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I already managed to load custom Ribbon images.
JPG images load fine, but they have no transparency
I tried to use both ICO and PNG format with no luck.
How can I have the custom Ribbon images with transparent backgound ?

Thanks,
 
I use external files. I don't save them in table or on form

ICO files will not load. Maybe something is wrong in the file format ?
Transparent GIF files are in low res and will load with gray background :mad:
 
you're image files should already have transparent background (png) for it to work.
 
As I said in post #2, the download file from that link uses ico files.
They do work! Have you tried it?
 
isladogs said:
As I said in post #2, the download file from that link uses ico files.
They do work! Have you tried it?
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Yes, I did, but they are stored in a table as binary data, so I can't really check them.
The File.Ico is just an index name to the binary data in the table.

for me even the App's ICO file that works perfectly won't load as image in the Ribbon :banghead:
 
I think this one shed a big light on the issue
http://www.ribbons-access.com/ms-access/ribbon-creator-builder-and-editor-part-5.asp

I'm using the Application.LoadPicture to load the images
seems it can't load PNG or ICO files.
for these images they must be stored in a table, as Gunter Avenius did.

How do I store the images into a table ?

*** Edit ***
In Gunter's Binary table the binary data shown as "Long Binary Data"
when I load an image into this table it shown as "Package" :eek:
 
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Using the Ribbon Creator application, I can either use any of the built in Office ribbon images or load an external image file BMP, PNG, JPG or ICO.

So I don't know the answer to that question as its really not necessary to do so

The attached image shows a small number of the several hundred built in image files to choose from. I've always found something suitable in there...!
 

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isladogs said:
Using the Ribbon Creator application, I can either use any of the built in Office ribbon images or load an external image file BMP, PNG, JPG or ICO.

So I don't know the answer to that question as its really not necessary to do so

The attached image shows a small number of the several hundred built in image files to choose from. I've always found something suitable in there...!
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In most cases I could find a nice icon suitable for my needs.
In some rare cases I couldn't

What is the Ribbon Creator application? I'm using XML editor.

The question for me now if there is an alternative to Application.LoadPicture
 
smig said:
In most cases I could find a nice icon suitable for my needs.
In some rare cases I couldn't

What is the Ribbon Creator application? I'm using XML editor.

The question for me now if there is an alternative to Application.LoadPicture
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Hi. According to the link you posted earlier, you would use LoadPicture for BMPs and use LoadImage for PNGs and ICOs.
 
theDBguy said:
Hi. According to the link you posted earlier, you would use LoadPicture for BMPs and use LoadImage for PNGs and ICOs.
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There is no built in Application.LoadImage() command

I'm trying to follow Gunter's GDI use in IconInRibbon App, but feel kind of lost there
 
smig said:
There is no built in Application.LoadImage() command
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No, but was it not in the sample download from that link? I didn't download it but just saw the call to the function in the code posted on the page.
 
theDBguy said:
No, but was it not in the sample download from that link? I didn't download it but just saw the call to the function in the code posted on the page.
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Not sure what link you refer to
 
smig said:
What is the Ribbon Creator application? I'm using XML editor.

The question for me now if there is an alternative to Application.LoadPicture
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Ribbon Creator is the software available at Gunter Avenius' site: https://www.accessribbon.de/en/?Ribbon_Creator

There is no built in Application.LoadImage() command
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This is an extract from the ribbon XML from one of my apps

Code: 
<customUI xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2009/07/customui" onLoad="OnRibbonLoad" [B][COLOR="DarkRed"]loadImage="LoadImages"[/COLOR][/B]>
  <ribbon startFromScratch="false">
    <tabs>
      <tab id="tab1" label="Help" getVisible ="GetVisible" tag = "RibbonName:=Help;CustomTagValue1:=;CustomTagValue2:=;CustomTagValue3:=" > 
        <group id="grp0" autoScale="false" centerVertically="false" label="Info" getVisible ="GetVisible" tag = "RibbonName:=;inMenu:=;CustomTagValue1:=;CustomTagValue2:=;CustomTagValue3:=;CustomPicture:=;CustomPicturePath:=" >
          <button id="btn0" size="large" label="Getting Started" screentip="View the Getting Started Guide for this application" supertip=" " imageMso="HelpGettingStarted" tag="RibbonName:=Help;inMenu:=;CustomTagValue1:=;CustomTagValue2:=;CustomTagValue3:=;CustomPicture:=;CustomPicturePath:=" onAction="OnActionButton" getVisible="GetVisible" getEnabled="GetEnabled" />
          <button id="btn1" size="large" label="User Guide" screentip="View the User Guide for this application" supertip=" " imageMso="FileDocumentManagementInformation" tag="RibbonName:=Help;inMenu:=;CustomTagValue1:=;CustomTagValue2:=;CustomTagValue3:=;CustomPicture:=;CustomPicturePath:=" onAction="OnActionButton" getVisible="GetVisible" getEnabled="GetEnabled" />
        </group>
        <group id="grp1" autoScale="false" centerVertically="false" label="Support Tools" getVisible ="GetVisible" tag = "RibbonName:=;inMenu:=;CustomTagValue1:=;CustomTagValue2:=;CustomTagValue3:=;CustomPicture:=;CustomPicturePath:=" >
          <button id="btn2" size="large" label="Check for Updates" screentip="Check the program website for a newer version" supertip=" " imageMso="ProductUpdates" tag="RibbonName:=Help;inMenu:=;CustomTagValue1:=;CustomTagValue2:=;CustomTagValue3:=;CustomPicture:=;CustomPicturePath:=" onAction="OnActionButton" getVisible="GetVisible" getEnabled="GetEnabled" />
          <button id="btn3" size="large" label="Email Support" screentip="Send an email to customer support" supertip=" " imageMso="FileNewEmail" tag="RibbonName:=Help;inMenu:=;CustomTagValue1:=;CustomTagValue2:=;CustomTagValue3:=;CustomPicture:=;CustomPicturePath:=" onAction="OnActionButton" getVisible="GetVisible" getEnabled="GetEnabled" />
          <button id="btn4" size="large" label="Backup Database" screentip="Save a backup to the default folder" supertip=" " imageMso="BackupSite" ......... (etc) ....

I used the Ribbon Creator app to create this

FWIW, this is the ribbon
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