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Sudesh

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Aug 29, 2006, 7:45:30 AM8/29/06

Hello:

ToolBar and ImageList cannot handle big icons??

What are the specifications of XP style icons and where can I get these or
how can create these? Which button component can show such icons?

Thanks,
Sudesh

JD

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Aug 29, 2006, 11:09:25 AM8/29/06

"Sudesh" <sud...@vfemail.net> wrote:
>
> ToolBar and ImageList cannot handle big icons??

I presume that you mean color depth and not physical size?
If so, yes they can.

> What are the specifications of XP style icons

No such animal exists. Color depth is the only issue. Well,
XP does support (in some cases) an Alpha Channel.

> where can I get these

Google? Screen capture?

> or how can create these?

The Paint that comes with Windows works fine for me but I
haven't used the Alpha Channel in which case (I think) you'll
need something else.

> Which button component can show such icons?

I would expect those that use an ImageList to handle them
without any effort (once you set the ImageList correctly). I
would also expect that for some, you'd have to draw the Image
yourself.

Try creating a test image that is saved as a 32-bit bitmap
and then add it to an ImageList that is assigned to the
TToolBar. Then add this code to the constructor of the form:

TImageList *TmpList = new TImageList( this );
try
{
TmpList->Assign( ImageList1 );
ImageList1->Handle = ImageList_Create( ImageList1->Width, ImageList1->Height, ILC_COLOR32 | ILC_MASK, 0, 4 );
ImageList1->AddImages( TmpList );
}
__finally
{
delete TmpList;
}

~ JD