Remove Image margin from ToolStripMenuItem

[snyperx3]

I'm just beginning to program in VB2005. I'm experimenting with NotifyIcon / ContextMenu. I am able to remove the Image margin from the context menu (ShowImageMargin = false), but I cant find any way to remove the margin from any items within the context menu.

I have attached an image to better show my problem.

Thanks

-Pete

 

[jebenson]

This link should give you what you need:

How to: Configure MenuStrip Check Margins and Image Margins

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[snyperx3]

Thanks for your suggestion.

I tried going through that yesterday but came across a problem. I ran the program using this on Form_Load

CType(tsmiAutumn.DropDown, ContextMenuStrip).ShowImageMargin = False

I received the error:

"Unable to cast object of type 'System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDownMenu' to type 'System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenuStrip'"

-Pete

 

[Sorwen]

You need to post the code you ended up using. If you used only that line of code then that isn't enough.

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[snyperx3]

I created the toolstripmenuitem in design. It's not being created at run time.

Is that the cause of the problem?

If I create the menu at run time how do I associate code with the Click event?

-Pete

 

[Sorwen]

I created the toolstripmenuitem in design. It's not being created at run time.

Is that the cause of the problem?

It is only a problem if you coded it wrong. We would really need to see the code to help you fix it.

If I create the menu at run time how do I associate code with the Click event?

Need to see the code to tell you were, but yes it is possible with an addhandler.

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[snyperx3]

To anyone else who is having this problem. I have found a solution that can be used at design time.

1. Create your base ContextMenuStrip.
2. Set ShowImageMargin to false.
3. Create your items that will be on the first level of this Menu.
4. Create another ContextMenuStrip for the subitems of one of the ToolStripMenuItems.
5. Set ShowImageMargin to false on this second Menu.
6. On the properties for your ToolStripMenuItem select the second ContextMenuStrip as the DropDown.

This can be used for multiple levels as seen in the screenshot attached.



-Pete