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    Resolved [RESOLVED] Adding Image to ToolBar Button?

    Hello,

    Firstly, just to clarify, I am using the ToolBar, not the newer ToolStrip. For those who don't know you can add the ToolBar to your form by right clicking on the toolbox and selecting "Select Items..." and then searching for "ToolBar".

    So, I dragged the ToolBar to my form, I then dragged an ImageList to my form. I added images to my ImageList, I pressed 'OK'. I then clicked my ToolBar, went to properties and clicked on the ellipsis (...) on the "Buttons (collection)" field. I added a button, went to 'Image Index' and I can't find the images that I added to my ImageList. Am I doing this wrong? I've checked 238 times that images are indeed added to my ImageList, however I'm still having the problem.

    Is there a solution?

    Thanks for your help! 8)

    PS: I cannot use the ToolStrip; that's not the solution that I'm looking for.

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    Re: Adding Image to ToolBar Button?

    Not sure if this will help, but I just loaded up an old VB6 project that uses a Toolbar and an ImageList. On the property pages of the ImageList you go to the Buttons tab and type an image number in the Image box. This number corresponds to the image number in the ImageList. I assume you do see your images when you go the property pages of the ImageList? This may all be different in .net but it might not be!

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    Re: Adding Image to ToolBar Button?

    Nope... it's the same... that's why it's called "ImageIndex" ... it's a number... So you have to know the index of the image you want to use. There is no selector for it otherwise.

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    Re: Adding Image to ToolBar Button?

    Okay, I didn't know you had to search for the Index in the properties. I did it, made sure that the Index value corresponded with the Index of the ImageList. I've done it correctly, this is the designer code that shows that everything should work:

    Code:
     'ToolBarButton1
            '
            Me.ToolBarButton1.ImageIndex = 1
            Me.ToolBarButton1.Name = "ToolBarButton1"
            '
            'ImageList1
            '
            Me.ImageList1.ImageStream = CType(resources.GetObject("ImageList1.ImageStream"), System.Windows.Forms.ImageListStreamer)
            Me.ImageList1.TransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent
            Me.ImageList1.Images.SetKeyName(0, "DRAWING.BMP")
            Me.ImageList1.Images.SetKeyName(1, "GROUP.BMP")
            '
    ...And yet it doesn't.

    The code should make the image "GROUP.BMP" appear in the button. It makes no difference if I were to use JPG or PNG.

    Anyone else have any ideas what might be wrong? Thanks.

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    Re: Adding Image to ToolBar Button?

    The Toolbar itself should have an "ImageList" property that you need to set to the name of the ImageList object that contains the pictures. I think that is all you should need beyond what you have done.

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    Re: Adding Image to ToolBar Button?

    Ah, seems so obvious now, all fixed, thanks!

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    Re: [RESOLVED] Adding Image to ToolBar Button?

    1) the toolbar needs to have it's imagelist property set
    2) if I remember right, you need to put images into your imagelist before referencing the index... but I could be wrong.

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