// Main

public class MyColorTable : ProfessionalColorTable
{
	public override Color MenuItemBorder
	{
		get { return Color.FromArgb(0); }
	}
	public override Color MenuItemSelected
	{
		get { return Color.FromArgb(0, 82, 164); }
	}
	public override Color ToolStripDropDownBackground
	{
		get { return Color.FromArgb(22, 22, 22); }
	}
	public override Color ImageMarginGradientBegin
	{
		get { return Color.FromArgb(22, 22, 22); }
	}
	public override Color ImageMarginGradientMiddle
	{
		get { return Color.FromArgb(22, 22, 22); }
	}
	public override Color ImageMarginGradientEnd
	{
		get { return Color.FromArgb(22, 22, 22); }
	}
}

public class MyRenderer : ToolStripProfessionalRenderer
{
	public MyRenderer()
		: base(new MyColorTable())
	{
	}
	protected override void OnRenderArrow(ToolStripArrowRenderEventArgs e)
	{
		e.Graphics.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.AntiAlias;
		var r = new Rectangle(e.ArrowRectangle.Location, e.ArrowRectangle.Size);
		r.Inflate(-2, -6);

		Pen pen = new Pen(Color.FromArgb(255, 230, 230, 230));
		e.Graphics.DrawLines(pen, new Point[]{
new Point(r.Left, r.Top),
new Point(r.Right, r.Top + r.Height /2),
new Point(r.Left, r.Top+ r.Height)});
	}

	protected override void OnRenderItemCheck(ToolStripItemImageRenderEventArgs e)
	{
		e.Graphics.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.AntiAlias;
		var r = new Rectangle(e.ImageRectangle.Location, e.ImageRectangle.Size);
		r.Inflate(-4, -6);
		Pen pen = new Pen(Color.FromArgb(255, 230, 230, 230));
		e.Graphics.DrawLines(pen, new Point[]{
new Point(r.Left, r.Bottom - r.Height /2),
new Point(r.Left + r.Width /3,  r.Bottom),
new Point(r.Right, r.Top)});
	}
}


// Make sure to subscribe to this event
private void Form_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
	this._shortcutsMenuItem.ForeColor = Color.FromArgb(230, 230, 230);
	this.contextMenuStrip1.ForeColor = Color.FromArgb(230, 230, 230);
	this.contextMenuStrip1.Name = "contextMenuStrip1";
	this.contextMenuStrip1.RenderMode = ToolStripRenderMode.ManagerRenderMode;
	this.contextMenuStrip1.ShowCheckMargin = false;
	this.contextMenuStrip1.ShowImageMargin = true;
	this.contextMenuStrip1.Size = new Size(242, 204);

	this.contextMenuStrip1.Renderer = new MyRenderer();

	if (ShortcutsFolder != null)
	{
		foreach (var _shortcut in ShortcutsFolder)
		{
			_shortcutItem = new ToolStripMenuItem();
			_shortcutItem.ForeColor = Color.White;
			_shortcutItem.Name = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(_shortcut);
			_shortcutItem.Text = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(_shortcut);
			try
			{
				if (File.Exists(_shortcut))
				{
					IWshRuntimeLibrary.WshShell shell = new IWshRuntimeLibrary.WshShell();

					IWshRuntimeLibrary.IWshShortcut link = (IWshRuntimeLibrary.IWshShortcut)shell.CreateShortcut(_shortcut);

					_shortcutItem.Image = Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon(link.TargetPath).ToBitmap();
				}
			}
			catch (Exception)
			{
				// ignore
			}
			_shortcutItem.Click += Open_shortcut_Click;

			_shortcutsMenuItem.DropDownItems.Add(_shortcutItem);
		}
		this.contextMenuStrip1.Items.Add(_shortcutsMenuItem);
		this.contextMenuStrip1.Items.Add(toolStripSeparator1);
	}

	this.contextMenuStrip1.Items.AddRange(new ToolStripItem[] {
	this.ExitMenuItem});

	contextMenuStrip1.Opacity = 0.8;
	_shortcutsMenuItem.DropDown.Opacity = 0.8;
}


// Designer.cs
using AppName.Properties;

namespace AppName
{
    partial class AppNameForm
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Required designer variable.
        /// </summary>
        private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;

        /// <summary>
        /// Clean up any resources being used.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="disposing">true if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise, false.</param>
        protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
        {
            if (disposing && (components != null))
            {
                components.Dispose();
            }
            base.Dispose(disposing);
        }

        #region Windows Form Designer generated code

        /// <summary>
        /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
        /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
        /// </summary>
        private void InitializeComponent()
        {
            this.components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
            System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager resources = new System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager(typeof(AppNameForm));
            notifyIcon1 = new System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon(this.components);
            this.contextMenuStrip1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenuStrip(this.components);
            this.toolStripSeparator1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripSeparator();
            this.ExitMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
            this._shortcutsMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
            this.contextMenuStrip1.SuspendLayout();
            this.SuspendLayout();
            // 
            // notifyIcon1
            // 
            notifyIcon1.ContextMenuStrip = this.contextMenuStrip1;
            notifyIcon1.Icon = ((System.Drawing.Icon)(resources.GetObject("notifyIcon1.Icon")));
            // 
            // ExitMenuItem
            // 
            this.ExitMenuItem.Name = "ExitMenuItem";
            this.ExitMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(241, 22);
            this.ExitMenuItem.Text = "Exit";
            this.ExitMenuItem.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.ExitMenuItem_Click);
            // 
            // toolStripSeparator1
            // 
            this.toolStripSeparator1.Name = "toolStripSeparator";
            this.toolStripSeparator1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(238, 6);
            // 
            // _shortcutsMenuItem
            // 
            this._shortcutsMenuItem.Name = "_shortcutsMenuItem";
            this._shortcutsMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(241, 22);
            this._shortcutsMenuItem.Text = "Shortcuts";

        }

        #endregion
        private System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenuStrip contextMenuStrip1;
        private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem ExitMenuItem;
        private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripSeparator toolStripSeparator1;
        private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem _shortcutsMenuItem;
        static internal System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon notifyIcon1;
    }
}