ContextMenu customize item highlight

[gerardo]

I am using contextmenu on my wpf project. I tried customize the items background on focus but I can't find a way to remove the yellow highlights color. Any idea on how I can override this property?

[Vicky]

Hi gerardo,

To customize the items of the RadContextMenu, you will need to edit their default control template. Regarding the yellow highlights, which I assume come from the default Office Black theme, you need to look for the following two Border elements and modify their background and border colors up to your liking:

<Border x:Name="HighlightVisual"
		Grid.ColumnSpan="4"
		Opacity="0"
		CornerRadius="{StaticResource SplitButton_SpanCornerRadius}"
		BorderThickness="1"
		BorderBrush="{StaticResource ControlOuterBorder_Highlighted}"
		Background="{StaticResource ControlBackground_Highlighted}">
	<Border x:Name="HighlightInnerBorderVisual"
			BorderThickness="1"
			CornerRadius="{StaticResource SplitButton_SpanInnerCornerRadius}"
			BorderBrush="{StaticResource ControlInnerBorder_Highlighted}"/>
</Border>

The inner yellow background comes from the StaticResource ControlBackground_Highlighted.
Please, try out the above approach and let me know about the results.

Best Regards,
Vicky
Progress Telerik

[gerardo]

Thank you for the reply Vicky. This approach works and I am now able to customize the highlight color and behavior. Thank you.