Icon (Type of variable)

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Properties specific to the description of Icon variables
Functions that use Icon variables

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Icon (Type of variable)

In french: Icone

The Icon type is used to define the advanced characteristics of an icon. The characteristics of this icon can be defined and changed using different WLanguage properties.

Remark: For more details on the declaration of this type of variable and the use of WLanguage properties, see Declaring a variable.

Example

// Load an icon
MyIcon is Icon = "Logo.ico"
// Modify the first image of the icon
MyIcon.Image[1].Image = "C:\MyImages\logo48.gif"
MyIcon.TransparencyColor[1] = LightMagenta
MyIcon.Format[1] = icoFormatBMP
// Save the modified icon
dSaveImageICO(MyIcon, "Logo.ico")

Remarks

Properties specific to the description of Icon variables

The following properties can be used to handle an icon:

Property name	Type used	Effect

BitPerPixel	Array of integers	Array containing, for each image of the icon, the number of bits per image pixel.
Format	Array	Array containing the format for each icon image. The supported formats are: BMP: the corresponding constant is icoFormatBMP. PNG: the corresponding constant is icoFormatPNG.
Image	Array of Image	Array containing the images for each icon format. The dimensions of the specified images are kept. The system will choose the most suitable image according to its dimensions and to its number of colors (the first image found will be selected if two images have the same dimensions and the same number of colors).
Palette	Array of Palette	Color palette for each icon image.
TransparencyColor	Array of Color	Array containing the transparency color for each image of the icon.
Value	Image (memo)	Value of the icon. This property is used to load an icon from a buffer, a file or a memo.

Functions that use Icon variables


dSaveImageICO	Saves an image in icon format either in a file, or in memory.
SysIconAdd	Adds an icon into the taskbar (lower-right corner of the screen).
SysIconAddImage	Adds an icon that overlays the application icon in the taskbar.
SysIconModify	Modifies the icon file and/or the hover text of the icon in the taskbar (lower-right corner of the screen).