RadControls for WinForms

The appearance of the BackstageView can be customized by using one of the predefined themes: Control Default, Office2010Blue, Office2010Black, Office2010Silver themes, modifying one of them in the Visual Style Builder, or creating a custom one by using the Visual Style Builder. Additionally, appearance modifications can be introduced through code.

The following image demonstrates the Backstage view Element tree, which can help you to access the desired elements.

• BackstageViewElement - main control element, which contains the UI and the logic of the control
• BackstageVisualElement - top border of the BackstageViewElement.
• BackstageItemsPanelElement - the left panel (by default) which contains the BackstageTabItems, BackstageButtonItems or other RadItems
• BackstageTabItems - the visual element that represents the tab in the ItemsPanel
• BackstageButtonItems - the visual element that represents the button in the ItemsPanel
• BackstageContentPanelElement - the visual element representing the area where the pages are rendered

Copy[C#] Accessing BackstageView elements

BackstageViewElement backstageViewElemet = radRibbonBarBackstageView1.BackstageElement;

BackstageItemsPanelElement itemsPanel = backstageViewElemet.ItemsPanelElement;

BackstageContentPanelElement contentPanel = backstageViewElemet.ContentElement;

Copy[VB.NET] Accessing BackstageView elements

Dim backstageViewElemet = CType(RadRibbonBarBackstageView1.BackstageElement, BackstageViewElement)

Dim itemsPanel = CType(backstageViewElemet.ItemsPanelElement, BackstageItemsPanelElement)

Dim contentPanel = CType(backstageViewElemet.ContentElement, BackstageContentPanelElement)

By accessing these elements, you can customize BackstageView. Here is an example on how to change the BackgroundImage of the content area:

Copy[C#] Customizing the content area

RadImageShape imageShape = new RadImageShape();
imageShape.Image = Image.FromFile(@"C:\MyFile.png");
//the next line of code defines how to strech the image (if necessary)
imageShape.Margins = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(10,10,10,10);
radRibbonBarBackstageView1.BackstageElement.ContentElement.BackgroundShape = imageShape;

Copy[VB.NET] Customizing the content area

Dim imageShape As New RadImageShape()
imageShape.Image = Image.FromFile("C:\MyFile.png")
'the next line of code defines how to strech the image (if necessary)
imageShape.Margins = New System.Windows.Forms.Padding(10, 10, 10, 10)
RadRibbonBarBackstageView1.BackstageElement.ContentElement.BackgroundShape = imageShape

Note
BackstageTabItems, BackstageItemsPanelElement and BackstageContentPanelElement use RadImageShape for most of the predefinied themes.