Bitmap ToolBar

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Introduction

This is my attempt to create a simple toolbar class that allows to set a bitmap in the background of a toolbar. It is not as successful as the BCGControl lib but that's a beginning...

Some improvements could be made; for example, a hot image is not used. The process also flickers a little when clicking a button. The class should also be modified to Load the background only once to update only the buttons rect.

To use

• Create the toolbar as usual:

  if (!myToolBar.CreateEx(this, TBSTYLE_FLAT, WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | CBRS_TOP
  		| CBRS_GRIPPER | CBRS_TOOLTIPS | CBRS_FLYBY | CBRS_SIZE_DYNAMIC, 
  		DB_BITMAP_TAHITI, IDB_BITMAP_TOOLBAR, 9, false) ||
  		!m_wndToolBar.LoadToolBar(IDR_MAINFRAME))
  {
  	TRACE0("Failed to create toolbar\n");
  	return -1;      // fail to create
  }

  DB_BITMAP_TAHITI = id of the background bitmap.
  IDB_BITMAP_TOOLBAR = id of the toolbar bitmap.
  9 is the number of buttons of the bitmap.
  false is a boolean that define if the background bitmap must be stretched if its size is different of the toolbar.

  Note that TBSTYLE_FLAT will create flat format buttons... else, standard 3D buttons will be added.
  
  

• Set the style of the process, IM_STRECH or IM_TRANSPARENT. IM_TRANSPARENT will take the toolbar image as it is and remove the background color. IM_STRECH stretch the bitmap to the size of the button.

  m_wndToolBar.ImageStyle = IM_TRANSPARENT;
  m_wndToolBar.MaskColor = RGB(198, 195, 198);

• Define if the bitmap must be applied on the complete control frame or only on the toolbar. m_wndToolBar.all_frame = true;
  
  
• You can modify the type of button with the DrawEdge function's options.