Take MFC as an example:
1. Right click the control and select "Add Variable...".
2. Input "m_gauge1" in the "Variable name" field.
3. Change the status of indicator lamp
m_gauge1.SetValue(_T("ImageStateIndicator1"),1);
Here the name “Pointer” can be found in the designer, see as below:
The second parameter in SetValue, got from the designer's property page. For example, state= 0...
Click the "+" to add one or more status, the max is 6.
Change the order by dragging; the left one should be 0.