Hi

I'm trying to set the header to a solid color but tries the .style  and no luck so far

Cheers
Colin

Hi,

It is not possible to style only the header area of an appointment (Style.HeaderBrush does not seem to be used for items). You need to rely on custom drawing to paint the header in different color. To do this, set Calendar.CustomDraw to CustomDrawElements.TimetableItem and handle the Calendar.Draw event. In the event handler use the following code:

// Calculate the header area
Rectangle r = new Rectangle(e.Bounds.X + 1, e.Bounds.Y + 1,
    e.Bounds.Width - 2, weekView.ItemSettings.HeaderSize);

// Fill the header area
e.Graphics.FillRectangle(Brushes.Red, r);

// Redraw the header text
SolidBrush textBrush = new SolidBrush(e.Style.HeaderTextColor);
StringFormat textFormat = new StringFormat(StringFormat.GenericTypographic);
textFormat.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center;
textFormat.LineAlignment = StringAlignment.Center;
e.Graphics.DrawString(e.Item.HeaderText, e.Style.HeaderFont, textBrush, r, textFormat);
textFormat.Dispose();
textBrush.Dispose(); 

Note that you need to redraw the header text as well. Otherwise, the header text will not be visible after you fill the header area with your custom color, because the custom drawing occurs after the default drawing of the item.

Regards,
Meppy

Use the full System.Drawing.SolidBrush name:

System.Drawing.SolidBrush textBrush = new System.Drawing.SolidBrush(e.Style.HeaderTextColor); 

Regards,
Meppy