Hi All,

I wonder if there's a way to add some sort of title to a context menu.
A bit like message box titles for instance.

Thanks
JB

Not that I'm aware of, or that is readily apparent from looking at the
ContextMenuStrip class members in MSDN.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.contextmenustrip_members(v=VS.100).aspx

That said, it's an interesting question, and I look forward to being
corrected :-)

On 16/04/2010 00:18, PvdG42 wrote:
Show quoteHide quoteI cannot remember where I found this on the web (apologies to the
author) but these are the building blocks that I use to do this
particular job.

''' <summary>
''' ContextMenuStrip with a non-clickable "header" bar
''' </summary>
''' <remarks>
''' <para>
''' We needed this sub-class of
''' <see cref="T:System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenuStrip" /> because the
original automatically hides the menu when any item is clicked.
''' </para>
''' <para>
''' Given that our header item doesn't want this behaviour, we have to
not only extend the
''' <see cref="T:System.Window.Forms.ToolStripMenuitem" /> itself, but
also its containing
''' <see cref="T:System.Window.Forms.ContextMenuStrip" />.
''' </para>
''' </remarks>
Friend Class HeadedContextMenuStrip
    Inherits ContextMenuStrip

    Public Sub New( container as IContainer )
       MyBase.New( container )
    End Sub

    Protected Overrides Sub OnItemClicked( e as
ToolStripItemClickedEventArgs )
    {
       If Not ( TypeOf e.ClickedItem Is ContextMenuHeader ) Then
          MyBase.OnItemClicked( e )
       End If
    End Property

End Class

''' <summary>
''' Header item to be used in conjunction with the HeadedContextMenuStrip.
''' </summary>
Friend Class ContextMenuHeader
    Inherits ToolStripMenuItem

    Private Sub New()
       MyBase.New()
    End Sub

    Public Sub New( text as String )
       MyBase,New( text )
       Me.BackColor = SystemColors.GradientInactiveCaption
       Me.Font = New Font(Me.Font, FontStyle.Bold)
       Me.ForeColor = SystemColors.MenuText
    End Sub

    Protected Overrides Function CreateDefaultDropDown() as
ToolStripDropDown
       ToolStripDropDownMenu menu = New ToolStripDropDownMenu()
       menu.OwnerItem = Me
       return menu
    End Function

    Protected Overrides ReadOnly Property DismissWhenClicked() as Boolean
       Get
          Return False
       End Get
    End Property

End Class

HTH,
    Phill  W.

I haven't tried this, but maybe you can get something from a new, specially
formatted MenuItem at the top of your menu.  Maybe an owner drawn MenuItem
with the title displayed in sufficient contrast to the real MenuItems.  Or,
maybe you can put the title text in an image and use MenuItem.ImageUrl to
display it.

If you have the time and energy to investigate, please post back your results.


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