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Did you know… Visual Studio comes with an image library for you to use in your applications? - #364

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Starting in Visual Studio 2005, you’ll find the Visual Studio Image Library, a zip file that contains over a 1000 images to create applications that have a consistent UI look and feel to Windows, Office, and Visual Studio.

During the Visual Studio setup, the VS2008ImageLibrary.zip file is installed at \Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\VS2008ImageLibrary\

Visual Studio Image Library

In addition, there’s a set of folders which contain “cut sheets” or basic elements in various sizes that can be used to construct new images using any image editor that utilizes “layers”, such as Paint.NET, Photoshop or Paintshop Pro.  (please don’t ask me about these “cut sheets”, as I’m just relying the message.)

There’s a restriction on the use of the images or common elements that they must be used consistently with the definitions that are found in the readme in each folder. For example, the Visual Studio Class icon must always be used to depict the programming construct of class, and not to represent an unrelated command like “Build Project.”

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  • Anonymous
    November 24, 2008
    My path has a 9.0 tag, instead of simply 9. Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio 9.0Common7VS2008ImageLibrary Anyway, keep up with this excelent blog

  • Anonymous
    November 25, 2008
    Awesome! I had no idea of this!

  • Anonymous
    November 25, 2008
    I did not know that... I wish I would've known this a LOOONG time ago

  • Anonymous
    November 25, 2008
    @miguel my bad. old habits die hard. i've fixed the filepath to reflect "9.0" instead of "9"

  • Anonymous
    November 25, 2008
    Never knew! Thanks! KeepMyMarbles.com

  • Anonymous
    November 25, 2008
    英文原文： Didyouknow…VisualStudiocomeswithanimagelibraryforyoutouseinyourapplications?...

  • Anonymous
    November 25, 2008
    For some reason I don't have a VS2008ImageLibrary directory at Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio 9.0Common7. I searched my C drive for VS2008ImageLibrary.zip and it is not there. I have VS 2008 Pro. Bummer!

  • Anonymous
    November 26, 2008
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  • Anonymous
    November 29, 2008
    Hey Now Sara, That is really nice to know. Your posts have been great the past few months. Thx 4 the info, Catto

  • Anonymous
    December 02, 2008
    The comment has been removed

  • Anonymous
    December 17, 2008
    Thanks ... but how can I cast bitmaps into icons? jus like .. this.Button.Image = (System.Drawing.Bitmap)(resources.GetObject("whatever")); what to do for this.Icon ... Icon class does not have a static method like Image class does ... I know this is not the right place to ask, but I possess all of those three virtues of a programmer ; lazyness, lazyness and lazyness :)

  • Anonymous
    February 24, 2009
    I just love accidentally finding valuable information. While looking for something totally different

  • Anonymous
    April 09, 2009
    本篇包括tip361-tip370http://www.watch-life.net/visual-studio/visual-studio-2008-tip-day-36.html#361、按...