property RadialMenu.ParentPicture as Variant
Indicates the picture to be shown on the parent zone's background.

TypeDescription
Variant A VARIANT expression that specifies the icon/picture/image to be displayed as described:
  • A String expression indicates:
    • a name of a picture file in the PicturePath folder. For instance, ParentPicture = "favorites.png", loads the favorites.png file if found in the PicturePath folder.
    • a picture file including its absolute path. For instance, ParentPicture = "C:\Program Files\Exontrol\ExRadialMenu\Sample\Images\favorites.png", loads the favorites.png file from absolute path
    • a key of the HTML picture, previously loaded by the HTMLPicture method. For instance, ParentPicture = "pic1", loads the HTML picture with the key pic1, so the pic1 should be load previously with a HTMLPicture call like HTMLPicture("pic1") = "C:\Program Files\Exontrol\ExRadialMenu\Sample\Images\favorites.png"
    • an encode BASE64 string of a picture file. The Exontrol's ExImages Tool encode/decode BASE64 strings from/to pictures. In this case, the string starts with "gB..", "gC.." and so on.
  • A Picture object that indicates the picture to be displayed. For instance, ParentPicture = LoadPicture("picture.jpg")

If no picture/image is found, the item displays no picture/image.

By default, The ParentPicture property is empty, which indicates that no picture is shown on the parent portion's background. By default, the parent picture is stretch on the parent zone of the control. The InflateParentPicture property inflates or deflates the client area to display the picture on the background of the parent's zone of the control. The ParentPicture property indicates the picture to be shown on the parent zone's background. The ParentImage property specifies the graphics ( image, icon, picture ) to be shown on the parent zone, based on the state of the radial menu. The ParentImageWidth / ParentImageHeight specifies the size to show the parent image, based on the radial menu's state. The ParentSize property specifies the size to display the parent zone. The AllowToggleExpand property specifies whether the radial menu can be shown in collapsed state. The Expanded property indicates whether the radial menu is expanded or collapsed. The State property specifies the state of the radial menu. The PicturesPath property specifies the path to load the pictures from. The Image property specifies the item's image. The Images method loads icons into the control. Use the ReplaceIcon method to add, remove or clear icons in the control's images collection. The HTMLPicture adds or replaces a picture in HTML captions.