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ActiveAppearance Property
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Infragistics.Win.Misc Namespace > UltraNavigationBarLocationSettings Class : ActiveAppearance Property

Gets/sets the appearance for the associated UltraNavigationBarLocation that is used when its user interface element is in the active state.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Public Property ActiveAppearance As Infragistics.Win.AppearanceBase
C# 
public Infragistics.Win.AppearanceBase ActiveAppearance {get; set;}

Example

The following code sample demonstrates how to use the UltraNavigationBar's appearance model to customize the look of the control:

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Imports System
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports Infragistics.Shared
Imports Infragistics.Win
Imports Infragistics.Win.AppStyling
Imports Infragistics.Win.AppStyling.Runtime
Imports Infragistics.Win.Misc
Imports Infragistics.Win.Misc.UltraWinNavigationBar


    Private Sub button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles button1.Click

        '  Use known colors as the basis for the color scheme
        Dim backColor As Color = Color.Olive
        Dim backColorLight As Color = Color.White
        Dim foreColor As Color = Color.DarkOliveGreen

        '  Adjust the luminosity of the foreground Color to get the border color
        Dim borderColor As Color = Infragistics.Shared.XPItemColor.ColorFromHLS(foreColor.GetHue(), foreColor.GetBrightness() * 0.75F, foreColor.GetSaturation())

        '  Set up the 'Normal' Appearance
        Dim normalAppearance As AppearanceBase = New Infragistics.Win.Appearance("Normal")
        normalAppearance.BackColor = Color.Transparent
        normalAppearance.BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.None

        '  Set up the 'HotTrack' Appearance
        Dim hotTrackAppearance As AppearanceBase = New Infragistics.Win.Appearance("HotTrack")
        hotTrackAppearance.BackColor = backColorLight
        hotTrackAppearance.BackColor2 = BackColor
        hotTrackAppearance.BorderColor = borderColor
        hotTrackAppearance.ForeColor = ForeColor
        hotTrackAppearance.BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.Vertical

        '  Set up the 'Pressed' Appearance
        Dim pressedAppearance As AppearanceBase = New Infragistics.Win.Appearance("Pressed")
        pressedAppearance.BackColor = BackColor
        pressedAppearance.BackColor2 = backColorLight
        pressedAppearance.BorderColor = ForeColor
        pressedAppearance.BorderColor2 = borderColor
        pressedAppearance.ForeColor = borderColor
        pressedAppearance.BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.Vertical

        '  Set up the 'Selected' Appearance
        Dim selectedAppearance As AppearanceBase = New Infragistics.Win.Appearance("Selected")
        selectedAppearance.BackColor = Color.Transparent
        selectedAppearance.BorderColor = borderColor
        selectedAppearance.ForeColor = borderColor
        selectedAppearance.BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.Vertical

        '  Set up the 'DropDownList' Appearance
        Dim dropDownListAppearance As AppearanceBase = New Infragistics.Win.Appearance("DropDownList")
        dropDownListAppearance.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(128, backColorLight)
        dropDownListAppearance.BackColor2 = Color.FromArgb(128, BackColor)
        dropDownListAppearance.BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.ForwardDiagonal
        dropDownListAppearance.BorderColor = borderColor

        '  Assign the Appearances to the location appearances
        Me.ultraNavigationBar1.LocationSettings.Appearance = normalAppearance
        Me.ultraNavigationBar1.LocationSettings.ActiveAppearance = hotTrackAppearance
        Me.ultraNavigationBar1.LocationSettings.HotTrackAppearance = hotTrackAppearance
        Me.ultraNavigationBar1.LocationSettings.PressedAppearance = pressedAppearance
        Me.ultraNavigationBar1.LocationSettings.SelectedAppearance = selectedAppearance
        Me.ultraNavigationBar1.LocationSettings.LocationsDropDownListAppearance = dropDownListAppearance

        '  Set DrawsFocusRect to true to provide the end user with a visual cue
        '  when the control receives the input focus.
        Me.ultraNavigationBar1.DrawsFocusRect = DefaultableBoolean.True

        '  Assign the Appearances to the action button related appearances
        Me.ultraNavigationBar1.ActionButtonSettings.Appearance = normalAppearance
        Me.ultraNavigationBar1.ActionButtonSettings.HotTrackAppearance = hotTrackAppearance
        Me.ultraNavigationBar1.ActionButtonSettings.PressedAppearance = pressedAppearance

