Designer question

hi supermario

when i load an xml file, the icons don't seem to appear in the commandbars.icons collection, but they do appear in the collection when an xcb file is used.

Is this correct behaviour

yes, the images also appear in the commandbars when loaded from the xml file, but they just don't appear in the icons collection

As a result I can't share the commandbars icons collection with the shortcut bar icons collection...

Yes...Here is the code I use to create the stateoptions

  Set xcbStateOptions = xcbBars.CreateStateOptions
  With xcbStateOptions
    .LoadSilent = False
    .SaveOnlyCustomized = False
    .SaveOriginalControls = True
    .SerializeDesignerControls = True
    .SerializeControls = True
    .SerializeImages = True
    .SerializeLayout = True
    .SerializeOptions = True
  End With

I then load the XML string with this StateOptions. Once I've done this, i then check the icons.count. However the icons object is not initialised (i.e. Is Nothing)

The xml file is created by exporting an xcb file from the command bars designer, is it possible to set these options from inside this app?

I can replicate the same "little problem" in the customise sample:

1. Open the project, 
2. Set the "bSerializeDesignerControls = True" in Form_Load event
3. Run the app
4. Export to XML
5. Stop the App
6. Comment out the line "CommandBars.LoadDesignerBars App.Path & "\visio.xcb""
7. Call xmlFileLoad at the end of the Form_Load event
8. Run the app
9. Select the exported XML file in the open/save dialog
10. Break the app and check the CommandBars.Icons.Count

However, if you load the xml file AFTER calling LoadDesignerBars the icons object is initialised