, so i can see if it changes…
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Delaying opening of sub-menus in a menustrip

Our environment: Visual Studio 2010, c#, .net 4 client profile. We have a Winforms application that contains a menustrip in its main form. The items of the menustrip contain both an image (64x64) and text. The main form also has a TabControl which…
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DatetimePicker and other Controls in MenuStrip

I know I can add a DateTimePicker to my MenuStrip with the following lines Dim dp = New ToolStripControlHost(New DateTimePicker) MenuStrip1.Items.Add(dp) But I can't figure out how to add a DateTimePicker to the MenuStrip at designtime. What's…
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C# assign click action for dynamic menuStrip items

I'm building a program that relies on reading the SerialPorts available on a system and populating a menuStrip item. I've been able to populate the menuStrip submenu but I am stuck on how to add a click event to the dynamically filled in list. My…
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How to set hotkey shortcut "Ctrl + Plus Sign"

I need to set shortcut Ctrl + "Plus Sign" for one of the MenuStrip menu item. I prefer to set it NOT programmatically to have an help text block in the right side of menu item: But I do not see there such variant to choose. Closest is "OemPlus"
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