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How to show menu bitmaps with transparent background

I am using this code:

m_bmpSwap.LoadBitmap(IDB_BITMAP2);
pMnuPopup->SetMenuItemBitmaps(0, MF_BYPOSITION, &m_bmpSwap, &m_bmpSwap);

It looks like:

Menu

It was only a test image:

Bitmap

How exactly do I get my image to look as if it has a transparent background?

It is 24 bit image.

I have seen this but I can't work it out.

I adjusted to a 8 bit image with 192/192/192 as the background and loaded like this:

HBITMAP hBmp;

hBmp = (HBITMAP)::LoadImage(AfxGetResourceHandle(),
    MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDB_BITMAP2),
    IMAGE_BITMAP,
    0, 0, // cx,cy
    LR_CREATEDIBSECTION | LR_LOADMAP3DCOLORS);
m_bmpSwap.Attach(hBmp);

pMnuPopup->SetMenuItemBitmaps(0, MF_BYPOSITION, &m_bmpSwap, &m_bmpSwap);

That seems better if I am not running WindowsBlinds:

Menu

But when I put WindowsBlinds back on and show it again:

Menu

I am colourblind myself, but I can tell that the background actually matches the dialog background and not the menu colour background.

Is this the best I can do?

Just how can I have a 24 bit or 32 bit image as a menu bitmap?

Solution

  • Add LR_LOADTRANSPARENT flag as well as LR_LOADMAP3DCOLORS

    This will work with 8-bit or 4-bit images (not tested with Windows blind)

    Or you can manually change the background color

    void swap_color(HBITMAP hbmp)
{
    if(!hbmp)
        return;
    HDC hdc = ::GetDC(HWND_DESKTOP);
    BITMAP bm;
    GetObject(hbmp, sizeof(bm), &bm);
    BITMAPINFO bi = { 0 };
    bi.bmiHeader.biSize = sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER);
    bi.bmiHeader.biWidth = bm.bmWidth;
    bi.bmiHeader.biHeight = bm.bmHeight;
    bi.bmiHeader.biPlanes = 1;
    bi.bmiHeader.biBitCount = 32;

    std::vector<uint32_t> pixels(bm.bmWidth * bm.bmHeight);
    GetDIBits(hdc, hbmp, 0, bm.bmHeight, &pixels[0], &bi, DIB_RGB_COLORS);

    //assume that the color at (0,0) is the background color
    uint32_t color_old = pixels[0];

    //this is the new background color
    uint32_t bk = GetSysColor(COLOR_MENU);

    //swap RGB with BGR
    uint32_t color_new = RGB(GetBValue(bk), GetGValue(bk), GetRValue(bk));

    for (auto &pixel : pixels)
        if(pixel == color_old)
            pixel = color_new;

    SetDIBits(hdc, hbmp, 0, bm.bmHeight, &pixels[0], &bi, DIB_RGB_COLORS);
    ::ReleaseDC(HWND_DESKTOP, hdc);
}

    Usage:

    CBitmap bmp;
bmp.LoadBitmap(IDB_BITMAP1);
swap_color(bmp);
menu.SetMenuItemBitmaps(0, MF_BYPOSITION, &bmp, &bmp);