(WORKAROUND) Task Dialog with ImageManager
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Topic: (WORKAROUND) Task Dialog with ImageManager
Posted By: chrisABC
Subject: (WORKAROUND) Task Dialog with ImageManager
Date Posted: 16 February 2009 at 5:38am
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I have some icons loaded into an ImageManager control, on same Form as TaskDialog control, but I cannot get the Dialog to show icons from the Image Manager. Here is what I am trying: TaskDialog.MainIcon = xtpTaskIconCustom TaskDialog.MainIconHandle = ImageManager.Icons.GetImage(100, 16).Handle The TaskDialog displays my text and works OK, but no icon. Can you tell me what is wrong? Thanks to Aaron for explaining I need to use an intermediate Object. ------------- Chris (Manchester, UK) -- www.abc6.co.uk ---- Using CodeJock ActiveX Suite 13.1.0 with Windows8, VB6 SP6 |
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Posted By: Aaron
Date Posted: 16 February 2009 at 7:13am
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Hi Chris,
This will work:
Dim stdPic As Object 'See Note 1.
'Dim stdPic as StdPicture 'See Note 2.
Set stdPic = ImageManager.Icons.GetImage(0, 32).CreatePicture(xtpImageNormal) With wndTaskDialog .MainInstructionText = "Some text...." .MainIconHandle = stdPic.Handle .MainIcon = xtpTaskIconCustom .ShowDialog End With Note 1. //this will work also but: see post https://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12868 - https://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12868
Note 2. //this will work also but: see post
https://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9492 - https://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9492
With second option it isn't clear if this will support alpha images (first one doesn't), well see for yourself in post and maybe you will get a reply from support
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Posted By: chrisABC
Date Posted: 16 February 2009 at 8:53am
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Thanks Aaron, that works fine. I had previously tried dropping a PictureBox on the form and using: Set Picture1.Picture = ImageManager.Icons.GetImage(ID, 32).CreatePicture(xtpImageNormal) TaskDialog.MainIconHandle = Picture1.Image.Handle The PictureBox correctly displayed the icon, but TaskDialog did not. So as you suggest I tried using: Dim Pic as Object Set Pic = ImageManager.Icons.GetImage(ID, 32).CreatePicture(xtpImageNormal) ' Exactly same as above TaskDialog.MainIconHandle = Pic.Handle And TaskDialog now correctly shows the icon. :-) ?? I do not understand why my TaskDialog.MainIconHandle = ImageManager.Icons.GetImage(ID, 32).CreatePicture(xtpImageNormal).Handle does not work (ie. without going through the intermediate Object). Anyway, problem solved. THANK YOU Aaron. ------------- Chris (Manchester, UK) -- www.abc6.co.uk ---- Using CodeJock ActiveX Suite 13.1.0 with Windows8, VB6 SP6 |
Posted By: chrisABC
Date Posted: 16 February 2009 at 10:03am
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Additional Question. It looks as if the TaskDialog always resizes the icon to a fixed size. I don't suppose there is any way to have larger icons displayed.....? ------------- Chris (Manchester, UK) -- www.abc6.co.uk ---- Using CodeJock ActiveX Suite 13.1.0 with Windows8, VB6 SP6 |
Posted By: Aaron
Date Posted: 16 February 2009 at 10:07am
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Hi Chris,
ImageManager contains only ONE Bitmap and that's why it returns always same handle. There's a post somewhere in CJ forum about this...
Well, it works for you (and me)
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Posted By: Aaron
Date Posted: 16 February 2009 at 10:16am
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Hi Chris,
I believe you can't assign images larger than 32x32.
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Posted By: Aaron
Date Posted: 17 February 2009 at 12:03pm
Hi Chris,
btw. Did you test it (what I previous wrote) with alpha images?
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chrisABC wrote:Posted By: chrisABC
Date Posted: 19 February 2009 at 3:47am
But in the above I am getting Handle of GetImage.CreatePicture which is just a single image, so I would have thought it would be OK. But it doesn't work. However, if I assign GetImage.CreatePicture to an Object, and then use Handle of the Object, it works fine. Anyway it works, so I will not worry. All the images I have been using are 32bit alpha. Thanks again for your help. ------------- Chris (Manchester, UK) -- www.abc6.co.uk ---- Using CodeJock ActiveX Suite 13.1.0 with Windows8, VB6 SP6 |