I'm trying to convert an icon handle to GIF.

Something like:
Public Function GetImageFromIconHandle(ByVal hIcon As Int32) As Int32
Dim ico As Icon = Icon.FromHandle(hIcon)
Dim x As New Drawing.IconConverter
'x.ConvertTo(ico,typeof(System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Gif) )
End Function

x.ConvertTo(ico, <requires a system.type> )

I don't know how to do that.
Important is that a transparent icon should remain transparent.

hIcon is a valid 16x16 icon.

Have you tried typeof(Bitmap) ?

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http://www.lennybacon.com


"Edwin Knoppert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:4396d335$0$2340$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm trying to convert an icon handle to GIF.
>
> Something like:
> Public Function GetImageFromIconHandle(ByVal hIcon As Int32) As Int32
> Dim ico As Icon = Icon.FromHandle(hIcon)
> Dim x As New Drawing.IconConverter
> 'x.ConvertTo(ico,typeof(System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Gif) )
> End Function
>
> x.ConvertTo(ico, <requires a system.type> )
>
> I don't know how to do that.
> Important is that a transparent icon should remain transparent.
>
> hIcon is a valid 16x16 icon.
>
>

That would not work but..

i already converted to bmp and i used that code.
But the backcolor remains black while i added:
Dim bmp As Bitmap = ico.ToBitmap
bmp.MakeTransparent(Color.Black)
Return bmp

The image remains the same though.
Better see a real example with a transparent ico > gif.

Your suggestion:
For the type i used: x.ConvertTo(ico, bmp.GetType)
But i don't know what to use to draw to user, and even to expect a
transparent gif since i still use a bitmap object (GIF is bitmap so i should
give it a chance).

Currently the BMP is shown:
Response.ContentType = "image/gif"
Dim xx As System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat
' send the image to the viewer
bmp.Save(Response.OutputStream, xx.Gif)

bmp.Dispose()
Response.End()



"Daniel Fisher(lennybacon)" <(E-Mail Removed)> schreef in bericht
news:Olcg11y%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Have you tried typeof(Bitmap) ?
>
> --
> Daniel Fisher(lennybacon)
> http://www.lennybacon.com
>
>
> "Edwin Knoppert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:4396d335$0$2340$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I'm trying to convert an icon handle to GIF.
>>
>> Something like:
>> Public Function GetImageFromIconHandle(ByVal hIcon As Int32) As Int32
>> Dim ico As Icon = Icon.FromHandle(hIcon)
>> Dim x As New Drawing.IconConverter
>> 'x.ConvertTo(ico,typeof(System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Gif) )
>> End Function
>>
>> x.ConvertTo(ico, <requires a system.type> )
>>
>> I don't know how to do that.
>> Important is that a transparent icon should remain transparent.
>>
>> hIcon is a valid 16x16 icon.
>>
>>
>
>

Making an image transparent in .NET is a rather complicated process, which I
don't quite understand. Here is a page that I was referred to by someone in
a newsgroup which is supposed to work. It is written in C#. I am a VB.NET
coder, and I couldn't get it to work in that, but I think that is due to the
unmanaged code capabilities of C#. I have not tried the code in C#, so I am
assuming it would work if I did it in C#. See what it does for you. (If you
do figure out a way to get it to work in VB.NET, could you let me know?)
Here is the URL:

