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Q168797: FIX: ImageList Control Does Not Accept Small Icons

Article: Q168797
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbGrpDSVB
Last Modified: 11-JAN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to insert a 16x16 icon into the ImageList Control, the control
recreates the icon into a 32x32 icon and uses the larger icon instead.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this bug, click 16x16 in the General Tab of the ImageList Control
Properties dialog box prior to loading your icon.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This bug has been fixed in Visual Basic 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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To reproduce this bug, you will need a 16x16 icon file.

1. Start 32-bit Visual Basic 4.0, or, if it is already running, click New
  Project on the File menu.

2. Add an ImageList control to the Form1 form.

3. Right-click the ImageList control and click Properties. The ImageList Control
  Properties dialog box appears.

4. In the Images tab, click the Insert Picture button and insert your 16x16 icon
  into the ImagesList control. Click the General tab and note that the size
  remains at 32x32.

Additional query words: kbVBp400bug kbVBp600fix kbVBp kbdsd kbDSupport kbControl

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Keywords          : kbGrpDSVB 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbVB400Search kbVB400
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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