Q: Message Box graphics

[Geoff]

Hi

I was wondering if anybody could tell me how to find the graphics used in
such things as

MessageBoxIcon. Warning and MessageBoxIcon. Information

The reason is that I'm writing my own customised messages for an applicatio
i.e. not using MessageBox but I'd still like to use the same Windows
graphics. I'm using XP professional by the way.

Thanks in advance

Geoff

[Teemu]

Re: Message Box graphics


"Geoff" <nodamnspam@ema il.com> kirjoitti
viestissä:9dCdn Rg5BdXP_XbeRVny 3g@pipex.net...[color=blue]
> Hi
>
> I was wondering if anybody could tell me how to find the graphics used in
> such things as
>
> MessageBoxIcon. Warning and MessageBoxIcon. Information
>
> The reason is that I'm writing my own customised messages for an
> applicatio i.e. not using MessageBox but I'd still like to use the same
> Windows graphics. I'm using XP professional by the way.[/color]


Take a look at System.Drawing. SystemIcons. You'll find those icons there.

Teemu

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Re: Message Box graphics

"Geoff" <nodamnspam@ema il.com> schrieb:[color=blue]
> I was wondering if anybody could tell me how to find the graphics used in
> such things as
>
> MessageBoxIcon. Warning and MessageBoxIcon. Information[/color]

Check out 'SystemIcons'.

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M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>

[Geoff]

Re: Message Box graphics

Hi guys

Yes, that works, however there is a black edge around the icon. I'm putting
a PictureBox on the form (which has itself a bitmap background) and in the
load event using:

PictureBox1.Sys temIcons.Inform ation.ToBitmap

Can you suggest how I could get rid of the edge?

Geoff

"Teemu" <tsirkia@hotmai l.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Geoff" <nodamnspam@ema il.com> kirjoitti
> viestissä:9dCdn Rg5BdXP_XbeRVny 3g@pipex.net...[color=green]
>> Hi
>>
>> I was wondering if anybody could tell me how to find the graphics used in
>> such things as
>>
>> MessageBoxIcon. Warning and MessageBoxIcon. Information
>>
>> The reason is that I'm writing my own customised messages for an
>> applicatio i.e. not using MessageBox but I'd still like to use the same
>> Windows graphics. I'm using XP professional by the way.[/color]
>
>
> Take a look at System.Drawing. SystemIcons. You'll find those icons there.
>
> Teemu[/color]

[Teemu]

Re: Message Box graphics

> PictureBox1.Sys temIcons.Inform ation.ToBitmap[color=blue]
>
> Can you suggest how I could get rid of the edge?[/color]

I tried:

PictureBox1.Ima ge = Drawing.SystemI cons.Warning.To Bitmap

and wasn't able to see any edges. Have you tried this?

-Teemu

[Geoff]

Re: Message Box graphics

It isn't as prominent using "Warning" but still there. Is there a way I can
find the icon files in the Windows folder?

Geoff

"Teemu" <tsirkia@hotmai l.com> wrote in message
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>> PictureBox1.Sys temIcons.Inform ation.ToBitmap
>>
>> Can you suggest how I could get rid of the edge?[/color]
>
> I tried:
>
> PictureBox1.Ima ge = Drawing.SystemI cons.Warning.To Bitmap
>
> and wasn't able to see any edges. Have you tried this?
>
> -Teemu[/color]

[Teemu]

Re: Message Box graphics


"Geoff" <nodamnspam@ema il.com> kirjoitti
viestissä:KIadn ZPrXYoCC3benZ2d nUVZ8t2dnZ2d@pi pex.net...[color=blue]
> It isn't as prominent using "Warning" but still there. Is there a way I
> can find the icon files in the Windows folder?[/color]

I tested this more. I created following code:

Form1.Backgroun dImage = New Bitmap("c:\MyIm age.jpg")
PictureBox1.Bac kColor = Color.Transpare nt
PictureBox1.Siz eMode = PictureBoxSizeM ode.AutoSize
PictureBox1.Ima ge = Drawing.SystemI cons.Informatio n.ToBitmap

Information icon rendered very nicely without any edges or other borders.
Hopefully you get it work now. I can't see any reason why it would behave
differently with you. Are you using Visual Basic 2005?

