Toolbar Button Menus
I'm attemping to create something similar to the "Fill Color" button in Excel.
For those who don't know, the "Fill Color" button has an image of a paint can with a bar in the currently selected fill color. Clicking on the drop-down arrow shows a pallet which allows you to select the fill color.
My problem is in setting the image of the button to the correct image. I know I can fill up the image list control which is attached to the tool bar, but I'd rather have a separate image list with just the fill color icons, which I then assign to the "Fill Color" button.
I can't get the button's image to change, though.
Here is the code I'm trying to use:
Private Sub tbrMain_ButtonMenuClick(By
imlMain.ListImages(16).Dra
g_sFillColor = ButtonMenu.Key
End Sub
Basically, why doesn't this work, and how can I make it work?
For those who don't know, the "Fill Color" button has an image of a paint can with a bar in the currently selected fill color. Clicking on the drop-down arrow shows a pallet which allows you to select the fill color.
My problem is in setting the image of the button to the correct image. I know I can fill up the image list control which is attached to the tool bar, but I'd rather have a separate image list with just the fill color icons, which I then assign to the "Fill Color" button.
I can't get the button's image to change, though.
Here is the code I'm trying to use:
Private Sub tbrMain_ButtonMenuClick(By
imlMain.ListImages(16).Dra
g_sFillColor = ButtonMenu.Key
End Sub
Basically, why doesn't this work, and how can I make it work?
ASKER
So, you're saying that it should be:
imlFillColor.ListImages(Bu
Unfortunately the "Picture" object doesn't have a hDC property (not exposed, at any rate).
imlFillColor.ListImages(Bu
Unfortunately the "Picture" object doesn't have a hDC property (not exposed, at any rate).
you can get dc with GetDc API, then
dim hdcpic as long
hdcPic=GetDC(picture1.hwnd
dim hdcpic as long
hdcPic=GetDC(picture1.hwnd
ASKER
Unfortunately the Picture object of the ImageList control doesn't have an hWnd property either.
Sorry, very sorry. I don't know what i was thinking... I must read question before post anything... :D
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Sorry it took so long to grade, but I lost this. :)
At any rate, I went with multiple images in the image list.
At any rate, I went with multiple images in the image list.
The Where is a device context of the item you want to draw on. Usually Form1.hdc or similar. Does the ButtonMenu have an .hdc property?