Icon in UserControl ... Help Required

Tanmay Sarkar

16y3.9k.NET

I make a simple user control which will i add in my different project. But the question is.

1. Can I add any image or Icon to show in toolbox as my control's Image/icon?
2. Is there any path or process, for that my control will automatic load when studio load?

3. If i give my usercontrol to my friends what is the easiest way to "automatic" attach my control to their studio. (like few 3rd party tools are automatically include in studio & their tools has also image/icon).

Please help me.

Thank you in advance!!

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Tanmay Sarkar16y ago
Sir, Yes we do that manually but i want a way that do it automatically, when we install 3rd part tools the extra tools automatically add in toolbox. So there should be a process to add them automatically. So I want to learn what is the process...

Thank you in advance!

please ....
Sam Hobbs16y ago
Did you right-click in the toolbox? I think there is a command for selecting what is shown in the toolbox. I am using VS 2010 and for me there is a "Choose Items".
Tanmay Sarkar16y ago
hi friend, I read those before, but due to my fault I could not get solution still now.
Thanks for your reply but I am still now in water....

Can you write few line to understand it in a simple manner.

Thank you in advance. :)
Amit Choudhary16y ago
hi friend,

check out below blogs for installing managed coded user control to visual studio toolbox:

1. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/chetanc/archive/2005/10/05/477128.aspx

2. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb286995(VS.80).aspx

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Tanmay Sarkar16y ago
The problem is solve now.
the code section is...

[ToolboxBitmap(@"C:\ms.bmp")]
    public partial class UserControl1 : UserControl
    {
        public UserControl1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        ..................
        ..................
    }

Now we should build it.

And now open New project

In toolbox, Rt click & browse that dll the picture & component will come in toolbox.

wowww it has my own pic in control

but my second Q still unanswered to me that is

"Is there any path or process, for that my control will automatic load when studio load?"
Tanmay Sarkar16y ago
Can you give me an example please. I am not getting any success.
May be there is my mistake.

Please help me! still my problem is not solve.... :(
Amit Choudhary16y ago
hi friend,

try use resource files.... for icon and for the automatic deployment you have to use depolyement wizard to create a setup.. try finding some article on this.. and get your task done.

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