XPost: alt.windows7.general, comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32   
   From: newyana@invalid.nospam   
      
   On 9/30/2024 3:11 PM, R.Wieser wrote:   
   > Hello all,   
   >   
   > Using XPsp3.   
   >   
   > I was playing with the idea to dynamically alter the contents of an   
   > ImageList, and found the   
   > https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/commctrl/n   
   -commctrl-imagelist_getimageinfo   
   > function, which says :   
   >   
   > "The information in this structure can be used to *directly* manipulate the   
   > bitmaps for the image"   
   >   
   > (bolding mine).   
   >   
   > I've been trying to think of how that is possible - the bitmaps cannot be   
   > selected into a memoryDC - and to google information about how that would   
   > work, but came up empty.   
   >   
   > Question:   
   > Does anyone know what "directly manipulate the bitmaps" method MS is   
   > referring to in the above ?   
   >   
   > Remark:   
   > I already thought of and written another way to do what I want, but would   
   > like to know how the above works.  Who knows, their (MS) method might be   
   > simpler. :-)   
   >   
      
      I've never used an ImageList, but the docs say GetImageInfo returns   
   an ImageInfo structure, which includes an hBitmap. With that you can   
   call things like GetDIBits, SetDIBits, etc.   
      
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