http://ewbi.blogs.com/develops/2005/...klines_22.html

Good Luck!
--
Nathan Sokalski
(E-Mail Removed)
http://www.nathansokalski.com/

"Edwin Knoppert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:4396deba$0$2342$(E-Mail Removed)...
> That would not work but..
>
> i already converted to bmp and i used that code.
> But the backcolor remains black while i added:
> Dim bmp As Bitmap = ico.ToBitmap
> bmp.MakeTransparent(Color.Black)
> Return bmp
>
> The image remains the same though.
> Better see a real example with a transparent ico > gif.
>
> Your suggestion:
> For the type i used: x.ConvertTo(ico, bmp.GetType)
> But i don't know what to use to draw to user, and even to expect a
> transparent gif since i still use a bitmap object (GIF is bitmap so i
> should give it a chance).
>
> Currently the BMP is shown:
> Response.ContentType = "image/gif"
> Dim xx As System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat
> ' send the image to the viewer
> bmp.Save(Response.OutputStream, xx.Gif)
>
> bmp.Dispose()
> Response.End()
>
>
>
> "Daniel Fisher(lennybacon)" <(E-Mail Removed)> schreef in bericht
> news:Olcg11y%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Have you tried typeof(Bitmap) ?
>>
>> --
>> Daniel Fisher(lennybacon)
>> http://www.lennybacon.com
>>
>>
>> "Edwin Knoppert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:4396d335$0$2340$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I'm trying to convert an icon handle to GIF.
>>>
>>> Something like:
>>> Public Function GetImageFromIconHandle(ByVal hIcon As Int32) As Int32
>>> Dim ico As Icon = Icon.FromHandle(hIcon)
>>> Dim x As New Drawing.IconConverter
>>> 'x.ConvertTo(ico,typeof(System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Gif) )
>>> End Function
>>>
>>> x.ConvertTo(ico, <requires a system.type> )
>>>
>>> I don't know how to do that.
>>> Important is that a transparent icon should remain transparent.
>>>
>>> hIcon is a valid 16x16 icon.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Thanks, will take a peek tomorrow

It's a bit odd though, both types support tranparancy.
So some conversion unit could 'know' what get's transparent (imo).
Conversion to plain BMP first is prob.not ok.
However dotnet has a maketransparent method, and i was hoping this would
work at least.
I did not see any difference.

But hey.. what do i know?


"Nathan Sokalski" <(E-Mail Removed)> schreef in bericht
news:eaW0oQ3%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Making an image transparent in .NET is a rather complicated process, which
> I don't quite understand. Here is a page that I was referred to by someone
> in a newsgroup which is supposed to work. It is written in C#. I am a
> VB.NET coder, and I couldn't get it to work in that, but I think that is
> due to the unmanaged code capabilities of C#. I have not tried the code in
> C#, so I am assuming it would work if I did it in C#. See what it does for
> you. (If you do figure out a way to get it to work in VB.NET, could you
> let me know?) Here is the URL:
>
> http://ewbi.blogs.com/develops/2005/...klines_22.html
>
> Good Luck!
> --
> Nathan Sokalski
> (E-Mail Removed)
> http://www.nathansokalski.com/
>
> "Edwin Knoppert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:4396deba$0$2342$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> That would not work but..
>>
>> i already converted to bmp and i used that code.
>> But the backcolor remains black while i added:
>> Dim bmp As Bitmap = ico.ToBitmap
>> bmp.MakeTransparent(Color.Black)
>> Return bmp
>>
>> The image remains the same though.
>> Better see a real example with a transparent ico > gif.
>>
>> Your suggestion:
>> For the type i used: x.ConvertTo(ico, bmp.GetType)
>> But i don't know what to use to draw to user, and even to expect a
>> transparent gif since i still use a bitmap object (GIF is bitmap so i
>> should give it a chance).
>>
>> Currently the BMP is shown:
>> Response.ContentType = "image/gif"
>> Dim xx As System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat
>> ' send the image to the viewer
>> bmp.Save(Response.OutputStream, xx.Gif)
>>
>> bmp.Dispose()
>> Response.End()
>>
>>
>>
>> "Daniel Fisher(lennybacon)" <(E-Mail Removed)> schreef in bericht
>> news:Olcg11y%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Have you tried typeof(Bitmap) ?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Daniel Fisher(lennybacon)
>>> http://www.lennybacon.com
>>>
>>>
>>> "Edwin Knoppert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:4396d335$0$2340$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> I'm trying to convert an icon handle to GIF.
>>>>
>>>> Something like:
>>>> Public Function GetImageFromIconHandle(ByVal hIcon As Int32) As Int32
>>>> Dim ico As Icon = Icon.FromHandle(hIcon)
>>>> Dim x As New Drawing.IconConverter
>>>> 'x.ConvertTo(ico,typeof(System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Gif) )
>>>> End Function
>>>>
>>>> x.ConvertTo(ico, <requires a system.type> )
>>>>
>>>> I don't know how to do that.
>>>> Important is that a transparent icon should remain transparent.
>>>>
>>>> hIcon is a valid 16x16 icon.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Don't let that make you feel too bad, my first attempt at transparency was
to use the MakeTransparent method, too. To be honest, I think that there
should be a method (or maybe a predefined Color, or maybe a separate class
that inherits something from GDI+ that is used for making transparent
images) that makes it simpler. Maybe if we're lucky that make one in a
future release of .NET, because if you think about it, transparency is used
in almost all gif images, I mean, when was the last time you saw a button or
logo that was completely rectangular?
--
Nathan Sokalski
(E-Mail Removed)
http://www.nathansokalski.com/

