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Themes

This help article will demonstrate a step by step tutorial how to customize the ControlDefault theme for RadListView.

  1. Open VisualStyleBuilder: Start menu (Start >> Programs >> Telerik >> UI for WinForms [version] >> Tools).

  2. Export the built-in themes in a specific folder by selecting File >> Export Built-in Themes.

  3. Load a desired theme from the just exported files by selecting File >> Open Package

  4. Select SimpleListViewgroupVisualItem in Controls Structure on the left side. Then, select IsHotTracking in the Element States section.

    WinForms RadListView VisualStyleBuilder

  5. Modify the applied fill repository item.

    WinForms RadListView Fill Repository The result is illustrated below. The new fill color is applied when hovering the item:

    WinForms RadListView  VisualStyleBuilder Sample

  6. Save the theme by selecting File >> Save As.

  7. Now, you can apply your custom theme to RadListView by using the demonstrated approach in the following link: Using custom themes

If you need to customize the elements in some of the other views, you can switch the view by right click on RadListView:

WinForms RadListView Setting IconsViewMode

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