constants BackgroundPartEnum
The BackgroundPartEnum type indicates parts in the control. Use the Background property to specify a background color or a visual appearance for specific parts in the control. A Color expression that indicates the background color for a specified part. The last 7 bits in the high significant byte of the color to indicates the identifier of the skin being used. Use the Add method to add new skins to the control. If you need to remove the skin appearance from a part of the control you need to reset the last 7 bits in the high significant byte of the color being applied to the background's part.

NameValueDescription
exHeaderFilterBarButton0 Specifies the background color for the drop down filter bar button. Use the DisplayFilterButton property to specify whether the drop down filter bar button is visible or hidden.

exFooterFilterBarButton1 Specifies the background color for the closing button in the filter bar (-1 hides the closing button in the filter bar). Use the ClearFilter method to remove the filter from the control.

exCellButtonUp2 Specifies the background color for the cell's button, when it is up. Use the CellHasButton property to assign a button to a cell.

exCellButtonDown3 Specifies the background color for the cell's button, when it is down. Use the CellHasButton property to assign a button to a cell.

exDropDownButtonUp4 Specifies the visual appearance for the drop down button, when it is up. Usually the editors with a drop down portion displays a drop down button.

exDropDownButtonDown5 Specifies the visual appearance for the drop down button, when it is down. Usually the editors with a drop down portion displays a drop down button.

exButtonUp6 Specifies the visual appearance for the button inside the editor, when it is up. Use the AddButton method to add new buttons to an editor.

exButtonDown7 Specifies the visual appearance for the button inside the editor, when it is down. Use the AddButton method to add new buttons to an editor.

exDateHeader8 Specifies the visual appearance for the header in a calendar control. The DateType editor allows user to select dates from a drop down calendar panel.

exDateTodayUp9 Specifies the visual appearance for the today button in a calendar control, when it is up. The DateType editor allows user to select dates from a drop down calendar panel.

exDateTodayDown10 Specifies the visual appearance for the today button in a calendar control, when it is down. The DateType editor allows user to select dates from a drop down calendar panel.

exDateScrollThumb11 Specifies the visual appearance for the scrolling thumb in a calendar control. The DateType editor allows user to select dates from a drop down calendar panel.

exDateScrollRange12 Specifies the visual appearance for the scrolling range in a calendar control. The DateType editor allows user to select dates from a drop down calendar panel.

exDateSeparatorBar13 Specifies the visual appearance for the separator bar in a calendar control. The DateType editor allows user to select dates from a drop down calendar panel.

exDateSelect14 Specifies the visual appearance for the selected date in a calendar control. The DateType editor allows user to select dates from a drop down calendar panel.

exSliderRange15 exSliderRange. Specifies the visual appearance for the slider's bar.
exSliderThumb16 exSliderThumb. Specifies the visual appearance for the thumb of the slider.
exSelectInPlace17 Specifies the visual appearance for the selection when a drop down editor is focused and closed. The option is valid for drop-down list editors (CheckListType, DropDownList).

exSplitBar18 Specifies the visual appearance for control's split bar.

exShowFocusRect19 Specifies the visual appearance to display the cell with the focus. The ShowFocusRect property retrieves or sets a value indicating whether the control draws a thin rectangle around the focused item.

exSelBackColorFilter20 Specifies the visual appearance for the selection in the drop down filter window. Use the exBackColorFilter option to specify the background color in the drop down filter window.

exSelForeColorFilter21 Specifies the foreground color for the selection in the drop down filter window. Use the exForeColorFilter option to specify the foreground color in the drop down filter window.

exSpinUpButtonUp22 Specifies the visual appearance for the up spin button when it is not pressed.

exSpinUpButtonDown23 Specifies the visual appearance for the up spin button when it is pressed.

exSpinDownButtonUp24 Specifies the visual appearance for the down spin button when it is not pressed.

exSpinDownButtonDown25 Specifies the visual appearance for the down spin button when it is pressed.

exBackColorFilter26 Specifies the background color for the drop down filter window. If not specified, the BackColorHeader property specifies the drop down filter's background color. Use the exSelBackColorFilter option to specify the selection background visual appearance in the drop down filter window.

exForeColorFilter27 Specifies the foreground color for the drop down filter window. If not specified, the ForeColorHeader property specifies the drop down filter's foreground color. Use the exSelForeColorFilter option to specify the selection foreground color in the drop down filter window.

exSortBarLinkColor28 Indicates the color or the visual appearance of the links between columns in the control's sort bar.

