Adding Icons on top of Icons

[Ben1206]

Hi,

Does anyone know how I can add an icon on top of another icon say in a grid ?

Thanks

[PeteD]

something like this:

Dim BaseImage As Bitmap = Image.FromFile("C:\Image1.bmp")
      Dim OverlayImage As Bitmap = Image.FromFile("C:\Image2.bmp")
      Dim g As Graphics = Graphics.FromImage(BaseImage)
      OverlayImage.MakeTransparent(Color.White)
      g.DrawImage(OverlayImage, 0, 0)
      g.Dispose()

[Pirate]

PeteD ,

Use " / " not " \ " with vbcode tags (of course without quotes) .

[PeteD]

Originally posted by Pirate
PeteD ,

Use " / " not " \ " with vbcode tags (of course without quotes) .

oops cheers, have ammended it.

[Ben1206]

Thanks for your help so far.
I have tried this but keep getting a system exception error as :
"A Graphics object cannot be created from an image that has an indexed pixel format."

I have tried converting the type to an image but with no luck.
In the example your icons are .bmp files where as mine are .gif files. This may have something to do with it.
Any more ideas ?


Thanks

[PeteD]

Originally posted by Ben1206
Thanks for your help so far.
I have tried this but keep getting a system exception error as :
"A Graphics object cannot be created from an image that has an indexed pixel format."

I have tried converting the type to an image but with no luck.
In the example your icons are .bmp files where as mine are .gif files. This may have something to do with it.
Any more ideas ?


Thanks

Not sure about gif's sorry.