ComboBox List Not Readable with Office2007Black Theme

[Cristi Beres]

Hello,

I am using the Office2007Black in a WinForms application.

On my Main form's Initialization I have put the following line:
ThemeResolutionService.ApplicationThemeName = "Office2007Black";

The problem is that for all the combo boxes, be it either a stand alone RadComboBox control or a GridViewComboBoxColumn inside a RadGridView, the background on the drop down list is dark gray (almost black) while the text is black, which makes it unreadable.

As far as I can tell, even though it seems off, this is the default theme behavior...

How would one fix this issue?

Thanks,
Cristi

[Victor]

Hi Cristi Beres,

Thank you for writing.

The theme on your screenshot is the old Office2007Black theme. You can change the old theme by using the old Visual Style Builder tool. To do this you have to use a version before Q1 2010. I would strongly suggest however that you upgrade to the latest release and use the new Office2007Black theme. It does not suffer from this issue and has a consistent look and feel. Moreover, all controls are now skinned and look better overall.

Please write again if you need further assistance.

Kind regards,
Victor
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[Cristi Beres]

Hi Victor,

Thank you for your reply.

I am using the Q1 2010 version of the controls, however, I still have the problem with the theme.

I was able to work around it by setting the fore color for the drop downs with something like this:

foreach (Telerik.WinControls.UI.RadComboBoxItem item in this.radComboBox1.Items) {
                item.ForeColor = Color.White;
            }

Unfortunately, this works only for the radComboBox control. I couldn't figure out how I could do the same thing for a GridViewLookUpColumn inside a radGridView.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Cristi

[Victor]

Hello Cristi Beres,

Thank you for writing.

After upgrading the theme should look fine. I did not see you mentioning Q1 2010 SP2 though. However, it is important that you update not just to Q1 2010, but to its SP2. The new theme in this version looks like the attached screenshot. In case you have already updated your Telerik version to Q1 2010 SP2, please list the assemblies related to Telerik controls for Windows Forms that appear in your GAC as well as their version numbers. I have a hunch there might be multiple versions in your GAC and your project is referencing the wrong theme.

I am looking forward to your reply.

Best wishes,
Victor
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