Callback - loadImage

Enables you to create a single procedure that loads all the images required for the Ribbon.
In the root node of your customisation there is a callback attribute called loadImage
This is used in conjunction with the 'image' attribute on individual controls.
The callback attribute 'loadImage' is called everytime the Ribbon asks for an image.
This allows you to define one image handler for the entire application.

<customUI xmlns="??" 
 loadImage="OnLoadImage"/>

<gallery id="??">
<item id="??" image="MyImage.jpg"/>

Public Sub OnLoadImage(ByVal sImageName As String, _ 
                       ByRef Image As Variant)
   SetImage = LoadPicture("C:\Temp\" & sImageName)
End Sub

The <customUI> element's loadImage attribute enables you to specify a callback that can load all images. After you set up this callback procedure, Office calls the callback procedure and passes the string from the image attribute for each control that loads images.
You do not need to implement the getImage callback multiple times, such as one time for each control that requires images.

<customUI xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2006/01/customui" 
  loadImage="GetImage">

   <button id="myButton" image="mypic.jpg" />

To supply the button's image, Office calls the GetImage function.
It passes the parameter "mypic.jpg" and expects an IPictureDisp object in return.
By using this technique, you can write a single callback procedure that returns all the images your customization needs, without having to write each individual control's getImage callback.
Note that the loadImage callback is not called again when you call the Ribbon's Invalidate method or InvalidateControl method.
For the controls that need to change images dynamically at run time, use the getImage callback.


For example, you could use the code from the following example to provide your customization's images.
The getImage callback method must return a stdole.IPictureDisp type, so you usually need to convert your images to this type.
To perform these conversions, you can use the following PictureConverter class, which inherits from the AxHost class.



Add a DoEvents statement immediately after invalidating the ribbon


Public Sub InitialiseAddInsRibbon(ribbon As IRibbonUI) 
   set mRibbonUI = ribbon
End Sub

Public Sub RefreshAddInsRibbon
   mRibbonUI.Invalidate
   DoEvents
End Sub

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Sub GetImage(Control As IRibbonControl, ByRef image) 
Select Case Control.ID
Case "gallery1"
image = "ContentControlBuildingBlockGallery"
Case "gallery2"
Set image = LoadImage("CustomeImage" )
Case Else
'Do Nothing
End Select
End Sub


Private Type GUID 
Data1 As Long
Data2 As Integer
Data3 As Integer
Data4(0 To 7) As Byte
End Type

Private Type PICTDESC
Size As Long
Type As Long
hPic As Long
hPal As Long
End Type

Private Type GdiplusStartupInput
GdiplusVersion As Long
DebugEventCallback As Long
SuppressBackgroundThread As Long
SuppressExternalCodecs As Long
End Type

Private Declare Function GdiplusStartup Lib "GDIPlus" (token As Long, _
inputbuf As GdiplusStartupInput, Optional ByVal outputbuf As Long = 0)
As Long
Private Declare Function GdipCreateBitmapFromFile Lib "GDIPlus" ( _
ByVal filename As Long, bitmap As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GdipCreateHBITMAPFromBitmap Lib "GDIPlus" ( _
ByVal bitmap As Long, _
hbmReturn As Long, _
ByVal background As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GdipDisposeImage Lib "GDIPlus" ( _
ByVal image As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GdiplusShutdown Lib "GDIPlus" ( _
ByVal token As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function OleCreatePictureIndirect Lib "olepro32.dll" ( _
PicDesc As PICTDESC, _
RefIID As GUID, _
ByVal fPictureOwnsHandle As Long, _
IPic As IPicture) As Long

Public Function LoadImage(ByVal strFName As String) As IPicture
Dim uGdiInput As GdiplusStartupInput
Dim hGdiPlus As Long
Dim hGdiImage As Long
Dim hBitmap As Long

uGdiInput.GdiplusVersion = 1

If GdiplusStartup(hGdiPlus, uGdiInput) = 0 Then
If GdipCreateBitmapFromFile(StrPtr(strFName), hGdiImage) = 0 Then
GdipCreateHBITMAPFromBitmap hGdiImage, hBitmap, 0
Set LoadImage = ConvertToIPicture(hBitmap)
GdipDisposeImage hGdiImage
End If
GdiplusShutdown hGdiPlus
End If

End Function

Public Function ConvertToIPicture(ByVal hPic As Long) As IPicture

Dim uPicInfo As PICTDESC
Dim IID_IDispatch As GUID
Dim IPic As IPicture

Const PICTYPE_BITMAP = 1

With IID_IDispatch
.Data1 = &H7BF80980
.Data2 = &HBF32
.Data3 = &H101A
.Data4(0) = &H8B
.Data4(1) = &HBB
.Data4(2) = &H0
.Data4(3) = &HAA
.Data4(4) = &H0
.Data4(5) = &H30
.Data4(6) = &HC
.Data4(7) = &HAB
End With

With uPicInfo
.Size = Len(uPicInfo)
.Type = PICTYPE_BITMAP
.hPic = hPic
.hPal = 0
End With

OleCreatePictureIndirect uPicInfo, IID_IDispatch, True, IPic

Set ConvertToIPicture = IPic
End Function


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