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Programming With the Appearance Manager

Drawing Theme-Compliant Menus

The Appearance Manager provides the following functions for drawing theme-compliant menus:

• DrawThemeMenuBackground draws a menu background.
• GetThemeMenuBackgroundRegion obtains the background region for a menu.

The Appearance Manager provides the following functions for drawing theme-compliant menu titles:

• DrawThemeMenuTitle draws a menu title.
• GetThemeMenuTitleExtra obtains a measurement of the space to either side of a menu title.

The Appearance Manager provides the following functions for drawing theme-compliant menu items:

• DrawThemeMenuItem draws a menu item.
• DrawThemeMenuSeparator draws a menu item separator line.
• GetThemeMenuItemExtra obtains a measurement of the space surrounding a menu item.
• GetThemeMenuSeparatorHeight obtains the height of a menu separator line.

The Appearance Manager provides the following functions for drawing theme-compliant menu bars:

• DrawThemeMenuBarBackground draws a menu bar background.
• GetThemeMenuBarHeight obtains the optimal height of a menu bar.