Questions tagged [resource-editor]
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VS2008: "Resource file opened in another editor"
But it's a lie!
Good day to all!
I have the following problem: when I try to open the resource file PriceCalculationUI.rc Visual Studio 2008 tells me that the file is opened in another editor (in vs2008 I have only 1 opened tab with .cpp file).
I…

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VS 2017: fatal error RC1015: cannot open include file 'winres.h'
I just downloaded Visual Studio 2017 and converted my dialog-based C++/MFC project with it (from Visual Studio 2008 SP1.) But then when I go to Resources it shows this error:
fatal error RC1015: cannot open include file 'winres.h'
And idea how to…

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Visual Studio 2017 is constantly adding IDC_STATIC to my Resource.h causing compilation warnings
From possibly the first compilation of a project I created from scratch with the File->New->Project dialog, creating a dialog-based MFC application, I've been getting this warning:
1>c:\local\proj_vc17\diskovery\triage\resource.h(69): warning C4005:…

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wpf Image resources and visual studio 2010 resource editor
My motivation for this question is really just to specify an image to be used in a user control via a dependency property for ImageSource. I'm hitting some pain points involving the management, access, and unit testing for this.
Is the resource…

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No InprocServer32 registered for package [Visual C++ Resource Editor Package]
I guess, this happened after recent update to Visual Studio 15.8.0 yesterday. Although I'm not 100% sure that this update caused it. When I try to load resource or open already created .rc file this happens:
Error message
ActivityLog.xml says…

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In XCode view editor is it possible to adust size of multiple selections
I've just started using XCode. Created a calculator with over 20 buttons. I was surprised to find that when multiple buttons are selected in the Xcode view editor, resizing one does not resize all. Is it possible to resize multiple selections? …

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Visual Studio Resource Editor corrupts rc files with UTF-8 encoding
Visual Studio 2019 and 2022 Resource Editor is able to correctly read and display .rc file in UTF-8 encoding if .rc file is saved without UTF-8 BOM.
The main requirements for it, .rc file must contain valid #pragma code_page.
Example:
#if…

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Visual studio MFC dialog editor seems broken on my HiDPI monitor - is this a known problem?
I am coding a C++ project using MFC in Visual Studio (v16.5.4). The dialog editor seems badly broken on my HiDPI monitor (Lenovo ThinkVision 2880x1800 at 175%). It works fine on two other computers with standard monitors.
The dialogs get resized…

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Single Development for Blackberry and Nokia Java enabled device with J2ME
I have 1+ years development with iOS and now looking for work with Blackberry and Nokia Java enabled devices. Just started work with Netbeans 7.1 IDE with LWUIT.
Issue
Can I Use the file created by Resource Editor (ect.res) in both projects?
if Yes…

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Why is Visual Studio resource editor replacing some of my constants with values on save
I'm working on a project which has seen a lot of different Visual Studio versions over the years.
For some installations, currently with VS2022, V 17.1.3 (but also before with VS2019) whenever i edit resources and save them, some of the constants of…

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LWUIT Dialog problem with dispose()
I am making a dialog with a command. This command must close the dialog and go back to the previous form, but it is not working as expected. When I press the command, it closes the dialog but the form do not go back.
I am using the resource editor.…

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MFC: Visual Studio 2019 says The ActiveX control could not be instantiated?
I've never dealt with ActiveX controls but I wanted to add one to an an existing MFC project using VS2019. I created a dialog in the resource editor, I added the ActiveX control I wanted to play with (RDP - tried different versions), resized it. …

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ButtonGroup and ResourceEditor
We are trying to create an application using the LWUIT Resource Editor as much as possible, it's to say, avoiding creating the UI by code if we can.
We found out there is the possibility to assign a group to a RadioButton by setting the…

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Warning : "Resource.h - not a Microsoft Visual Studio created resource file. Overwrite existing file?"
Develop environment :
OS - Windows 7 64bit
Visual Studio 2010
I created a dialog based MFC Application project using Wizard.
In Resource View, There is a Dialog which is created automatically and is named "IDD_ProjectName_DIALOG"
If I try to save…

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Aligning controls using the Visual Studio 2010 Resource Editor
I am creating a calculator using MFC dialog based and I want to align the buttons but in order to determine where to place the next button there's no guide like a line.When I read I found that snap lines help with it.Therefore using…

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