exCursorHoverColumn32 Specifies the visual appearance for the column when the cursor hovers the column. By default, the exCursorHoverColumn property is zero, and it has no effect, so the visual appearance for the column is not changed when the cursor hovers the header.

exDragDropBefore33 Specifies the visual appearance for the drag and drop cursor before showing the items. This option can be used to apply a background to the dragging items, before painting the items.
exDragDropAfter34 Specifies the visual appearance for the drag and drop cursor after showing the items. This option can be used to apply a semi-transparent/opaque background to the dragging items, after painting the items. If the exDragDropAfter option is set on white ( 0x00FFFFFF ), the image is not showing on OLE Drag and drop.
exDragDropListTop35 Specifies the graphic feedback of the item from the drag and drop cursor if the cursor is in the top half of the row. Please note, that if a visual effect is specified for exDragDropListOver AND exDragDropListBetween states, and a visual effect is specified for exDragDropListTop OR/AND exDragDropListBottom state(s), the exDragDropListTop visual effect is displayed ONLY if the cursor is over the first visible item, and the exDragDropListBottom visual effect is shown ONLY for the last visible item. Use the ItemFromPoint property to retrieve the hit test code for the part from the cursor. This option can be changed during the OLEDragOver event to change the visual effect for the item from the cursor at runtime.
exDragDropListBottom36 Specifies the graphic feedback of the item from the drag and drop cursor if the cursor is in the bottom half of the row. Please note, that if a visual effect is specified for exDragDropListOver AND exDragDropListBetween states, and a visual effect is specified for exDragDropListTop OR/AND exDragDropListBottom state(s), the exDragDropListTop visual effect is displayed ONLY if the cursor is over the first visible item, and the exDragDropListBottom visual effect is shown ONLY for the last visible item. Use the ItemFromPoint property to retrieve the hit test code for the part from the cursor. This option can be changed during the OLEDragOver event to change the visual effect for the item from the cursor at runtime.
exDragDropForeColor37 Specifies the foreground color for the items being dragged. By default, the foreground color is black.
exDragDropListOver38 Specifies the graphic feedback of the item from the cursor if it is over the item. Please note, that if a visual effect is specified for exDragDropListOver AND exDragDropListBetween states, and a visual effect is specified for exDragDropListTop OR/AND exDragDropListBottom state(s), the exDragDropListTop visual effect is displayed ONLY if the cursor is over the first visible item, and the exDragDropListBottom visual effect is shown ONLY for the last visible item. Use the ItemFromPoint property to retrieve the hit test code for the part from the cursor. This option can be changed during the OLEDragOver event to change the visual effect for the item from the cursor at runtime.
exDragDropListBetween39 Specifies the graphic feedback of the item when the drag and drop cursor is between items. Please note, that if a visual effect is specified for exDragDropListOver AND exDragDropListBetween states, and a visual effect is specified for exDragDropListTop OR/AND exDragDropListBottom state(s), the exDragDropListTop visual effect is displayed ONLY if the cursor is over the first visible item, and the exDragDropListBottom visual effect is shown ONLY for the last visible item. Use the ItemFromPoint property to retrieve the hit test code for the part from the cursor. This option can be changed during the OLEDragOver event to change the visual effect for the item from the cursor at runtime.
exDragDropAlign40 Specifies the alignment of the drag and drop image relative to the cursor. By default, the exDragDropAlign option is 0, which initially the drag and drop image is shown centered relative to the position of the cursor. 

The valid values are listed as follows (hexa representation):

  • 0x00000000, (default), the drag and drop image is shown centered relative to the cursor, and shows up.
  • 0x01000000, (left), the drag and drop image is shown to the left of the cursor.
  • 0x02000000, (right), the drag and drop image is shown to the right of the cursor.
  • 0x04000000, (center-down), the drag and drop image is shown centered relative to the cursor, and shows down.
  • 0xFF000000, (as- is), the drag and drop image is shown as it is clicked.
exHeaderFilterBarActive41 Specifies the visual appearance of the drop down filter bar button, while filter is applied to the column.

exToolTipAppearance64 Indicates the visual appearance of the borders of the tooltips. Use the ToolTipPopDelay property specifies the period in ms of time the ToolTip remains visible if the mouse pointer is stationary within a control. The ToolTipDelay property specifies the time in ms that passes before the ToolTip appears. Use the CellToolTip property to specify the cell's tooltip. Use the ToolTipWidth property to specify the width of the tooltip window. Use the ItemBar(,,exBarToolTip) property to specify a tooltip for a bar. Use the Link(,exLinkToolTip) property to specify the tooltip to be shown when the cursor hovers the link. Use the ShowToolTip method to display a custom tooltip

exToolTipBackColor65 Specifies the tooltip's background color.

