The following tutorial demonstrates creating a custom theme for the RadStatusStrip. An example of this theme is shown in the screenshot below. Note in the screenshot "My ButtonElement" has the BackColor property set to Transparent so that the status bar colors show through.
- Add any number and types of elements to a RadStatusStrip.Also from the Smart Tag and select Open Theme Builder to start Visual Style Builder.
- In the Design View tab use the crosshair mouse cursor to select the fill area of the status bar. Note: when selected, the Control Structure tab will show the FillPrimitive selected.
- Set the Theme Name to "DeepPool".
- In the Expert Mode pane set the BackColor properties to Blue, Aqua, Blue and Aquamarine, respectively. Set the GradientStyle to Vista and the Opacity to .5.
- From the File menu select Save Theme As. Save the file as "DeepPool.xml". Note the file location for later reference.
- Choose Exit from the file menu to close Visual Style Builder.
- Drop a RadThemeManager from the Toolbox to the form.
- From the RadThemeManager Smart Tag select Load Theme From File. Load the previously saved "DeepPool.xml" file.
- In the RadStatusStrip Smart Tag select the "DeepPool" style.