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Resolved Built-in icons for windows

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  1. Tracy Lamb
    Tracy Lamb
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  3. Thursday, 30 November 2023 16:15 PM UTC

Hi all,

On my menu toolbar, I have an icon for the Navigator, it's a globe icon.  When I set the ToolbarItemName on a menu item, I have the option to select Built-In image, All Images, Custom.  The one I use for the navigator is Custom042a!  But when I try to set the icon for the window, the Custom option isn't there.  I copied the name from the menu item, Custom042a!, but that doesn't render the right icon. 

Using PB2022 R2, MDI frame TabbedView checked.

Why can't I select a built-in custom icon for windows?

~~~Tracy

 

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Roland Smith
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  1. Friday, 1 December 2023 02:20 AM UTC
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Those are bitmaps, not icons.

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Tracy Lamb
  1. Tracy Lamb
  2. Friday, 1 December 2023 17:22 PM UTC
Which ones are bitmaps, not icons? Menu Built-In images? Still doesn't explain why I can't select the same image for my window. Either way, both require a *.ico image.
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Roland Smith
  1. Roland Smith
  2. Friday, 1 December 2023 21:47 PM UTC
The easiest way to tell is open pbvm.dll with Resource Hacker. When you find the one you want to use, export it to a file.
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John Fauss
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  1. Thursday, 30 November 2023 19:15 PM UTC
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Hi, Tracy - 

Traditional toolbar icons are typically sized pretty small, 16x16 (pixels), I believe and application icons are sized larger, and PB does not provide the larger sized icons built in to the product. Application icons have to have a file extension of .ico, I believe (at least they used to), and toolbar images use other (i.e., non-ico) graphics formats.

Best regards, John

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Tracy Lamb
  1. Tracy Lamb
  2. Friday, 1 December 2023 17:33 PM UTC
Still not understanding why I can't use PB built-in Custom images for my windows. I can select several other images for my window, just not Custom. The message I'm getting from the responses is that the image I want, Custom042a! is actually a bitmap and not an icon?
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