16 colour icons in tray

Sam Izz

CBuilder Developer

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:20:34 GMT

> 16 colour icons in tray

Hi,

I can't seem to find a definitive answer to this. I have a 16x16 BMP file
which is 256 colours and I want to use it as my application's tray icon.
Can I use a bmp file as the tray icon, or does it have to be an ICO file?
If so, how do I do that (load from resource, etc)? I'm using BCB5 and the
image editor doesn't let me create icons with more than 16 colours.

Thanks
sam

Ananth B

CBuilder Developer

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 14:29:52 GMT

Re:> 16 colour icons in tray

Hi Sam,
Use Microangelo to create hi-color ICO's. I'm sure you can also find
other low-cost or free edtors that serve the same purpose.

As for loading from a resource file, use the LoadIcon API call.

Hope this helps,

Regards,
Ananth B.

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> Hi,

> I can't seem to find a definitive answer to this. I have a 16x16 BMP file
> which is 256 colours and I want to use it as my application's tray icon.
> Can I use a bmp file as the tray icon, or does it have to be an ICO file?

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