What's new in BinaryMenuItem .NET V2.1.257?

• Group Header option for menu grouping
• Group Header "drawing" customisation

An extended and simple to use MenuItem component - In addition to the standard .NET framework's MenuItem functionality, BinaryMenuItem .NET component comes pre-ownerdrawn, ready and simple to use MenuItem component. Since the component comes fully "pre-ownerdrawn", all you need to do is just to set its properties in order to customise your menu rendering. You do not need to owner-draw the MenuItem object any more. Just set simple properties and run your application.

Image support - The component comes with direct support for associating icons with menu items, including being able to draw a separate image-holder side bar in each menu item, thereby emulating the VisualStudio style menu rendering. Ability to fully support Menu painting with custom colors (with Alpha-blending support) and direct support for dynamic property changes. By setting simple properties, you can set custom colors for menu background, item selection, hovering, and painting the checkmark and radio buttons. The component also comes with built-in support for handling dynamic property changes (for example, your changes to MenuItem colors at runtime) with ease. This feature lets you change the menuitem colors and its alpha-blend factors at run-time.

Emulating XP theme - The component gives you an out-of-the-box support for rendering menus, emulating Windows XP theme, irrespective of the current Windows Operating system.

MS Office 2007 style ("glass" style) rendering - The component gives you an out-of-the-box support for rendering menus, emulating MS Office 2007 style (glass style) rendering, irrespective of the current Windows Operating system.