Control as bitmap

[Martin H.]

Hello all,

I want to get a control (in my case a CheckBox with the states
Checked=True and Checked=False) as bitmap. It is important for me that
it shows in the desktop theme if the user is using one.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

Best regards,

Martin

[ClayB]

Re: Control as bitmap

Here is one way you can create a bitmap of a form. I think the code
can be tweaked to handle a Control.

http://www.syncfusion.com/faq/windowsforms/search/870.aspx

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Clay Burch
Syncfusion, Inc.

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Re: Control as bitmap

Martin H. wrote:

I want to get a control (in my case a CheckBox with the states
Checked=True and Checked=False) as bitmap. It is important for me that
it shows in the desktop theme if the user is using one.
>
Any ideas?

Use the DrawToBitmap method.

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[Martin H.]

Re: Control as bitmap

Hello Göran,

Use the DrawToBitmap method.

Thanks a lot, that's what I was looking for.

Best regards,

Martin

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Re: Control as bitmap

"Martin H." <hkshk@gmx.nets chrieb:

I want to get a control (in my case a CheckBox with the states
Checked=True and Checked=False) as bitmap. It is important for me that it
shows in the desktop theme if the user is using one.

As I replied in the German VB group, you can use
'System.Windows .Forms.VisualSt yles.VisualStyl eRenderer' (.NET 2.0) to draw
themed control parts. You may want to take a look at the implementation of
the 'System.Windows .Forms.CheckBox ' class using Lutz Roeder's Reflector in
order to see how this class is used.

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M S Herfried K. Wagner
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