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How do I create a transparent icon?

Visual Studio provides an icon editor but I can't figure out how to create a
transparent icon. My app always shows the full 32x32 square, with a wide
background instead of a transparent one. How do I get it to look
transparent?
Nov 16 '05 #1
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"Peter Steele" wrote:
Visual Studio provides an icon editor but I can't figure out how to create a
transparent icon. My app always shows the full 32x32 square, with a wide
background instead of a transparent one. How do I get it to look
transparent?


You might try the "magic pixel" value of rgb(255,0,255).
I usually opt for a little utility I turned up while trying to learn the
..ico format
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...msdn_icons.asp
Nov 16 '05 #2
Peter Steele wrote:
Visual Studio provides an icon editor but I can't figure out how to create a
transparent icon. My app always shows the full 32x32 square, with a wide
background instead of a transparent one. How do I get it to look
transparent?

There is a color on the selector that represents "transparent". It is
an ugly shade of blue. Use that to fill in the areas you want to be
transparent.
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