Icon (Type of variable)

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Properties specific to the description of Icon variables
Functions that handle the Icon variables
Version 20: Automatic improvements

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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 modified by several WLanguage properties.

Note: See Declaring a variable for more details.

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

Versions 20 and later BitPerPixel New in version 20 BitPerPixel BitPerPixel	Array of integers	Array containing, for each image of the icon, the number of bits per image pixel.
TransparencyColor	Array of Color	Array containing the transparency color for each image of the icon.
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).
Versions 20 and later Palette New in version 20 Palette Palette	Array of Palette	Color palette for each icon image.
Value	Image (memo)	Value of the icon. This property is used to load an icon from a buffer, a file or a memo.

Note: These properties can be used with one of the following syntaxes:

<Variable name>..<Property name>
<Variable name>.<Property name>

Functions that handle the Icon variables


Versions 19 and later dSaveImageICO New in version 19 dSaveImageICO dSaveImageICO	Saves an image in icon format either in a file, or in memory.
Versions 09 and later SysIconAdd New in version 09 SysIconAdd SysIconAdd	Adds an icon into the taskbar (bottom right corner of screen).
Versions 15 and later SysIconAddImage New in version 15 SysIconAddImage SysIconAddImage	Adds an icon that is superimposed over the application icon in the taskbar.
Versions 09 and later SysIconModify New in version 09 SysIconModify SysIconModify	Modifies the icon file and/or the rollover message of an icon in the taskbar (bottom right corner of the screen).

Versions 20 and later

Version 20: Automatic improvements

The Icon type benefits from the following new features:

Mask
Preservation of the initial format (image depth) during backup.
Support for BMP 2, 16 and 256 colors,
Initialization of transparency color with an off-palette color.

New in version 20

Version 20: Automatic improvements

The Icon type benefits from the following new features:

Mask
Preservation of the initial format (image depth) during backup.
Support for BMP 2, 16 and 256 colors,
Initialization of transparency color with an off-palette color.

Version 20: Automatic improvements

The Icon type benefits from the following new features:

Mask
Preservation of the initial format (image depth) during backup.
Support for BMP 2, 16 and 256 colors,
Initialization of transparency color with an off-palette color.