Using VS2010 Image Library when image contains more than one icon

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Using VS2010 Image Library when image contains more than one icon

Hi all,

I'd like to create a button containing an image (remove) from the VS2010 Image Library in WPF (...\_Common Elements\Actions\remove.png). This image actually contains four versions of the icon in different sizes. How do I go about using the first one of these?

Thanks,

Chris

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I think that the files in the _Common Elements are meant to be used when creating or composing new icons, so you don't have to recreate the, well, common elements for each icon. Because of that, whenever I needed one of the icons from this, I just copied the one I needed into a new image and used that.

Read the readme files in the directory you want to use images from. For example it states in _Common Elements\Objects\_MSCommonElements_Objects - Readme.html (rough translation from my German version):

These common elements are supposed to be used during development and design of new custom icons.

OregonGhost 2010-08-20 13:07:54

Not quite what it says, but close: Each .png file includes a transparent layer to allow for easy cutting and pasting into new images, and is made up of multiple sizes for each element. Thanks - makes sense now that you've said it out-loud :)

cristobalito 2010-08-20 13:25:00

Actually, my translated quote is from the next paragraph (Usage Restrictions) after the one you quoted, at least in the German version :)

OregonGhost 2010-08-23 08:20:15

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