I think it would be better for me to write resource code in.rc file to make toolbar and defining macros for them also. When ever I feel tochange some thing in toolbar then I will use mspaint, I think this would betterfor me. But I have no idea about assigning resource ID to any thing; any onecan help me to refer some article to learn about it. How to assign resource ID?And what kind of resource ranges to be use for which resource? I have seenfollowing thing in resource.h file but I was not able to get any article aboutthem, I think these will be help me out in assigning resource ID which I feelsafter read comment, am I right?

// Next default values for new objects
//
#ifdef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
#ifndef APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
#define _APS_NEXT_RESOURCE_VALUE        134
#define _APS_NEXT_COMMAND_VALUE         32778
#define _APS_NEXT_CONTROL_VALUE         1000
#define _APS_NEXT_SYMED_VALUE           101
#endif
#endif

I need article to help me in making toolbar using writingcode in .rc file and assigning resource ID by own and do every thing by writingsome thing.

Regards,

-aims

Hi Aims;

Thats why I keep a copy of the original bitmap. Whenever I want to change any aspect of the toolbar (add or remove buttons, change IDs, ...) I first exchange the original and the hires bitmap. In this case the IDE is able to open and edit the toolbar. In any case I believe that its necessary to save and close any open resource views before replacing the bitmaps - I haven't tested this.
I for myself do not use the IDE resource editor to manage toolbars, I'm doing all my changes by plain text editing of the apps .rc file(s).

I hope this helps

I am beginner Developer of ToolkitProEval using with vs2k5. Iam developing SDI application using vs2k5 with ToolkitProEval. I have Bitmapstrip for toolbar icon with 256 colors but I am not able to add bitmap strip asa toolbar in project resources. I found the way to make toolbar using bitmapstrip 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 createtoolbar\n" );

            return -1;      // fail to create

}

//------------LoadToolBar - 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 toolbarbutton 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);

//------------LoadToolBar - END--------------

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