[devin]

AlphaSkins is a very good product and I enjoy using it. But there are few usability issues that I seem to be unable to find a solution for. One of them is painting arrows in drop-down menus. The arrows seem to be always painted in black which makes them nearly invisible when menu background color is dark, and totally invisible when it's black. Is there a way to customize the color?

Here is a demonstration of the issue

[Support]

Hello and thank you for using the package.

The problem is that Windows system draws this arrows and I have not an idea how to change it.

I'm still searching a solution, but haven't it at the moment.

[Stephane Senecal]

I don't know if you hook into the theme manager of windows, but if so, there is an element for that item.

It is the the Part MENU_POPUPSUBMENU.

Hope it helps.

Stephane Senecal
CIS Group
Delphi programmer since 2001

[devin]

Thank you all for your help. I hope a simple solution is available for this issue. There is a related issue with check marks in the icon area, they are black as well and not visible until mouse is moved over them.

In comparison Windows 10 default theme shows dark menus and their check marks and submenu arrows have the same color as the menu item text.

[Support]

'devin' wrote:

There is a related issue with check marks in the icon area, they are black as well and not visible until mouse is moved over them.

Can you show it, please?

[devin]

Thank you. Here it is.

Interesting that it doesn't happen with all dark themes. I'm not sure what makes a difference.

[Support]

Thanks. This checkmark is defined in the skin.

Which skin do you uses?

[devin]

'Support' wrote:

Thanks. This checkmark is defined in the skin.

Which skin do you uses?

It's a custom skin based on WMP 2008. In which section and element in the editor can I specify the icon? I can change the bitmap of course, but I'd like to understand first where it's referenced in the skin settings. I'm not seeing it anywhere.

[Support]

Look attached screenshot.

You can define this image after clicking the “Checked menu” button.

[devin]

Thank you very much. It helped, I managed to make checkmarks visible in dark menus. Now the only issue remaining is invisible black arrow in expandable menus. Do you think it can be fixed?

[Support]

'devin' wrote:

Do you think it can be fixed?

Sorry, I have no idea how to forbid a drawing of these arrows by Windows system.

[Author]

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