        '  Assign the Appearances to the previous locations related appearances
        Me.ultraNavigationBar1.PreviousLocationsSettings.DropDownButtonAppearance = normalAppearance
        Me.ultraNavigationBar1.PreviousLocationsSettings.DropDownButtonHotTrackAppearance = hotTrackAppearance
        Me.ultraNavigationBar1.PreviousLocationsSettings.DropDownButtonPressedAppearance = pressedAppearance
        Me.ultraNavigationBar1.PreviousLocationsSettings.DropDownListAppearance = dropDownListAppearance

        '  Set the control's ForeColor, which will be picked up by most elements
        Me.ultraNavigationBar1.Appearance.ForeColor = ForeColor
        Me.ultraNavigationBar1.HotTrackAppearance.ForeColor = ForeColor

        '  Use Application Styling to configure the appearance of the scrollbars
        Dim library As ApplicationStyleLibrary = New ApplicationStyleLibrary()
        Dim styleSet As StyleSetSettings = library.StyleSets.Add("Default")
        styleSet.UseFlatMode = DefaultableBoolean.True
        Dim styleSettings As StyleSettings = styleSet.RoleStyles.GetStyle(Infragistics.Win.AppStyling.UIRoleNames.ScrollBar, True)
        styleSettings.ButtonStyle = UIElementButtonStyle.PopupBorderless
        Dim scrollBarAppearance As AppearanceBase = styleSettings.States.GetState(RoleState.Normal, True).Appearance
        scrollBarAppearance.ThemedElementAlpha = Alpha.Transparent
        scrollBarAppearance.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(64, Color.Olive)
        scrollBarAppearance.ForeColor = Color.DarkOliveGreen
        scrollBarAppearance.BorderColor = Color.Olive
        library.UpdateStyleManager()

        '  Store the appearances in the control's Appearances collection for future reference
        Me.ultraNavigationBar1.Appearances.Add(normalAppearance)
        Me.ultraNavigationBar1.Appearances.Add(hotTrackAppearance)
        Me.ultraNavigationBar1.Appearances.Add(pressedAppearance)
        Me.ultraNavigationBar1.Appearances.Add(selectedAppearance)
        Me.ultraNavigationBar1.Appearances.Add(dropDownListAppearance)

    End Sub
C#Copy Code
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.IO;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using Infragistics.Shared;
using Infragistics.Win;
using Infragistics.Win.AppStyling;
using Infragistics.Win.AppStyling.Runtime;
using Infragistics.Win.Misc;
using Infragistics.Win.Misc.UltraWinNavigationBar;

    private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        //  Use known colors as the basis for the color scheme
        Color backColor = Color.Olive;
        Color backColorLight = Color.White;
        Color foreColor = Color.DarkOliveGreen;

        //  Adjust the luminosity of the foreground Color to get the border color
        Color borderColor = Infragistics.Shared.XPItemColor.ColorFromHLS( foreColor.GetHue(), foreColor.GetBrightness() * .75f, foreColor.GetSaturation() );

        //  Set up the 'Normal' Appearance
        AppearanceBase normalAppearance = new Infragistics.Win.Appearance( "Normal" );
        normalAppearance.BackColor = Color.Transparent;
        normalAppearance.BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.None;
        
        //  Set up the 'HotTrack' Appearance
        AppearanceBase hotTrackAppearance = new Infragistics.Win.Appearance( "HotTrack" );
        hotTrackAppearance.BackColor = backColorLight;
        hotTrackAppearance.BackColor2 = backColor;
        hotTrackAppearance.BorderColor = borderColor;
        hotTrackAppearance.ForeColor = foreColor;
        hotTrackAppearance.BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.Vertical;
        
        //  Set up the 'Pressed' Appearance
        AppearanceBase pressedAppearance = new Infragistics.Win.Appearance( "Pressed" );
        pressedAppearance.BackColor = backColor;
        pressedAppearance.BackColor2 = backColorLight;
        pressedAppearance.BorderColor = foreColor;
        pressedAppearance.BorderColor2 = borderColor;
        pressedAppearance.ForeColor = borderColor;
        pressedAppearance.BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.Vertical;

