Question

I am currently working in the C# windows application with DevExpress controls.
Now I want to change back color of bar button item while loading the form.
I’ve tried following code:

barButton.Appearance.BackColor = Color.Red;

but the bar button back color not changed to red.

Answer 1

By default, bars use the skins to draw their content. In this case, all background colors are provided by specific skin elements, which cannot be changed. The only way to change a specific item’s background color is to disable skins:
put the BarAndDockingController component onto a form, and assign it to the BarManager.Controller property. Set BarAndDockingController.PaintStyleName or LookAndFeel to any non-skin style(for example “Flat”). Then use the Bar.Appearance.BackColor property to set the desired color.

Alternatively, you can create your own custom barItem in a way similar to the one described in the How to change the background color of highlighted links KB article.