Changing the icons displayed on an outlook bar style property sheet (class CMFCPropertySheet)

[Lost User]

See CMFCPropertySheet::SetIconsList - Microsoft Docs[^]

[Richard Deeming]

You have already posted this in QA: I am unable to change the bitmap images dispayed on an outlookbar style propertysheet[^]

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[rdeekonda]

SetIconsList works only once before the call to DoModal() on the property sheet. When It called a second time it asserts in afxpropertysheet.cpp : at line ENSURE(m_Icons.GetSafeHandle()==NULL).

Deekonda Ramesh

[rdeekonda]

I thought it might be faster getting an answer in the discussions.

Deekonda Ramesh

[Victor Nijegorodov]

In such a case I'd recommend to subclass the CMFCPropertySheet (derive your own class from it) and overload the SetIconsList method. Or better implement the new method (say, ReplaceIcon) that would directly manipulate (remove/add/replace an image) with the m_Icons imagelist.

[Lost User]

No, it just means duplicated effort, please use one place only.

[rdeekonda]

I have derived a class from CMFCPropertySheet and I changed m_Icons member with the new bitmaps.It does not show any change in the displayed icons/bitmaps.

Deekonda Ramesh

[Victor Nijegorodov]

Then investigate the afxpropertysheet.cpp (and probably some more (friend and other classes) source code to see where and how the m_Icons imagelist is involved and try to change it according to your needs! :laugh:

[rdeekonda]

CMFCPropertySheet has a member called m_wndPane1. Following approach also did not work. Button images are jumbled up

  m\_wndPane1.RemoveAllButtons();
  m\_wndPane1.ClearAll();
	
	
  retval=m\_wndPane1.AddButton(m\_bmpimgs\[0\], "Create a Job", 10050, 0);
  retval=m\_wndPane1.AddButton(m\_bmpimgs\[1\], "Manage a Job", 10051, 1);
  retval=m\_wndPane1.AddButton(m\_bmpimgs\[2\], "Restore a Job", 10052, 2);
	
  m\_wndPane1.InvalidateButton(0);
  m\_wndPane1.InvalidateButton(1);
  m\_wndPane1.InvalidateButton(2);

Deekonda Ramesh

[rdeekonda]

Got the answer mostly due to Microsoft Q&A This code placed in the derived property sheet works if the bitmap images are all of exactly the same size Thanks also to Victor Nijegorodov for his suggestions: m_wndPane1.RemoveAllButtons(); retval=m_wndPane1.AddButton(m_bmpimgs[0], "Create a Job", 10050, 0); retval=m_wndPane1.AddButton(m_bmpimgs[1], "Manage a Job", 10051, 1); retval=m_wndPane1.AddButton(m_bmpimgs[2], "Restore a Job", 10052, 2); m_wndPane1.InvalidateButton(0); m_wndPane1.InvalidateButton(1); m_wndPane1.InvalidateButton(2);

Deekonda Ramesh