        //  Set up the 'Selected' Appearance
        AppearanceBase selectedAppearance = new Infragistics.Win.Appearance( "Selected" );
        selectedAppearance.BackColor = Color.Transparent;
        selectedAppearance.BorderColor = borderColor;
        selectedAppearance.ForeColor = borderColor;
        selectedAppearance.BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.Vertical;

        //  Set up the 'DropDownList' Appearance
        AppearanceBase dropDownListAppearance = new Infragistics.Win.Appearance( "DropDownList" );
        dropDownListAppearance.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(128, backColorLight);
        dropDownListAppearance.BackColor2 = Color.FromArgb( 128, backColor);
        dropDownListAppearance.BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.ForwardDiagonal;
        dropDownListAppearance.BorderColor = borderColor;

        //  Assign the Appearances to the location appearances
        this.ultraNavigationBar1.LocationSettings.Appearance = normalAppearance;
        this.ultraNavigationBar1.LocationSettings.ActiveAppearance = hotTrackAppearance;
        this.ultraNavigationBar1.LocationSettings.HotTrackAppearance = hotTrackAppearance;
        this.ultraNavigationBar1.LocationSettings.PressedAppearance = pressedAppearance;
        this.ultraNavigationBar1.LocationSettings.SelectedAppearance = selectedAppearance;
        this.ultraNavigationBar1.LocationSettings.LocationsDropDownListAppearance = dropDownListAppearance;

        //  Set DrawsFocusRect to true to provide the end user with a visual cue
        //  when the control receives the input focus.
        this.ultraNavigationBar1.DrawsFocusRect = DefaultableBoolean.True;

        //  Assign the Appearances to the action button related appearances
        this.ultraNavigationBar1.ActionButtonSettings.Appearance = normalAppearance;
        this.ultraNavigationBar1.ActionButtonSettings.HotTrackAppearance = hotTrackAppearance;
        this.ultraNavigationBar1.ActionButtonSettings.PressedAppearance = pressedAppearance;

        //  Assign the Appearances to the previous locations related appearances
        this.ultraNavigationBar1.PreviousLocationsSettings.DropDownButtonAppearance = normalAppearance;
        this.ultraNavigationBar1.PreviousLocationsSettings.DropDownButtonHotTrackAppearance = hotTrackAppearance;
        this.ultraNavigationBar1.PreviousLocationsSettings.DropDownButtonPressedAppearance = pressedAppearance;
        this.ultraNavigationBar1.PreviousLocationsSettings.DropDownListAppearance = dropDownListAppearance;

        //  Set the control's ForeColor, which will be picked up by most elements
        this.ultraNavigationBar1.Appearance.ForeColor = foreColor;
        this.ultraNavigationBar1.HotTrackAppearance.ForeColor = foreColor;

        //  Use Application Styling to configure the appearance of the scrollbars
        ApplicationStyleLibrary library = new ApplicationStyleLibrary();
        StyleSetSettings styleSet = library.StyleSets.Add("Default");
        styleSet.UseFlatMode = DefaultableBoolean.True;
        StyleSettings styleSettings = styleSet.RoleStyles.GetStyle(Infragistics.Win.AppStyling.UIRoleNames.ScrollBar, true);
        styleSettings.ButtonStyle = UIElementButtonStyle.PopupBorderless;
        AppearanceBase scrollBarAppearance = styleSettings.States.GetState(RoleState.Normal,true).Appearance;
        scrollBarAppearance.ThemedElementAlpha = Alpha.Transparent;
        scrollBarAppearance.BackColor = Color.FromArgb( 64, Color.Olive);
        scrollBarAppearance.ForeColor = Color.DarkOliveGreen;
        scrollBarAppearance.BorderColor = Color.Olive;
        library.UpdateStyleManager();

        //  Store the appearances in the control's Appearances collection for future reference
        this.ultraNavigationBar1.Appearances.Add( normalAppearance );
        this.ultraNavigationBar1.Appearances.Add( hotTrackAppearance );
        this.ultraNavigationBar1.Appearances.Add( pressedAppearance );
        this.ultraNavigationBar1.Appearances.Add( selectedAppearance );
        this.ultraNavigationBar1.Appearances.Add( dropDownListAppearance );            
    }

Remarks

Note: Setting the property on the instance returned from the LocationSettings property affects all UltraNavigationBarLocation instances displayed by the control that do not have a more specific setting; setting the property on the instance returned from the UltraNavigationBarLocation.Settings property affects only that instance, and overrides the setting at the control level.

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