Teemu

[CMM]

Re: Message Box graphics

"Geoff" <nodamnspam@ema il.com> wrote in message
news:KIadnZPrXY oCC3benZ2dnUVZ8 t2dnZ2d@pipex.n et...[color=blue]
> It isn't as prominent using "Warning" but still there. Is there a way I
> can find the icon files in the Windows folder?[/color]

Check in Shell32.dll and Explorer.exe. They're in there. You can browse and
extract (save as .ICO) the icons (and other resources) of these exe and
dll's in Visual Studio using File | Open File.

--
-C. Moya

https://www.cmoya.com

[Geoff]

Re: Message Box graphics

Hi Teemu

No, I'm using 2003. Thanks for the code. I'll give it a try.

Geoff

"Teemu" <tsirkia@hotmai l.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Geoff" <nodamnspam@ema il.com> kirjoitti
> viestissä:KIadn ZPrXYoCC3benZ2d nUVZ8t2dnZ2d@pi pex.net...[color=green]
>> It isn't as prominent using "Warning" but still there. Is there a way I
>> can find the icon files in the Windows folder?[/color]
>
> I tested this more. I created following code:
>
> Form1.Backgroun dImage = New Bitmap("c:\MyIm age.jpg")
> PictureBox1.Bac kColor = Color.Transpare nt
> PictureBox1.Siz eMode = PictureBoxSizeM ode.AutoSize
> PictureBox1.Ima ge = Drawing.SystemI cons.Informatio n.ToBitmap
>
> Information icon rendered very nicely without any edges or other borders.
> Hopefully you get it work now. I can't see any reason why it would behave
> differently with you. Are you using Visual Basic 2005?
>
> Teemu[/color]

[Geoff]

Re: Message Box graphics

Thanks CMM

"CMM" <cmm@nospam.com > wrote in message
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> "Geoff" <nodamnspam@ema il.com> wrote in message
> news:KIadnZPrXY oCC3benZ2dnUVZ8 t2dnZ2d@pipex.n et...[color=green]
>> It isn't as prominent using "Warning" but still there. Is there a way I
>> can find the icon files in the Windows folder?[/color]
>
> Check in Shell32.dll and Explorer.exe. They're in there. You can browse
> and extract (save as .ICO) the icons (and other resources) of these exe
> and dll's in Visual Studio using File | Open File.
>
> --
> -C. Moya
> www.cmoya.com
>[/color]

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Re: Message Box graphics

"Geoff" <nodamnspam@ema il.com> schrieb:[color=blue]
> Yes, that works, however there is a black edge around the icon. I'm
> putting a PictureBox on the form (which has itself a bitmap background)
> and in the load event using:
>
> PictureBox1.Sys temIcons.Inform ation.ToBitmap
>
> Can you suggest how I could get rid of the edge?[/color]

<URL:http://www.dotnetrix.c o.uk/misc.html>
-> "Get Alpha Bitmap from 32 bit Icon."

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M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>

[Geoff]

Re: Message Box graphics

Thanks Herfried. That worked a treat!

Geoff

"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> wrote in message
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> "Geoff" <nodamnspam@ema il.com> schrieb:[color=green]
>> Yes, that works, however there is a black edge around the icon. I'm
>> putting a PictureBox on the form (which has itself a bitmap background)
>> and in the load event using:
>>
>> PictureBox1.Sys temIcons.Inform ation.ToBitmap
>>
>> Can you suggest how I could get rid of the edge?[/color]
>
> <URL:http://www.dotnetrix.c o.uk/misc.html>
> -> "Get Alpha Bitmap from 32 bit Icon."
>
> --
> M S Herfried K. Wagner
> M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
> V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>[/color]

[Eric Moreau]

Re: Message Box graphics

I have written my own MessageBox replacement. See it in my article of
January 2006 at http://emoreau.s2i.com/

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HTH

Éric Moreau, MCSD, Visual Developer - Visual Basic MVP
Conseiller Principal / Senior Consultant
Concept S2i inc. (www.s2i.com)

http://emoreau.s2i.com/

"Geoff" <nodamnspam@ema il.com> wrote in message
news:9dCdnRg5Bd XP_XbeRVny3g@pi pex.net...[color=blue]
> Hi
>
> I was wondering if anybody could tell me how to find the graphics used in
> such things as
>
> MessageBoxIcon. Warning and MessageBoxIcon. Information
>
> The reason is that I'm writing my own customised messages for an
> applicatio i.e. not using MessageBox but I'd still like to use the same
> Windows graphics. I'm using XP professional by the way.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Geoff
>
>[/color]