Image List Base Images Subwindow

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  • Select the "Base Images..." button in the dialog image lists window.

Entries

Note:
For context-sensitive help on attribute entries, select the entry so it has the focus, and press F1.

Entry in Attributes Window Represents
Images: Displays the handle names of the image controls already created. If you select an item in this list, its attributes are displayed for editing. You can also select several items for cutting and pasting.
New Creates a new image control.
Cut Cuts a selected image control and copies it to the clipboard. You can also cut and paste several image controls at once.
Copy Copies the selected image control(s) to the clipboard.
Paste Pastes one or more items from the clipboard.

Note:
The "New" and "Paste" entries insert image controls behind the currently selected item, or, if no items are selected, at the top of the list. You deselect items by holding down CTRL while selecting the selected items.

Selected image: In this group frame, you assign attribute values to the item selected in the "Images" list box on the left.
Name Handle name of the image control (may be overwritten with another name).
Bitmap BITMAP-FILE-NAME attribute value.

Note:
This can be the name of a bitmap (*.bmp) or icon (*.ico) file.

... "Source" dialog box for determining sources of BITMAP-FILE-NAME attribute values.
Background BACKGROUND-COLOUR-NAME attribute value. If 'default' is specified, the color of the first (top-left) pixel in the bitmap determines the background color. In the case of icons, the icon's bitmap is used.
... Dialog box for editing BACKGROUND-COLOUR-VALUE attribute value.
Style:  
Scaled STYLE attribute value. Images are scaled to the requested size, rather than being either truncated or extended with the background color.
Transparent STYLE attribute value. Image is rendered transparently. Generally, if this style is set, pixels in the background color are not drawn. However, if no explicit background color is specified, unscaled icons are instead rendered transparently using their built-in mask.
Composite image STYLE attribute value. Image file is considered to consist of multiple images joined together horizontally. For example, if the requested image size is 16 by 16 pixels, and the bitmap is 80 by 16 pixels, it will be assumed to comprised of 5 images. If this style were not set, the image would be treated as a single 80 by 16 pixel image, which would then be either truncated or scaled to the requested image size (depending on whether the "scaled" style is set).
OK Save settings and exit the window.
Cancel Exit the window without saving the settings.
Help Provides online help on the attributes window.