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**Theme     GROUP,PROTECTED**

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The **Theme** property is used to control the individual components of the overall Menu Style. The Group information is declared as follows:

**MenuThemeType           GROUP,TYPE**

**MenuBarNormalColorLeft          LONG**

**MenuBarNormalColorRight         LONG**

**MenuBarOverColorLeft            LONG**

**MenuBarOverColorRight           LONG**

**MenuBarSelectedColorLeft        LONG**

**MenuBarSelectedColorRight       LONG**

**SelectionBarColorLeft           LONG**

**SelectionBarColorRight          LONG**

**SelectionBarVerticalGradient    BYTE**

**SelectionBorderColor            LONG**

**ImageBkgndColorLeft             LONG**

**ImageBkgndColorRight            LONG**

**ItemNormalBkgndColor            LONG**

**TextNormalColor                 LONG**

**TextSelectedColor               LONG**

**TextOverColor                   LONG**

**Flat                            BYTE**

**ShowImageBar                    BYTE**

**Separator3D                     BYTE**

**SeparatorFull                   BYTE**

**VerticalLine                    BYTE**

**                        END**

Each attribute is controlled using the following naming convention:

SELF.Theme.//attribute//

For example, if you need to make your menus flat:

**SELF.Theme.Flat = TRUE**

**Implementation:**

Properties in the Theme group are referenced using the SELF.Theme.//attribute //convention.