FIX: LoadPicture Displays 16 x 16 Icons as 32 x 32 (170341)

SYMPTOMS

When using the LoadPicture Function to display a 16 x 16 icon in an Image control, or any other control that uses the LoadPicture function to store images into the Picture object, the icon will display at 32 x 32.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, use one of the following methods.

Use a 16 x 16 bitmap instead of an icon. -or-

Use an Image Control and set the Height and Width to be the same as the icons. For example:

      Image1.Picture = LoadPicture(<path to your icon>)
      Image1.Stretch = True 'Needed so the image does not get clipped
      'The next two lines assume that the form's ScaleMode is Twips
      'It changes the Image control to be 16 x 16 Pixels
      Image1.Width = (Screen.TwipsPerPixelX * 16)
      Image1.Height = (Screen.TwipsPerPixelY * 16)

MORE INFORMATION

LoadPicture always loads a 32 x 32 icon. If the icon file being loaded contains a single 16 x 16 image, LoadPicture stretches it to 32 x 32 before storing it in the Picture object of a control.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

The steps below illustrate an example that displays a 16 x 16 icon in an Image control.

NOTE: You can use IMAGEDIT.EXE that ships on the Visual Basic 5.0 CD-ROM to create icons. This tool is located in the Tools\Imagedit directory on the Visual Basic 5.0 CD-ROM.

Create a new project. Form1 is created by default.
Place an Image control on Form1.

Add the following code to Form1:

      Private Sub Form_Load()
          Image1.Picture = LoadPicture(<Path to your 16 x 16 icon>)
      End Sub

Run the form by choosing Start from the Run menu. Note that the icon is displayed as a 32 x 32 icon.