How do I get a bitmap from the theme?

29 Oct 2006 11:48 PM

David Thielen

Hi;

I created a control and I think I should get the bitmaps it uses from the
theme. How do I set that up?

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30 Oct 2006 7:28 AM

Walter Wang [MSFT]

Hi David,

A theme can consist of a combination of a css file and one or many skin
files to control how ASP.NET server controls are rendered. A skin file
looks a bit like ASP.NET WebForm in that they contain server control
definitions and are used to alter the visual appearance of ASP.NET
elements.

For a control, whether a theme is used or which theme is used is totally
transparent, the control has some additional properties set using the skin
file. For example, if your control have a BackgroundImageUrl property and
it's been set in the applied skin, you will get this by reading the
property.

Since your question is rather brief, I'm not sure if I fully understood
your question. Please feel free to reply here if anything is unclear.

Sincerely,
Walter Wang (waw***@online.microsoft.com, remove 'online.')
Microsoft Online Community Support

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30 Oct 2006 5:50 PM

David Thielen

Hi;

I noticed that most themes have an images directory that has bitmaps for the
tree control. If I create a control that needs 4 bitmaps, how can I have it
get the default image from APP_Themes\dave\images and use those?

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"Walter Wang [MSFT]" wrote:

> Hi David,
>
> A theme can consist of a combination of a css file and one or many skin
> files to control how ASP.NET server controls are rendered. A skin file
> looks a bit like ASP.NET WebForm in that they contain server control
> definitions and are used to alter the visual appearance of ASP.NET
> elements.
>
> For a control, whether a theme is used or which theme is used is totally
> transparent, the control has some additional properties set using the skin
> file. For example, if your control have a BackgroundImageUrl property and
> it's been set in the applied skin, you will get this by reading the
> property.
>
> Since your question is rather brief, I'm not sure if I fully understood
> your question. Please feel free to reply here if anything is unclear.
>
> Sincerely,
> Walter Wang (waw***@online.microsoft.com, remove 'online.')
> Microsoft Online Community Support
>
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> promptly.
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> most efficient resolution. The offering is not appropriate for situations
> that require urgent, real-time or phone-based interactions or complex
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> handled working with a dedicated Microsoft Support Engineer by contacting
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>
>

31 Oct 2006 5:53 AM

Walter Wang [MSFT]

Hi David,

Based on my understanding, those images are used by the CSS or Skin of the
theme. If your control needs 4 bitmaps for different states, I believe you
will need 4 properties to assign these 4 bitmaps to your control. For your
control, you will just access the properties to get the bitmaps.

Regards,
Walter Wang (waw***@online.microsoft.com, remove 'online.')
Microsoft Online Community Support

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