Thanks everyone!!! I knew that as usual you'd come through! Brian Millham This message traveled at least 44,000 miles to reach you! Creator of the DW6000 Monitor http://www.millham.net/dw6000 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert May Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 4:10 PM To: perl-win32-gui-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [perl-win32-gui-users] A slightly OT question, how to create an icon on the fly Trying again without a .zip file attachment. Robert May wrote: > Here's another way. I've had an investigation of Icons and Bitmaps on > my TODO list for a long time. I've learned a lot doing this, but not > yet enough to start to think about how to integrate these sort of > features into Win32::GUI. > > My approach needs Win32::API, as I'm using the CreateIconIndirect() API, > that's not in Win32::GUI right now, but otherwise everything needed is > there. > > There's probably more than Brian needs here, but as I say I was > experimenting. Do with it as you see fit :-) > > Regards, > Rob. > > Plum, Jason wrote: > >> Thanks Jeremy. Nice, clean and mostly straight-through :) >> >> See Brian, I told you someone more experienced with the bitmap module >> would be able to provide a simple-ish way to do it. >> >> We're here to help :) >> >> Jason P. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >> Jeremy White >> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 3:06 AM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; perl-win32-gui-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: RE: [perl-win32-gui-users] A slightly OT question, how to >> create an icon on the fly >> >> >> >>> I'd like to be able to have an icon (displayed in the system tray) that >> >> >> is >> >>> created "On the fly". Something like the W2K/XP task manager icon, but >> >> >> >>> with >>> text indicating the percentage overlaid. >>> >>> I know that I could do this by creating 100 discrete icons, but what a >> >> >> pain >> >>> this would be. (Actually what I'd ultimately like to do would probably >>> require 1000 icons!) >>> >>> Is there a module to create simple graphics? I could create the icon, >> >> >> and >> >>> use BitmapInline to import/display it. >>> >>> Can this be done, or am I crazy. >> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> This is the way I would do it. Create a off screen bitmap, paint your >> 'source' icon onto the bitmap, add the text that you need to the bitmap. >> >> Now, create a off screen tool bar, add the bitmap to the toolbar, then >> use the GetIcon method from the toolbar to create an icon that you can >> use >> in the system tray. >> >> You wont need any external modules. >> >> Cheers, >> >> jez. >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting >> language >> that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live >> webcast >> and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding >> territory! >> http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 >> _______________________________________________ >> Perl-Win32-GUI-Users mailing list >> Perl-Win32-GUI-Users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/perl-win32-gui-users >> http://perl-win32-gui.sourceforge.net/ >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting >> language >> that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live >> webcast >> and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding >> territory! >> http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd_________________________________________ ______ >> >> Perl-Win32-GUI-Users mailing list >> Perl-Win32-GUI-Users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/perl-win32-gui-users >> http://perl-win32-gui.sourceforge.net/ >> --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0608-1, 02/23/2006 Tested on: 2/23/2006 9:40:50 PM avast! is copyright (c) 2000-2003 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com
