Custom shaped pop-up menu with a border and shadow

[high_flyer]

Ok, there are two issues:
1. The border
2. The image below (because of the ---v--- shape)

For the border I think its clear how to draw it, let me know if not.
For the image below, I'd have it done in tow stages:
1. A rectangular transparent image without the --v--- in the top of the image. you can then resize the image as you need depending on the with of your menu (I guess the height is constant)
2. Put a new opaque image only of the --v-- on top of the transparent image in the middle of the menu width (minus the --v-- image width/2), and voila! :-)

Another possibility is to use 1 pixel wide tiles, and that you can always fit your shadow and lower transparent image to the size of your menu similar to how the Qt Style sheets are doing it.
Indeed, maybe even using stylesheets might do the trick, but I am not sure if any problem may come up or if your situation has any restrictions that might impact the usage of stylesheets - you might want to read about them to be sure.