RadContextMenu item size/spacing

[BJ]

I am working with a RadContextMenu attached to a RadTreeView.  When I am using the default theme, the spacing between the menu items is similar to menus in most Windows applications.  When I switch to the Windows 7 theme (which I would like to use), the space between the menu items is much larger.  Is there a way to modify the context menu spacing to be similar to the control default when I am using the Windows 7 theme?  Do I have to create a custom theme?

.NET 4.0 WinForms application
Visual Studio 2010
Telerik 2013 Q2

[Dimitar]

Hello BJ Myers,

Thank you for writing.

You do not need to create a new theme, you can edit the Windows7 theme to display similar context menu. If you do not know how to extract predefined themes consider the following link: Loading Predefined Themes.

Once you open the Windows7 theme in the VIsual Style Builder there are few easy steps to reduce ContextMenu items spacing:

• Expand RadMenuDropDown and select RadMenuItem
• Expand RadMenuItem in Elements window 
• Change the RadMenuItem, margin padding or any other property to style the menu.

I have attached a picture to illustrate the steps I took.

I hope this helps. Should you have any other questions do not hesitate to ask.

Regards,
Mitko
Telerik