exToolTipForeColor66 Specifies the tooltip's foreground color.

exColumnsFloatBackColor87 Specifies the background color for the Columns float bar.

exColumnsFloatScrollBackColor88 Specifies the background color for the scroll bars in the Columns float bar.

exColumnsFloatScrollPressBackColor89 Specifies the background color for the scroll bars in the Columns float bar, while the scroll part is pressed.

exColumnsFloatScrollUp90 Specifies the visual appearance of the up scroll bar.

exColumnsFloatScrollDown91 Specifies the visual appearance of the down scroll bar.

exColumnsFloatAppearance92 Specifies the visual appearance for the frame/borders of the Column's float bar. The option has effect only if set before calling the ColumnsFloatBarVisible property.

exColumnsFloatCaptionBackColor93 Specifies the visual appearance for caption, if the Background(exColumnsFloatAppearance) property is specified.

exColumnsFloatCaptionForeColor94 Specifies the foreground color for the caption, if the Background(exColumnsFloatAppearance) property is specified.

exColumnsFloatCloseButton95 exColumnsFloatCloseButton. Specifies the visual appearance for the closing button, if the Background(exColumnsFloatAppearance) property is specified.
exListOLEDropPosition96 By default, the exListOLEDropPosition is 0, which means no effect.  Specifies the visual appearance of the dropping position over the list part of the control, when it is implied in a OLE Drag and Drop operation. The exListOLEDropPosition has effect only if different than 0, and the OLEDropMode property is not exOLEDropNone. For instance, set the Background(exListOLEDropPosition) property on RGB(0,0,255), and a blue line is shown at the item where the cursor is hover the list part of the control, during an OLE Drag and Drop position. The OLEDragDrop event notifies your application once an object is drop in the control. 
exChartOLEDropPosition97 By default, the exChartOLEDropPosition is 0, which means no effect.  Specifies the visual appearance of the dropping position over the chart part of the control, when it is implied in a OLE Drag and Drop operation. The exChartOLEDropPosition has effect only if different than 0, and the OLEDropMode property is not exOLEDropNone. For instance, set the Background(exChartOLEDropPosition) property on RGB(0,0,255), and a blue line is shown at the date-time position where the cursor is hover the chart part of the control, during an OLE Drag and Drop position. The OLEDragDrop event notifies your application once an object is drop in the control. 
exHSplitBar141 Specifies the visual appearance for horizontal split bar.

exCSplitBar142 Specifies the solid color / visual appearance of the split bar that creates new views. The AllowSplitPane property specifies whether the chart panel supports splitting.

exCursorHoverCellButton157 Specifies the visual appearance for the cell's button when the cursor hovers it. The CellHasButton property specifies whether the cell display a button inside.

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exSelBackColorHide166 Specifies the selection's background color, when the control has no focus. This has effect while the control's HideSelection property is False

exSelForeColorHide167 Specifies the selection's foreground color, when the control has no focus. This has effect while the control's HideSelection property is False

exTreeGlyphOpen180 Specifies the visual appearance for the +/- buttons when it is collapsed. This option is valid while HasButtons property is exPlus ( by default ), and any of Background(exTreeGlyphOpen)/Background(exTreeGlyphClose) is not-zero.

exTreeGlyphClose181 Specifies the visual appearance for the +/- buttons when it is expanded. This option is valid while HasButtons property is exPlus ( by default ), and any of Background(exTreeGlyphOpen)/Background(exTreeGlyphClose) is not-zero

exColumnsPositionSign182 Specifies the visual appearance for the position sign between columns, when the user changes the position of the column by drag an drop. The AllowDragging property specifies whether the user can change the column's position by drag an drop.

exTreeLinesColor186 Specifies the color to show the tree-lines (connecting lines from the parent to the children). The HasLines property enhances the graphic representation of a tree control's hierarchy by drawing lines that link child items to their corresponding parent item.

exChartCreateBar188 Specifies the visual appearance to show the frame to create newly bars by drag and drop in the chart panel. The AllowCreateBar property specifies whether the user can create new bars by drag and drop.

