XP Style custom dropdown button

[Steve Graham]

Anyone created or has an idea how to create a custom
button that looks the same as the dropdown button on the
combo box in xp style.

Easy enough for non-xp style as standard flat style
allows the paint event to draw button as

ControlPaint.DrawScrollButton(e.Graphics,
button2.ClientRectangle,ScrollButton.Down,
ButtonState.Normal)

but as XP style requires flat style system, paint
nolonger has any effect.

Thanks

[Vijaye Raji]

Set the "FlatStyle" to "System" and add a manifest file to your app
directory. On XP, it will work the way you want it. HOwever, in other
systems, you will have to draw it yourself.

-vJ

"Steve Graham" <St*************@msn.com> wrote in message
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Anyone created or has an idea how to create a custom
button that looks the same as the dropdown button on the
combo box in xp style.

Easy enough for non-xp style as standard flat style
allows the paint event to draw button as

ControlPaint.DrawScrollButton(e.Graphics,
button2.ClientRectangle,ScrollButton.Down,
ButtonState.Normal)

but as XP style requires flat style system, paint
nolonger has any effect.

Thanks

[Fabio Cavalcante]

You can also enable XP visual styles by using:

Application.EnableVisualStyles( );

make sure you use this code before the initializecomponent( ) method.

Fabio Cavalcante

"Vijaye Raji" <no************@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Set the "FlatStyle" to "System" and add a manifest file to your app
directory. On XP, it will work the way you want it. HOwever, in other
systems, you will have to draw it yourself.

-vJ

"Steve Graham" <St*************@msn.com> wrote in message
news:01****************************@phx.gbl...

Anyone created or has an idea how to create a custom
button that looks the same as the dropdown button on the
combo box in xp style.

Easy enough for non-xp style as standard flat style
allows the paint event to draw button as

ControlPaint.DrawScrollButton(e.Graphics,
button2.ClientRectangle,ScrollButton.Down,
ButtonState.Normal)

but as XP style requires flat style system, paint
nolonger has any effect.

Thanks