Using a custom renderer for toolstrip, but only first button is properly painted

[Alan Burkhart]

I'm using ToolStripProfessionalRenderer to customize a toolstrip. The toolstrip buttons are generated programmatically as needed. The program starts with three buttons. I'm using a LinearGradientBrush to paint the ToolStripButtons, but only the first one (left) gets the gradient. Using the renderer is new to me, so I'm probably missing something obvious.

Private Sub menuRndr_RenderButtonBackground _
(sender As Object, e As ToolStripItemRenderEventArgs) _
Handles Me.RenderButtonBackground
Try
If e.ToolStrip.Equals(main.tabs) Then
Dim p As New Pen(Brushes.Black, 1)

			Dim lgb As New LinearGradientBrush(e.Item.Bounds,
											   Color.SteelBlue,
											   Color.WhiteSmoke,
											   LinearGradientMode.Vertical)

			e.Graphics.FillRectangle(lgb, e.Item.Bounds)

			e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(p,
									 New Rectangle(New Point(e.Item.Bounds.Left, e.Item.Bounds.Top),
												   New Size(e.Item.Bounds.Width, e.Item.Bounds.Height)))
		End If
		MyBase.OnRenderItemBackground(e)
	Catch ex As Exception
		MsgBox(ex.ToString)
	End Try
End Sub

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