Toolbar with 256 colors

I am beginner Developer of ToolkitProEval using with vs2k5. I am developing SDI application using vs2k5 with ToolkitProEval. I have Bitmap strip for toolbar icon with 256 colors but I am not able to add bitmap strip as a toolbar in project resources. I found the way to make toolbar using bitmap strip in Ordinary MFC application and code is following which is working.

 

NOTE: m_wndToolBar (Object of CToolBar)

 

if( ! m_wndToolBar.CreateEx( this ) )

{

            TRACE0( "Failed to create toolbar\n" );

            return -1;      // fail to create

}

//------------Load ToolBar - START------------

CImageList img;

CBitmap bm;

 

m_wndToolBar.GetToolBarCtrl().SetButtonWidth(50, 150);

m_wndToolBar.GetToolBarCtrl().SetExtendedStyle(TBSTYLE_EX_DRAWDDARROWS);

 

HBITMAP hbm = (HBITMAP)::LoadImage( AfxGetInstanceHandle( ),

                                    MAKEINTRESOURCE( IDB_HOTTOOLBAR ),

                                    IMAGE_BITMAP,

                                    0, 0,

                                    LR_CREATEDIBSECTION | LR_LOADMAP3DCOLORS );

 

bm.Attach(hbm);

img.Create( 25, 25, ILC_COLOR8 | ILC_MASK, 4, 4 );

img.Add( &bm, RGB(255, 255, 255) );

m_wndToolBar.GetToolBarCtrl().SetHotImageList(&img);

img.Detach( );

bm.Detach( );

 

img.Create(IDB_COLDTOOLBAR, 25, 0, RGB(255, 255, 255));

m_wndToolBar.GetToolBarCtrl().SetImageList(&img);

img.Detach();

 

m_wndToolBar.ModifyStyle(0, TBSTYLE_FLAT );

m_wndToolBar.SetButtons(NULL, 8);

 

m_wndToolBar.SetButtonInfo(0, ID_BACK_LEVEL,     TBSTYLE_BUTTON, 0);

m_wndToolBar.SetButtonInfo(1, ID_NEXT_LEVEL,     TBSTYLE_BUTTON, 1);

m_wndToolBar.SetButtonInfo(2, ID_HOME,           TBSTYLE_BUTTON, 2);

m_wndToolBar.SetButtonInfo(3, IDD_NEW_MSG,       TBSTYLE_BUTTON, 3);

m_wndToolBar.SetButtonInfo(4, ID_VIEW_LARGEICON, TBSTYLE_BUTTON | TBSTYLE_CHECK, 4);

m_wndToolBar.SetButtonInfo(5, ID_VIEW_SMALLICON, TBSTYLE_BUTTON | TBSTYLE_CHECK, 5);

m_wndToolBar.SetButtonInfo(6, ID_VIEW_LIST,      TBSTYLE_BUTTON | TBSTYLE_CHECK, 6);

m_wndToolBar.SetButtonInfo(7, ID_VIEW_DETAILS,   TBSTYLE_BUTTON | TBSTYLE_CHECK, 7);

 

CRect rectToolBar;

// set up toolbar button sizes

m_wndToolBar.GetItemRect(0, &rectToolBar);

CSize size = rectToolBar.Size();

m_wndToolBar.SetSizes(size, CSize(25,25));

 

m_wndToolBar.SetBarStyle( m_wndToolBar.GetBarStyle() |

                          CBRS_TOOLTIPS | CBRS_FLYBY | CBRS_SIZE_FIXED);

//------------Load ToolBar - END--------------

 

I have seen Toolkit sample programs and all of them made toolbar with the use of toolbar resource, I have no idea about how to add bitmap strip with 256 colors as toolbar in project resource. Can you please help me to add bitmap strip with 256 colors as project resource? Or tell me some other way to make toolbar with all Toolkit style and in look and feel supports.

regards,

-aims
.

Hi Martin,

but how i can assign Button Resource ID's? after replace image it will not open in development ide.

Hi Martin,

i like your idea and this way i will explore .rc file as well and after try it, i will reply you. here today is off now almost, i will do about on Sunday or Monday. But Martin, i have one more question about writing resource information in .rc file, how you define Resource ID value?

for example i write following statement in .rc file

IDR_MAINFRAME TOOLBAR  16, 15
BEGIN
    BUTTON      IDD_NEW
    BUTTON      IDD_OPEN
    BUTTON      IDD_SAVE
END

how i can define IDD_NEW value in resources.h? and are we need to define above lines for define toolbar in .rc file or we need to do some thing else more?

Hi amis,

Hi aims;