exCreateBarHeight189 Specifies the height of the frame to create newly bars by drag and drop in the chart panel. The AllowCreateBar property specifies whether the user can create new bars by drag and drop.
exDateTickerLabelBack192 Specifies the visual appearance to display the date label, while create, resize or move a bar. The background of the date label is not applied if -1. By default, the background of the date label is white (0). The DateTickerLabel property specifies the label to show the start/end margins of the bar being created, resize or moved by drag and drop. 

exDateTickerLabelFore193 Specifies the label's foreground color, while create, resize or move a bar. By default, the background of the date label is black (0). The DateTickerLabel property specifies the label to show the start/end margins of the bar being created, resize or moved by drag and drop.

exDateTickerLabelHAlign194 Specifies the default horizontal alignment of the date label, while create, resize or move a bar. The DateTickerLabel property specifies the label to show the start/end margins of the bar being created, resize or moved by drag and drop. The exDateTickerLabelHAlign property supports the following values:
  • 0, (left,default) the lines of the date-label are left-aligned
  • 1, (center) the lines of the date-label are horizontally centered
  • 2, (right) the lines of the date-label are right-aligned
exDateTickerLabelVAlign195 Specifies the default vertical alignment of the date label, while create, resize or move a bar. The DateTickerLabel property specifies the label to show the start/end margins of the bar being created, resize or moved by drag and drop. The exDateTickerLabelVAlign property supports the following values:
  • 0, (top,default) the date-label is shown right below the chart's header bar
  • 1, (center) the date-label is following the bar being created, resized or moved
exDateTickerLabelHMargin196 Specifies the distance between the date-label and the bar. The DateTickerLabel property specifies the label to show the start/end margins of the bar being created, resize or moved by drag and drop.
exPSLinkColorEditSel197 Specifies the color to highlight the links being selected within an editable predecessor/successor column. The exPSLinkColorEditSel property has effect if it is not zero. The following properties must be set to add an editable predecessor/successor column:

The following screen shot highlights (in gray) the selected-link within a predecessor column:

The following screen shot highlights the selected-link and its incoming-bars (in gray) within a predecessor column:

 

exPSBarColorEditSel198 Specifies the color to highlight the incoming/outgoing bars of the links being selected within an editable predecessor/successor column. The exPSBarColorEditSel property has effect if it is not zero. The following properties must be set to add an editable predecessor/successor column:

The following screen shot highlights the outgoing bar (in gray) of a selected link, within a successor column:

The following screen shot highlights the selected-link and its outgoing-bars (in gray) within a successor column:

exOverviewSelResize199 Specifies the visual appearance to show and use the left/ resize-margins of the overview's selection. By default, the Background(exOverviewSelResize) property is 0 which indicates no effect. The Background(exOverviewSelResize) property can be a solid color such as RGB(0,0,1) or an EBN color should as 0x1000000. The user can resize the chart by drag and drop the left or right resize-margins of the overview-selection, while the Background(exOverviewSelResize) property is not zero. The AllowResizeChart property specifies whether the user can enlarge (zoom-in,zoom-out) or resize the chart using the control's header, middle mouse button.

exOverviewSelOut200 Specifies the visual-appearance to display the left/right parts outside of the overview-selection. By default, the Background(exOverviewSelOut) property is 0 which indicates no effect. The Background(exOverviewSelUnit) property specifies the background color / visual appearance to display the selected unit within the control's overview. The Chart.OverviewSelBackColor property specifies background color or the visual appearance for the selection in the chart's overview

exOverviewSelUnit201 Specifies the background color / visual appearance to display the selected unit within the control's overview. By default, the Background(exOverviewSelUnit) property is 0 which indicates that the Chart.OverviewSelBackColor property specifies the background color of the selected unit-scale