"Edwin Knoppert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:dn7m6e$n11$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks, will take a peek tomorrow
>
> It's a bit odd though, both types support tranparancy.
> So some conversion unit could 'know' what get's transparent (imo).
> Conversion to plain BMP first is prob.not ok.
> However dotnet has a maketransparent method, and i was hoping this would
> work at least.
> I did not see any difference.
>
> But hey.. what do i know?
>
>
> "Nathan Sokalski" <(E-Mail Removed)> schreef in bericht
> news:eaW0oQ3%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Making an image transparent in .NET is a rather complicated process,
>> which I don't quite understand. Here is a page that I was referred to by
>> someone in a newsgroup which is supposed to work. It is written in C#. I
>> am a VB.NET coder, and I couldn't get it to work in that, but I think
>> that is due to the unmanaged code capabilities of C#. I have not tried
>> the code in C#, so I am assuming it would work if I did it in C#. See
>> what it does for you. (If you do figure out a way to get it to work in
>> VB.NET, could you let me know?) Here is the URL:
>>
>> http://ewbi.blogs.com/develops/2005/...klines_22.html
>>
>> Good Luck!
>> --
>> Nathan Sokalski
>> (E-Mail Removed)
>> http://www.nathansokalski.com/
>>
>> "Edwin Knoppert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:4396deba$0$2342$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> That would not work but..
>>>
>>> i already converted to bmp and i used that code.
>>> But the backcolor remains black while i added:
>>> Dim bmp As Bitmap = ico.ToBitmap
>>> bmp.MakeTransparent(Color.Black)
>>> Return bmp
>>>
>>> The image remains the same though.
>>> Better see a real example with a transparent ico > gif.
>>>
>>> Your suggestion:
>>> For the type i used: x.ConvertTo(ico, bmp.GetType)
>>> But i don't know what to use to draw to user, and even to expect a
>>> transparent gif since i still use a bitmap object (GIF is bitmap so i
>>> should give it a chance).
>>>
>>> Currently the BMP is shown:
>>> Response.ContentType = "image/gif"
>>> Dim xx As System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat
>>> ' send the image to the viewer
>>> bmp.Save(Response.OutputStream, xx.Gif)
>>>
>>> bmp.Dispose()
>>> Response.End()
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Daniel Fisher(lennybacon)" <(E-Mail Removed)> schreef in bericht
>>> news:Olcg11y%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Have you tried typeof(Bitmap) ?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Daniel Fisher(lennybacon)
>>>> http://www.lennybacon.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Edwin Knoppert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:4396d335$0$2340$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>> I'm trying to convert an icon handle to GIF.
>>>>>
>>>>> Something like:
>>>>> Public Function GetImageFromIconHandle(ByVal hIcon As Int32) As Int32
>>>>> Dim ico As Icon = Icon.FromHandle(hIcon)
>>>>> Dim x As New Drawing.IconConverter
>>>>> 'x.ConvertTo(ico,typeof(System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Gif) )
>>>>> End Function
>>>>>
>>>>> x.ConvertTo(ico, <requires a system.type> )
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't know how to do that.
>>>>> Important is that a transparent icon should remain transparent.
>>>>>
>>>>> hIcon is a valid 16x16 icon.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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