Use Bitmap or Vector Icons

• Jul 31, 2018

The Document Preview and Report Designer display vector icons by default, which ensures an application looks correctly on a high-DPI display.

The images below demonstrate the Document Preview’s ribbon toolbar with different themes applied:

• Office 2016 White theme:

  

• Office 2016 Black theme:

  

You can use bitmap icons in you WPF application’s GUI by setting the static ApplicationThemeHelper.UseDefaultSvgImages property to false at the application’s startup.

C#

using System.Windows;
using DevExpress.Xpf.Core;

public partial class App : Application {
    protected override void OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e) {
        ApplicationThemeHelper.UseDefaultSvgImages = false;
        base.OnStartup(e);
    }
}

VB.NET

Imports System.Windows
Imports DevExpress.Xpf.Core

Public Partial Class App
    Inherits Application
    Protected Overrides Sub OnStartup(e As StartupEventArgs)
        ApplicationThemeHelper.UseDefaultSvgImages = False
        MyBase.OnStartup(e)
    End Sub
End Class

The following images illustrate the Document Preview’s ribbon toolbar with bitmap icons:

• Office 2016 White theme:

  

• Office 2016 Black theme: