Python win32con.LR_LOADFROMFILE Examples

def prep_menu_icon(self, icon):
        # First load the icon.
        ico_x = win32api.GetSystemMetrics(win32con.SM_CXSMICON)
        ico_y = win32api.GetSystemMetrics(win32con.SM_CYSMICON)
        hicon = win32gui.LoadImage(0, icon, win32con.IMAGE_ICON, ico_x, ico_y, win32con.LR_LOADFROMFILE)

        hdcBitmap = win32gui.CreateCompatibleDC(0)
        hdcScreen = win32gui.GetDC(0)
        hbm = win32gui.CreateCompatibleBitmap(hdcScreen, ico_x, ico_y)
        hbmOld = win32gui.SelectObject(hdcBitmap, hbm)
        # Fill the background.
        brush = win32gui.GetSysColorBrush(win32con.COLOR_MENU)
        win32gui.FillRect(hdcBitmap, (0, 0, 16, 16), brush)
        # unclear if brush needs to be feed.  Best clue I can find is:
        # "GetSysColorBrush returns a cached brush instead of allocating a new
        # one." - implies no DeleteObject
        # draw the icon
        win32gui.DrawIconEx(hdcBitmap, 0, 0, hicon, ico_x, ico_y, 0, 0, win32con.DI_NORMAL)
        win32gui.SelectObject(hdcBitmap, hbmOld)
        win32gui.DeleteDC(hdcBitmap)
        
        return hbm 

def refresh_icon(self):
        # Try and find a custom icon
        hinst = win32gui.GetModuleHandle(None)
        if os.path.isfile(self.icon):
            icon_flags = win32con.LR_LOADFROMFILE | win32con.LR_DEFAULTSIZE
            hicon = win32gui.LoadImage(hinst,
                                       self.icon,
                                       win32con.IMAGE_ICON,
                                       0,
                                       0,
                                       icon_flags)
        else:
            self.logger.exception("Can't find icon file - using default.")
            hicon = win32gui.LoadIcon(0, win32con.IDI_APPLICATION)

        if self.notify_id:
            message = win32gui.NIM_MODIFY
        else:
            message = win32gui.NIM_ADD
        self.notify_id = (self.hwnd,
                          0,
                          win32gui.NIF_ICON | win32gui.NIF_MESSAGE | win32gui.NIF_TIP,
                          win32con.WM_USER + 20,
                          hicon,
                          self.hover_text)
        win32gui.Shell_NotifyIcon(message, self.notify_id) 

def prep_menu_icon(self, icon):
        # First load the icon.
        ico_x = win32api.GetSystemMetrics(win32con.SM_CXSMICON)
        ico_y = win32api.GetSystemMetrics(win32con.SM_CYSMICON)
        hicon = win32gui.LoadImage(0, icon, win32con.IMAGE_ICON, ico_x, ico_y, win32con.LR_LOADFROMFILE)

        hdcBitmap = win32gui.CreateCompatibleDC(0)
        hdcScreen = win32gui.GetDC(0)
        hbm = win32gui.CreateCompatibleBitmap(hdcScreen, ico_x, ico_y)
        hbmOld = win32gui.SelectObject(hdcBitmap, hbm)
        # Fill the background.
        brush = win32gui.GetSysColorBrush(win32con.COLOR_MENU)
        win32gui.FillRect(hdcBitmap, (0, 0, 16, 16), brush)
        # unclear if brush needs to be feed.  Best clue I can find is:
        # "GetSysColorBrush returns a cached brush instead of allocating a new
        # one." - implies no DeleteObject
        # draw the icon
        win32gui.DrawIconEx(hdcBitmap, 0, 0, hicon, ico_x, ico_y, 0, 0, win32con.DI_NORMAL)
        win32gui.SelectObject(hdcBitmap, hbmOld)
        win32gui.DeleteDC(hdcBitmap)

        return hbm 

def _set_icon_win(self, filename):
        # ensure the window ico is ended by ico
        if not filename.endswith('.ico'):
            filename = '{}.ico'.format(filename.rsplit('.', 1)[0])
        if not exists(filename):
            return False

        import win32api
        import win32gui
        import win32con
        hwnd = pygame.display.get_wm_info()['window']
        icon_big = win32gui.LoadImage(
            None, filename, win32con.IMAGE_ICON,
            48, 48, win32con.LR_LOADFROMFILE)
        icon_small = win32gui.LoadImage(
            None, filename, win32con.IMAGE_ICON,
            16, 16, win32con.LR_LOADFROMFILE)
        win32api.SendMessage(
            hwnd, win32con.WM_SETICON, win32con.ICON_SMALL, icon_small)
        win32api.SendMessage(
            hwnd, win32con.WM_SETICON, win32con.ICON_BIG, icon_big)
        return True 

def _set_icon_win(self, filename):
        # ensure the window ico is ended by ico
        if not filename.endswith('.ico'):
            filename = '{}.ico'.format(filename.rsplit('.', 1)[0])
        if not exists(filename):
            return False

        import win32api
        import win32gui
        import win32con
        hwnd = pygame.display.get_wm_info()['window']
        icon_big = win32gui.LoadImage(
            None, filename, win32con.IMAGE_ICON,
            48, 48, win32con.LR_LOADFROMFILE)
        icon_small = win32gui.LoadImage(
            None, filename, win32con.IMAGE_ICON,
            16, 16, win32con.LR_LOADFROMFILE)
        win32api.SendMessage(
            hwnd, win32con.WM_SETICON, win32con.ICON_SMALL, icon_small)
        win32api.SendMessage(
            hwnd, win32con.WM_SETICON, win32con.ICON_BIG, icon_big)
        return True 

def prep_menu_icon(self, icon):
        # First load the icon.
        ico_x = win32api.GetSystemMetrics(win32con.SM_CXSMICON)
        ico_y = win32api.GetSystemMetrics(win32con.SM_CYSMICON)
        hicon = win32gui.LoadImage(0, icon, win32con.IMAGE_ICON, ico_x, ico_y,
                                   win32con.LR_LOADFROMFILE)

        hdcBitmap = win32gui.CreateCompatibleDC(0)
        hdcScreen = win32gui.GetDC(0)
        hbm = win32gui.CreateCompatibleBitmap(hdcScreen, ico_x, ico_y)
        hbmOld = win32gui.SelectObject(hdcBitmap, hbm)
        # Fill the background.
        brush = win32gui.GetSysColorBrush(win32con.COLOR_MENU)
        win32gui.FillRect(hdcBitmap, (0, 0, 16, 16), brush)
        # unclear if brush needs to be feed.  Best clue I can find is:
        # "GetSysColorBrush returns a cached brush instead of allocating a new
        # one." - implies no DeleteObject
        # draw the icon
        win32gui.DrawIconEx(hdcBitmap, 0, 0, hicon, ico_x, ico_y, 0, 0,
                            win32con.DI_NORMAL)
        win32gui.SelectObject(hdcBitmap, hbmOld)
        win32gui.DeleteDC(hdcBitmap)

        return hbm 

def prep_menu_icon(self, icon):
        # First load the icon.
        ico_x = win32api.GetSystemMetrics(win32con.SM_CXSMICON)
        ico_y = win32api.GetSystemMetrics(win32con.SM_CYSMICON)
        hicon = win32gui.LoadImage(0, icon, win32con.IMAGE_ICON, ico_x, ico_y, win32con.LR_LOADFROMFILE)

        hdcBitmap = win32gui.CreateCompatibleDC(0)
        hdcScreen = win32gui.GetDC(0)
        hbm = win32gui.CreateCompatibleBitmap(hdcScreen, ico_x, ico_y)
        hbmOld = win32gui.SelectObject(hdcBitmap, hbm)
        # Fill the background.
        brush = win32gui.GetSysColorBrush(win32con.COLOR_MENU)
        win32gui.FillRect(hdcBitmap, (0, 0, 16, 16), brush)
        # unclear if brush needs to be feed.  Best clue I can find is:
        # "GetSysColorBrush returns a cached brush instead of allocating a new
        # one." - implies no DeleteObject
        # draw the icon
        win32gui.DrawIconEx(hdcBitmap, 0, 0, hicon, ico_x, ico_y, 0, 0, win32con.DI_NORMAL)
        win32gui.SelectObject(hdcBitmap, hbmOld)
        win32gui.DeleteDC(hdcBitmap)

        return hbm 

def _DoCreateIcons(self):
        # Try and find a custom icon
        hinst =  win32api.GetModuleHandle(None)
        iconPathName = os.path.abspath(os.path.join( os.path.split(sys.executable)[0], "pyc.ico" ))
        if not os.path.isfile(iconPathName):
            # Look in DLLs dir, a-la py 2.5
            iconPathName = os.path.abspath(os.path.join( os.path.split(sys.executable)[0], "DLLs", "pyc.ico" ))
        if not os.path.isfile(iconPathName):
            # Look in the source tree.
            iconPathName = os.path.abspath(os.path.join( os.path.split(sys.executable)[0], "..\\PC\\pyc.ico" ))
        if os.path.isfile(iconPathName):
            icon_flags = win32con.LR_LOADFROMFILE | win32con.LR_DEFAULTSIZE
            hicon = win32gui.LoadImage(hinst, iconPathName, win32con.IMAGE_ICON, 0, 0, icon_flags)
        else:
            print "Can't find a Python icon file - using default"
            hicon = win32gui.LoadIcon(0, win32con.IDI_APPLICATION)

        flags = win32gui.NIF_ICON | win32gui.NIF_MESSAGE | win32gui.NIF_TIP
        nid = (self.hwnd, 0, flags, win32con.WM_USER+20, hicon, "Python Demo")
        try:
            win32gui.Shell_NotifyIcon(win32gui.NIM_ADD, nid)
        except win32gui.error:
            # This is common when windows is starting, and this code is hit
            # before the taskbar has been created.
            print "Failed to add the taskbar icon - is explorer running?"
            # but keep running anyway - when explorer starts, we get the
            # TaskbarCreated message. 

def __loadFromFile(self, iconPath):
        hinst = win32api.GetModuleHandle(None)
        icon_flags = win32con.LR_LOADFROMFILE | win32con.LR_DEFAULTSIZE
        hicon = win32gui.LoadImage(
            hinst,
            iconPath,
            win32con.IMAGE_ICON,
            0,
            0,
            icon_flags,
        )
        return hicon 

def __init__(self, title, msg):
        message_map = {
            win32con.WM_DESTROY: self.on_destroy,
        }
        # Register the Window class.
        wc = WNDCLASS()
        hinst = wc.hInstance = GetModuleHandle(None)
        wc.lpszClassName = "PythonTaskbarDemo"
        wc.lpfnWndProc = message_map  # could also specify a wndproc.
        class_atom = RegisterClass(wc)
        # Create the Window.
        style = win32con.WS_OVERLAPPED | win32con.WS_SYSMENU
        self.hwnd = CreateWindow(class_atom, "Taskbar Demo", style,
                                 0, 0, win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT, win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT,
                                 0, 0, hinst, None)
        UpdateWindow(self.hwnd)
        icon_path_name = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(sys.prefix, "pyc.ico"))
        icon_flags = win32con.LR_LOADFROMFILE | win32con.LR_DEFAULTSIZE
        # noinspection PyBroadException
        try:
            hicon = LoadImage(hinst, icon_path_name, win32con.IMAGE_ICON, 0, 0, icon_flags)
        except:
            hicon = LoadIcon(0, win32con.IDI_APPLICATION)
        flags = NIF_ICON | NIF_MESSAGE | NIF_TIP
        nid = (self.hwnd, 0, flags, win32con.WM_USER + 20, hicon, "Balloon  tooltip demo")
        Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_ADD, nid)
        self.show_balloon(title, msg)
        time.sleep(20)
        DestroyWindow(self.hwnd) 

def refresh_icon(self):
        # Try and find a custom icon
        hinst = win32gui.GetModuleHandle(None)
        if os.path.isfile(self.icon):
            icon_flags = win32con.LR_LOADFROMFILE | win32con.LR_DEFAULTSIZE
            hicon = win32gui.LoadImage(hinst,
                                       self.icon,
                                       win32con.IMAGE_ICON,
                                       0,
                                       0,
                                       icon_flags)
        else:
            print "Can't find icon file - using default."
            hicon = win32gui.LoadIcon(0, win32con.IDI_APPLICATION)

        if self.notify_id: message = win32gui.NIM_MODIFY
        else: message = win32gui.NIM_ADD
        self.notify_id = (self.hwnd,
                          0,
                          win32gui.NIF_ICON | win32gui.NIF_MESSAGE | win32gui.NIF_TIP,
                          win32con.WM_USER+20,
                          hicon,
                          self.hover_text)
        win32gui.Shell_NotifyIcon(message, self.notify_id) 

def refresh_icon(self):
        # Try and find a custom icon
        hinst = win32gui.GetModuleHandle(None)
        if os.path.isfile(self.icon):
            icon_flags = win32con.LR_LOADFROMFILE | win32con.LR_DEFAULTSIZE
            self.hicon = win32gui.LoadImage(hinst,
                                            self.icon,
                                            win32con.IMAGE_ICON,
                                            0,
                                            0,
                                            icon_flags)
        else:
            print("Can't find icon file - using default.")
            self.hicon = win32gui.LoadIcon(0, win32con.IDI_APPLICATION)

        if self.notify_id:
            message = win32gui.NIM_MODIFY
        else:
            message = win32gui.NIM_ADD

        self.notify_id = (self.shell.main_frame.hwnd,
                          0,
                          (win32gui.NIF_ICON | win32gui.NIF_MESSAGE |
                           win32gui.NIF_TIP),
                          win32con.WM_USER + 20,
                          self.hicon,
                          self.hover_text)
        win32gui.Shell_NotifyIcon(message, self.notify_id) 

def refresh_icon(self):
        # Try and find a custom icon
        hinst = win32gui.GetModuleHandle(None)
        if os.path.isfile(self.icon):
            icon_flags = win32con.LR_LOADFROMFILE | win32con.LR_DEFAULTSIZE
            hicon = win32gui.LoadImage(hinst,
                                       self.icon,
                                       win32con.IMAGE_ICON,
                                       0,
                                       0,
                                       icon_flags)
        else:
            print "Can't find icon file - using default."
            hicon = win32gui.LoadIcon(0, win32con.IDI_APPLICATION)

        if self.notify_id:
            message = win32gui.NIM_MODIFY
        else:
            message = win32gui.NIM_ADD
        self.notify_id = (self.hwnd,
                          0,
                          win32gui.NIF_ICON | win32gui.NIF_MESSAGE | win32gui.NIF_TIP,
                          win32con.WM_USER + 20,
                          hicon,
                          self.hover_text)
        win32gui.Shell_NotifyIcon(message, self.notify_id) 

def initialize(klass, basedir):
        SysTrayApp.initialize()
        icons = os.path.join(basedir, 'icons')
        klass.ICON_IDLE = win32gui.LoadImage(
            0, os.path.join(icons, 'PyRexec.ico'),
            win32con.IMAGE_ICON,
            win32con.LR_DEFAULTSIZE, win32con.LR_DEFAULTSIZE,
            win32con.LR_LOADFROMFILE)
        klass.ICON_BUSY = win32gui.LoadImage(
            0, os.path.join(icons, 'PyRexecConnected.ico'),
            win32con.IMAGE_ICON,
            win32con.LR_DEFAULTSIZE, win32con.LR_DEFAULTSIZE,
            win32con.LR_LOADFROMFILE)
        return 

def _set_icon_menu(self, icon):
        """Load icons into the tray items.
        
        Got from https://stackoverflow.com/a/45890829.
        """
        ico_x = win32api.GetSystemMetrics(win32con.SM_CXSMICON)
        ico_y = win32api.GetSystemMetrics(win32con.SM_CYSMICON)
        hIcon = win32gui.LoadImage(0, icon, win32con.IMAGE_ICON, ico_x, ico_y, win32con.LR_LOADFROMFILE)

        hwndDC = win32gui.GetWindowDC(self.hwnd)
        dc = win32ui.CreateDCFromHandle(hwndDC)
        memDC = dc.CreateCompatibleDC()
        iconBitmap = win32ui.CreateBitmap()
        iconBitmap.CreateCompatibleBitmap(dc, ico_x, ico_y)
        oldBmp = memDC.SelectObject(iconBitmap)
        brush = win32gui.GetSysColorBrush(win32con.COLOR_MENU)

        win32gui.FillRect(memDC.GetSafeHdc(), (0, 0, ico_x, ico_y), brush)
        win32gui.DrawIconEx(memDC.GetSafeHdc(), 0, 0, hIcon, ico_x, ico_y, 0, 0, win32con.DI_NORMAL)

        memDC.SelectObject(oldBmp)
        memDC.DeleteDC()
        win32gui.ReleaseDC(self.hwnd, hwndDC)

        self.logger.debug('Set menu icon.')

        return iconBitmap.GetHandle() 

def _set_icon(self, icon_path=None):
        """Load the tray icon.

        Doesn't appear to be editable once it's been set.
        TODO: Look at http://www.brunningonline.net/simon/blog/archives/SysTrayIcon.py.html on how to edit it.
        """

        #Load icon as an image
        try:
            if icon_path is None or not os.path.isfile(icon_path):
                raise TypeError
            icon_flags = win32con.LR_LOADFROMFILE | win32con.LR_DEFAULTSIZE
            hinst = win32api.GetModuleHandle(None)
            hicon = win32gui.LoadImage(hinst, icon_path, win32con.IMAGE_ICON, 0, 0, icon_flags)
        
        #Fallback to default windows icon
        except TypeError:
            hicon = win32gui.LoadIcon(0, win32con.IDI_APPLICATION)
        
        flags = win32gui.NIF_ICON | win32gui.NIF_MESSAGE | win32gui.NIF_TIP
        nid = (self.hwnd, 0, flags, TRAY_EVENT, hicon, self.program_name)
        try:
            win32gui.Shell_NotifyIcon(win32gui.NIM_ADD, nid)
        except win32gui.error:
            # This is common when windows is starting, and this code is hit
            # before the taskbar has been created.
            # but keep running anyway - when explorer starts, we get the
            # TaskbarCreated message.
            pass

        self.logger.debug('Set tray icon.') 

def setUp(self):
        self.bmp_handle = None
        try:
            this_file = __file__
        except NameError:
            this_file = sys.argv[0]
        this_dir = os.path.dirname(this_file)
        self.bmp_name = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(this_dir),
                                     "..", "Demos", "images", "smiley.bmp")
        self.failUnless(os.path.isfile(self.bmp_name), self.bmp_name)
        flags = win32con.LR_DEFAULTSIZE | win32con.LR_LOADFROMFILE
        self.bmp_handle = win32gui.LoadImage(0, self.bmp_name,
                                             win32con.IMAGE_BITMAP,
                                             0, 0, flags)
        self.failUnless(self.bmp_handle, "Failed to get a bitmap handle") 

def _RegisterWndClass(self):
        className = "PythonDocSearch"
        message_map = {}
        wc = win32gui.WNDCLASS()
        wc.SetDialogProc() # Make it a dialog class.
        wc.hInstance = self.hinst
        wc.lpszClassName = className
        wc.style = win32con.CS_VREDRAW | win32con.CS_HREDRAW
        wc.hCursor = win32gui.LoadCursor( 0, win32con.IDC_ARROW )
        wc.hbrBackground = win32con.COLOR_WINDOW + 1
        wc.lpfnWndProc = message_map # could also specify a wndproc.
        # C code: wc.cbWndExtra = DLGWINDOWEXTRA + sizeof(HBRUSH) + (sizeof(COLORREF));
        wc.cbWndExtra = win32con.DLGWINDOWEXTRA + struct.calcsize("Pi")
        icon_flags = win32con.LR_LOADFROMFILE | win32con.LR_DEFAULTSIZE

        ## py.ico went away in python 2.5, load from executable instead
        this_app=win32api.GetModuleHandle(None)
        try:
            wc.hIcon=win32gui.LoadIcon(this_app, 1)    ## python.exe and pythonw.exe
        except win32gui.error:
            wc.hIcon=win32gui.LoadIcon(this_app, 135)  ## pythonwin's icon
        try:
            classAtom = win32gui.RegisterClass(wc)
        except win32gui.error, err_info:
            if err_info.winerror!=winerror.ERROR_CLASS_ALREADY_EXISTS:
                raise 

def _show_toast(self, title, msg,
                    icon_path, duration):
        """Notification settings.

        :title: notification title
        :msg: notification message
        :icon_path: path to the .ico file to custom notification
        :duration: delay in seconds before notification self-destruction
        """
        message_map = {WM_DESTROY: self.on_destroy, }

        # Register the window class.
        self.wc = WNDCLASS()
        self.hinst = self.wc.hInstance = GetModuleHandle(None)
        self.wc.lpszClassName = str("PythonTaskbar")  # must be a string
        self.wc.lpfnWndProc = message_map  # could also specify a wndproc.
        try:
            self.classAtom = RegisterClass(self.wc)
        except:
            pass #not sure of this
        style = WS_OVERLAPPED | WS_SYSMENU
        self.hwnd = CreateWindow(self.classAtom, "Taskbar", style,
                                 0, 0, CW_USEDEFAULT,
                                 CW_USEDEFAULT,
                                 0, 0, self.hinst, None)
        UpdateWindow(self.hwnd)

        # icon
        if icon_path is not None:
            icon_path = path.realpath(icon_path)
        else:
            icon_path =  resource_filename(Requirement.parse("win10toast"), "win10toast/data/python.ico")
        icon_flags = LR_LOADFROMFILE | LR_DEFAULTSIZE
        try:
            hicon = LoadImage(self.hinst, icon_path,
                              IMAGE_ICON, 0, 0, icon_flags)
        except Exception as e:
            logging.error("Some trouble with the icon ({}): {}"
                          .format(icon_path, e))
            hicon = LoadIcon(0, IDI_APPLICATION)

        # Taskbar icon
        flags = NIF_ICON | NIF_MESSAGE | NIF_TIP
        nid = (self.hwnd, 0, flags, WM_USER + 20, hicon, "Tooltip")
        Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_ADD, nid)
        Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_MODIFY, (self.hwnd, 0, NIF_INFO,
                                      WM_USER + 20,
                                      hicon, "Balloon Tooltip", msg, 200,
                                      title))
        # take a rest then destroy
        sleep(duration)
        DestroyWindow(self.hwnd)
        UnregisterClass(self.wc.lpszClassName, None)
        return None 

def __init__(self):
        message_map = {
                win32con.WM_DESTROY: self.OnDestroy,
                win32con.WM_COMMAND: self.OnCommand,
                win32con.WM_USER+20 : self.OnTaskbarNotify,
                # owner-draw related handlers.
                win32con.WM_MEASUREITEM: self.OnMeasureItem,
                win32con.WM_DRAWITEM: self.OnDrawItem,
        }
        # Register the Window class.
        wc = WNDCLASS()
        hinst = wc.hInstance = GetModuleHandle(None)
        wc.lpszClassName = "PythonTaskbarDemo"
        wc.lpfnWndProc = message_map # could also specify a wndproc.
        classAtom = RegisterClass(wc)
        # Create the Window.
        style = win32con.WS_OVERLAPPED | win32con.WS_SYSMENU
        self.hwnd = CreateWindow( classAtom, "Taskbar Demo", style, \
                0, 0, win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT, win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT, \
                0, 0, hinst, None)
        UpdateWindow(self.hwnd)
        iconPathName = os.path.abspath(os.path.join( sys.prefix, "pyc.ico" ))
        # py2.5 includes the .ico files in the DLLs dir for some reason.
        if not os.path.isfile(iconPathName):
            iconPathName = os.path.abspath(os.path.join( os.path.split(sys.executable)[0], "DLLs", "pyc.ico" ))
        if not os.path.isfile(iconPathName):
            # Look in the source tree.
            iconPathName = os.path.abspath(os.path.join( os.path.split(sys.executable)[0], "..\\PC\\pyc.ico" ))
        if os.path.isfile(iconPathName):
            icon_flags = win32con.LR_LOADFROMFILE | win32con.LR_DEFAULTSIZE
            hicon = LoadImage(hinst, iconPathName, win32con.IMAGE_ICON, 0, 0, icon_flags)
        else:
            iconPathName = None
            print "Can't find a Python icon file - using default"
            hicon = LoadIcon(0, win32con.IDI_APPLICATION)
        self.iconPathName = iconPathName

        # Load up some information about menus needed by our owner-draw code.
        # The font to use on the menu.
        ncm = SystemParametersInfo(win32con.SPI_GETNONCLIENTMETRICS)
        self.font_menu = CreateFontIndirect(ncm['lfMenuFont'])
        # spacing for our ownerdraw menus - not sure exactly what constants
        # should be used (and if you owner-draw all items on the menu, it
        # doesn't matter!)
        self.menu_icon_height = GetSystemMetrics(win32con.SM_CYMENU) - 4
        self.menu_icon_width = self.menu_icon_height
        self.icon_x_pad = 8 # space from end of icon to start of text.
        # A map we use to stash away data we need for ownerdraw.  Keyed
        # by integer ID - that ID will be set in dwTypeData of the menu item.
        self.menu_item_map = {}
        
        # Finally, create the menu
        self.createMenu()

        flags = NIF_ICON | NIF_MESSAGE | NIF_TIP
        nid = (self.hwnd, 0, flags, win32con.WM_USER+20, hicon, "Python Demo")
        Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_ADD, nid)
        print "Please right-click on the Python icon in the taskbar" 

def __init__( self, path, mode, size = None, debug = None ):
        '''
        Load the image into memory, with appropriate conversions.

        size:
          None: use image size
          number: scale image size
          tuple: transform image size
        '''
        if isinstance( path, PIL.Image.Image ):
            source = path
        else:
            source = PIL.Image.open( path )
            
        if source.mode != 'RGBA':
            source = source.convert( 'RGBA' )
        if size:
            if not hasattr( size, '__len__' ):
                factor = float( size ) / max( source.size )
                size = tuple([ int(factor * dim) for dim in source.size ])
            source = source.resize( size, PIL.Image.ANTIALIAS )
            #source.thumbnail( size, PIL.Image.ANTIALIAS )

        self.size = source.size
        self.mode = mode

        if debug:
            source.save( debug, mode[ 1 ] )
        
        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile( delete = False ) as handle:
            filename = handle.name
            source.save( handle, mode[ 1 ] )

        try:
            self.handle = win32gui.LoadImage( None,
                                              handle.name,
                                              mode[ 0 ],
                                              source.width,
                                              source.height,
                                              win32con.LR_LOADFROMFILE )#| win32con.LR_CREATEDIBSECTION )
        finally:
            os.unlink( filename )