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The types of resource data that can be handled by RisohEditor are as follows:
| Data type (integer value) | Plain explanation | Related APIs | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| RT_CURSOR (1) | Cursor image. | ??? | Affects RT_GROUP_CURSOR. |
| RT_BITMAP (2) | Bitmap. | LoadBitmap, LoadImage, CreateDIBSection, DeleteObject | Starts with IDB_. Bitmap file (*.bmp) can be extracted. |
| RT_ICON (3) | Icon image. | ??? | Affects RT_GROUP_ICON |
| RT_MENU (4) | Menu. | LoadMenu, LoadMenuIndirect, DestroyMenu | Starts with IDR_ |
| RT_DIALOG (5) | Dialog. | DialogBox, DialogBoxIndirect, DialogBoxIndirectParam, DialogBoxParam, CreateDialog, CreateDialogIndirect, CreateDialogIndirectParam, CreateDialogParam | Starts with IDD_. See also RT_DLGINIT. |
| RT_STRING (6) | String table | LoadString | Individual string IDs start with IDS_. |
| RT_FONTDIR (7) | Font directory. | Including FONT with the resource compiler creates RT_FONTDIR along with RT_FONT, but RT_FONTDIR fills in incorrect information for some compilers and can be ignored because it has no special meaning. | |
| RT_FONT (8) | Font. | AddFontResource, RemoveFontResource, AddFontMemResourceEx, RemoveFontMemResourceEx | The contents of the font file remain unchanged. |
| RT_ACCELERATOR (9) | Accelerator key table. | LoadAccelerators, TranslateAccelerator, DestroyAcceleratorTable | Starts with IDR_. |
| RT_RCDATA (10) | Application-defined data. | FindResource, FindResourceEx, LoadResource, LockResource, FreeResource | Starts with IDR_. Can be embedded in any data structure. For Delphi apps, it may contain Delphi form data (DFM). |
| RT_MESSAGETABLE (11) | Message table. | FormatMessage | Starts with MSGID_. It is recommended to use RT_STRING instead, as it will adversely affect compatibility. |
| RT_GROUP_CURSOR (12) | Cursor. | LoadCursor, LoadImage, CreateIconFromResource, CreateIconFromResourceEx, LoadCursorFromFile, DestroyCursor | Starts with IDC_. Cursor files (*.cur) can be extracted. See also RT_CURSOR. |
| RT_GROUP_ICON (14) | Icon. | LoadIcon, LoadImage, CreateIconFromResource, CreateIconFromResourceEx, DestroyIcon | Starts with IDI_. Icon files (*.ico) can be extracted. See also RT_ICON. |
| RT_VERSION (16) | Version info. | GetFileVersionInfo, GetFileVersionInfoSize, VerFindFile, VerQueryValue | The resource name is always 1. |
| RT_ANICURSOR (21) | Animated cursor. | DrawIconEx | Starts with IDR_. Animated cursor file (*.ani) can be extracted. The data as it is in the file. |
| RT_ANIICON (22) | Animated icon. | DrawIconEx | Starts with IDR_. Apparently not used much. |
| RT_HTML (23) | HTML data. | ??? | Starts with IDR_. It may be encoded in UTF-8. |
| RT_MANIFEST (24) | Manifest | ??? | The resource name has a special meaning. If the description is incorrect, it may not be able to start. |
| RT_DLGINIT (240) | Dialog initialization data. | ExecuteDlgInitDx (MZC4) | Starts with IDD_. Affects the initialization of the dialog with the same name. See also the MZC4 file "DlgInit.h". |
| GIF | GIF image. | GDI+, OleLoadPicture | Starts with IDR_. Image file as it is. |
| JPEG | JPEG image. | GDI+, OleLoadPicture | Starts with IDR_. Image file as it is. |
| PNG | PNG image. | GDI+, OleLoadPicture | Starts with IDR_. Image file as it is. |
| TIFF | TIFF image. | GDI+, OleLoadPicture | Starts with IDR_. Image file as it is. |
| WAVE | WAVE sound data. | PlaySound, sndPlaySound, mciSendCommand, mciSendString | Starts with IDR_. The data as it is in the file. |
| AVI | AVI movie data. | Animate_Open, AVIFile, MCIWndRegisterClass, MCIWndCreate, mciSendCommand, mciSendString | Starts with IDR_. The data as it is in the file. |
The followings are not supported:
RT_DLGINCLUDE (17), RT_VXD (20), RT_PLUGPLAY (19)