exVSUp256 align="top"> The up button in normal state.
exVSUpP257 The up button when it is pressed.
exVSUpD258 The up button when it is disabled.
exVSUpH259 The up button when the cursor hovers it.
exVSThumb260 align="top"> The thumb part (exThumbPart) in normal state.
exVSThumbP261 The thumb part (exThumbPart) when it is pressed.
exVSThumbD262 The thumb part (exThumbPart) when it is disabled.
exVSThumbH263 The thumb part (exThumbPart) when cursor hovers it.
exVSDown264 align="top"> The down button in normal state.
exVSDownP265 The down button when it is pressed.
exVSDownD266 The down button when it is disabled.
exVSDownH267 The down button when the cursor hovers it.
exVSLower268 align="top"> The lower part ( exLowerBackPart ) in normal state.
exVSLowerP269 The lower part ( exLowerBackPart ) when it is pressed.
exVSLowerD270 The lower part ( exLowerBackPart ) when it is disabled.
exVSLowerH271 The lower part ( exLowerBackPart ) when the cursor hovers it.
exVSUpper272 align="top"> The upper part ( exUpperBackPart ) in normal state.
exVSUpperP273 The upper part ( exUpperBackPart ) when it is pressed.
exVSUpperD274 The upper part ( exUpperBackPart ) when it is disabled.
exVSUpperH275 The upper part ( exUpperBackPart ) when the cursor hovers it.
exVSBack276 align="top"> The background part ( exLowerBackPart and exUpperBackPart ) in normal state.
exVSBackP277 The background part ( exLowerBackPart and exUpperBackPart ) when it is pressed.
exVSBackD278 The background part ( exLowerBackPart and exUpperBackPart ) when it is disabled.
exVSBackH279 The background part ( exLowerBackPart and exUpperBackPart ) when the cursor hovers it.
exHSLeft384 The left button in normal state.
exHSLeftP385 The left button when it is pressed.
exHSLeftD386 The left button when it is disabled.
exHSLeftH387 The left button when the cursor hovers it.
exHSThumb388 The thumb part (exThumbPart) in normal state.
exHSThumbP389 The thumb part (exThumbPart) when it is pressed.
exHSThumbD390 The thumb part (exThumbPart) when it is disabled.
exHSThumbH391 The thumb part (exThumbPart) when the cursor hovers it.
exHSRight392 The right button in normal state.
exHSRightP393 The right button when it is pressed.
exHSRightD394 The right button when it is disabled.
exHSRightH395 The right button when the cursor hovers it.
exHSLower396 The lower part (exLowerBackPart) in normal state.
exHSLowerP397 The lower part (exLowerBackPart) when it is pressed.
exHSLowerD398 The lower part (exLowerBackPart) when it is disabled.
exHSLowerH399 The lower part (exLowerBackPart) when the cursor hovers it.
exHSUpper400 The upper part (exUpperBackPart) in normal state.
exHSUpperP401 The upper part (exUpperBackPart) when it is pressed.
exHSUpperD402 The upper part (exUpperBackPart) when it is disabled.
exHSUpperH403 The upper part (exUpperBackPart) when the cursor hovers it.
exHSBack404 The background part (exLowerBackPart and exUpperBackPart) in normal state.
exHSBackP405 The background part (exLowerBackPart and exUpperBackPart) when it is pressed.
exHSBackD406 The background part (exLowerBackPart and exUpperBackPart) when it is disabled.
exHSBackH407 The background part (exLowerBackPart and exUpperBackPart) when the cursor hovers it.
exSBtn324 All button parts ( L1-L5, LButton, exThumbPart, RButton, R1-R6 ), in normal state.
exSBtnP325 All button parts ( L1-L5, LButton, exThumbPart, RButton, R1-R6 ), when it is pressed.
exSBtnD326 All button parts ( L1-L5, LButton, exThumbPart, RButton, R1-R6 ), when it is disabled.
exSBtnH327 All button parts ( L1-L5, LBUtton, exThumbPart, RButton, R1-R6 ), when the cursor hovers it .
exScrollHoverAll500 Enables or disables the hover-all feature. By default (Background(exScrollHoverAll) = 0), the left/top, right/bottom and thumb parts of the control' scrollbars are displayed in hover state while the cursor hovers any part of the scroll bar (hover-all feature). The hover-all feature is available on Windows 11 or greater, if only left/top, right/bottom, thumb, lower and upper-background parts of the scrollbar are visible, no custom visual-appearance is applied to any visible part. The hover-all feature is always on If Background(exScrollHoverAll) = -1. The Background(exScrollHoverAll) = 1 disables the hover-all feature.
exVSThumbExt503 The thumb-extension part in normal state. The ScrollPartVisible property indicates whether the specified scroll part is visible or hidden. The exExtentThumbPart part indicates the thumb-extension part..

exVSThumbExtP504 The thumb-extension part when it is pressed.
exVSThumbExtD505 The thumb-extension part when it is disabled.
exVSThumbExtH506 The thumb-extension when the cursor hovers it.
exHSThumbExt507 The thumb-extension in normal state.

exHSThumbExtP508 The thumb-extension when it is pressed.
exHSThumbExtD509 The thumb-extension when it is disabled.
exHSThumbExtH510 The thumb-extension when the cursor hovers it.
exScrollSizeGrip511  Specifies the visual appearance of the control's size grip when both scrollbars are shown.

If you refer a part of the scroll bar please notice the following: