c# - toolStrip to have menuStrip gradient background -

i have form menu , toolstrip @ top. menustrip has nice looking gradient background, how can same effect on toolstrip control? know rendermode property changing doesn't have desired result.

you can achieve custom renderer.

public class customtoolstriprenderer : toolstripprofessionalrenderer {     public customtoolstriprenderer() { }      protected override void onrendertoolstripbackground(toolstriprendereventargs e)     {         //you may want change based on toolstrip's dock or layout style         lineargradientmode mode = lineargradientmode.horizontal;          using (lineargradientbrush b = new lineargradientbrush(e.affectedbounds, colortable.menustripgradientbegin, colortable.menustripgradientend, mode))         {             e.graphics.fillrectangle(b, e.affectedbounds);         }     } } 

then set toolstrip use instance of renderer.

public form1() {     initializecomponent();      customtoolstriprenderer r = new customtoolstriprenderer();     r.roundededges = false;      toolstrip1.renderer = r; }