Outlines an issue with VisualStyleRenderer.GetFont / GetThemeFont whereby an actual value is never returned

gistfile1.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Windows.Forms.VisualStyles;

namespace VisualStyleGetFontTest {
	class Program {
		static void Main(string[] args) {

			//VisualStyleElement.Button.CheckBox.CheckedNormal

			Type vsElementType = typeof(VisualStyleElement);
			Type[] elementTypes = vsElementType.GetNestedTypes();

			// enum the groups
			foreach (Type elementType in elementTypes) {

				// enum the elements
				foreach (Type subType in elementType.GetNestedTypes()) {
					
					// enum the parts
					foreach (PropertyInfo prop in subType.GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Static)) {
						VisualStyleElement element = prop.GetValue(null, null) as VisualStyleElement;
						Font font;

						try {
							VisualStyleRenderer renderer = new VisualStyleRenderer(element);

							using (Graphics g = Graphics.FromHwnd(IntPtr.Zero)) {
								font = renderer.GetFont(g, FontProperty.GlyphFont);
							}

							Console.WriteLine(elementType.Name + "." + subType.Name + "." + prop.Name + " - font: " + (font == null ? "null" : font.ToString()));
						}
						catch (ArgumentException) {
							Console.WriteLine(elementType.Name + "." + subType.Name + "." + prop.Name + " - font: ArgumentException");
						}
					
					}
				}

			}

			Console.Read();
		}
	}
}

Interesting, have you reported this to Microsoft? I ask because I just opened a bug for VisualStyleRenderer not initializing a renderer for Menu Item. Check https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/921798/visualstylerenderer-visualstyleelement-menu-item-normal-returns-not-supported-always