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2004-01-15 11:57:38 PM
cppbuilder40
Hallo!
I just developed my first component.
Because i used the standard TPanel for it,
in the component palette my component
has the same icon as the TPanel-Component.
How can i include my own icon for it?
greetings
stephan
 

"Stephan Treder" < XXXX@XXXXX.COM >ha scritto nel messaggio
You can do it using Image Editor and add it to your package (or project)
together .cpp and .h files.
DCR is a sort of resource file, You've open Image Editor, new Component
Resource file (.dcr) and paint a bitmap in Contents->Bitmap->TCOMPONENTNAME
all in uppercase.
Save it and add it
Mario Sernicola
 

"Mario Sernicola" < XXXX@XXXXX.COM >wrote in message
.RES file can be compiled directly into the component, whereas a .DCR file
is typically used as an external file instead.
Gambit
 

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make a "MyComponentIcon.res" file include a bitmap size of 24x24.
the bitmap name "MyComponent", same name for the component.
add this line
#pragma resource "MyComponentIcon.res"
to your "MyComponent.cpp".
rebuild the MyComponetn.cpp
regards.
 

"Cactus" < XXXX@XXXXX.COM >wrote in message
component class, and it *must* be in all caps, not mixed case like you have
shown above.
design-time package instead.
Gambit
 

in Image Editor, all name is up case. even key-in low case.
regard.
 

And it worked fine - thanks to all :-)
Stephan
 

"Cactus" < XXXX@XXXXX.COM >wrote in message news: XXXX@XXXXX.COM ...
otherwise the bitmaps will not be found correctly.
Gambit