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visual c++
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I just got visual C++ 6.0 like a month ago and i noticed i can make bitmap file.When i started i was messing around and i made a face with the tool. What i would like to know is what is this used for. You cant make really anything that is real complex.
Then again i don know alot about Visual c++ because i just started to learn.
Steve
I haven''t used VC++ properly yet, but as far as I know the bitmap tool is used for the pictures on toolbars, for example standard Win32 programs have a yellow folder for Open and a floppy disk for Save.
HTH
PhilHalf
HTH
PhilHalf
You can put resources inside of your Windows program. There are many resources, including menus, dialogs, icons, cursors, bitmaps, toolbars, etc. These resources are compiled into your executable and can be used using the GDI. You can create a bitmap resource, and then load it using GDI. But you are far better off creating your own bitmaps and leaving them outside your executable, since you''re limited to 4-bit color in a bitmap resource.
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