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2/12/2000 |
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Rocky Clark (Kath-Rock Software)
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UPDATED! The ultimate Thumbnail Browser! Creates thumbnails of all VB 6.0 supported image formats from whatever folder it's pointed to. Uses BrowseForFolder API, so it will even work across networks. Click edit to shell your favorite editor and load the selected image. New code includes progress bar and saves the last window size size and position settings. 2/15/2000 Changed progress bar. This will be my last change (on to new projects).
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 2/12/2000 9:49:00 PM: Rocky Clark
PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT and
VOTE FOR ME!
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2/13/2000 5:10:18 AM: Sick
Fantastic coding!! I've seen more VB thumbnail browsers, but this one is finally one of high quality. Excellent job! The only thing i miss is a progressbar. But that should be no significant problem :o>
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2/13/2000 8:45:29 PM: Rocky Clark
Sick,
Thanks for the compliments. Maybe you could draw in the StatusBar for a progress bar. Keep on coding!
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2/13/2000 11:01:38 PM: lvinniel
I must say that this thumbnail viewer is exactly what I have been looking for at PSC. The others don't compare with this one at all. I compared it with PaintShop Pro's image browser and I browsed 963 images. It took PSP5 37 seconds @ 6.576 MB RAM consumption while this App took 17 seconds @ 8.652 MB RAM consumption. I'm not sure how windows caches the recent info, but I tried it several times for both to make sure they equally had the cache in hand and your app still outperformed PSP!! Good job!! This is a keeper!
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2/14/2000 3:01:56 PM: P Lerdahl
A great code and fast on running.
It could used a progressbar to show the progress on large directories.
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2/14/2000 8:43:50 PM: Rocky Clark
I updated the project today 2/14/99. The new code includes a progress bar and saves the last window size and position settings.
Keep Coding!
Rocky
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2/15/2000 3:10:33 AM: Tony
Rocky, how about using lightweight controls from VB. This way you can reduce your resource problem. I tried. It went from 7% to 2% usage (only small test done). You can find the LightWeight controls on disk 3, in the folder: X:\COMMON\TOOLS\VB\WINLESS. I use the same control(s) for the submission I made for Clipboard Control.
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3/4/2000 2:24:26 AM: Tyson Rawlings
You might use a timer event to load the thumbnails, right now you are using a for/next to load all the images, when you could change that into a timer event, this would allow the user to see the thumbnails load on the screen, and click on the one's that have been loaded. So people with large directoies don't have to wait a year, the first image appers in a second...
This will slow down the load by about maybe .01 seconds per image, but well worth it!
later...
Tyson Rawlings
SoftTech International
http://www.stsoftware.com/
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3/18/2000 8:33:13 PM: sgt drake
I am getting a error msg when opening project. Retained is an invalid key thumbs.vbp can't be loaded
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3/19/2000 7:16:58 AM: AppCobbler
Sorry to hear that Sgt. It sounds like you may be using VB 5.0 and this program was written using VB 6.0.
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3/21/2000 12:17:01 PM: Jonathan
sgt drake, to fix the 'retained is an invalid key' error, open up the vbp in notepad and find the line that has the 'retained' in it, delete it, it should work now.
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5/28/2000 8:47:21 AM: Devon K
Very nice work. You should just add a form2 with a picture box in it to load up your files when you click on them.
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7/4/2000 10:01:49 AM: ¤KEEL¤
Hi Rocky: Iam newbie, and Iam frustrate
because I have a project on mind but I
dont Know how write to a code,what Iwant
to ,is there any,procedure,rules,or step
to follow because I dont Know how to
translate my Orders to the application
to a code because,I dont Know when use
simbols like *,"",=,&,%,#,~ etc. How you
guys Know when and what simbols to use
to tell the application what to do whith
a code. Please Help me out! I dont want
to be copying somebody's work,I want to
be like you,I want to create! My goal is
Create a project (when you executed it
show a message on center of the screen,
and right after cople of seconds shutoff
the minitor. But like I've been say, I
don't want somebody give me a code for it, I want to create it, If somebody
teach me how to write! Please somebody Help me ! Advises,Comments,opinions. Feel free to email me at
kazz@ProgenIC.zzn.com
Thanks and God Bless You all Guys! :)
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7/4/2000 10:50:16 AM: Rocky Clark (Kath-Rock Software)
KEEL,
Since you are so new, the best I can do for you is tell you how to get started. Search the web for "Learn Visual Basic". Include the quotes in your search. There are many sites out there that can help you get started in VB. This is not a simple undertaking, but with some persistance, you will be writing your own programs in no time. After you've learned the basics, then come back to Planet Source Code to see how other programmers are accomplishing specific tasks.
Good Luck!
Rocky
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8/1/2000 4:21:03 PM: Barry DeLong
Is there a way to save the thumb thumbnails as files in a specified directory? Perhaps using a save function at the end of the 'CreatePicThumb' procedure?
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8/2/2000 6:22:27 AM: Rocky Clark (Kath-Rock Software)
Barry,
Yes you can save the picture using 1 line of code. In the 'CreateThumbPic' procedure, look for the line 'lRet = StretchBlt(...)'. Add this code as the next line. 'Call SavePicture(picThumb.Image, FileName)' where 'FileName' is whatever path and file you want. That's it. The picture is saved. You'll need to come up with a schema for naming the thumbs, but that shouldn't be too difficult.
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12/15/2000 4:29:57 PM: Jasonnn
Is there a way I could give the program a list of urls and have it make thumnails for them target picture files. I understand for modem users this process may be somewhat time consuming.
Would it take just as long to save each file to the hard drive first before making thumbnails?
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12/17/2000 8:42:28 AM: Rocky Clark
Jasonnn,
It would be quicker to download the images to a folder and then point the program to that folder. This way when you go to edit the image the code wouldn't have to go out and download image from a site again.
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4/24/2001 9:52:13 AM: GReNDeL PRiMe
Cool program.
I have changed it, though, to suit my goal: getting pathnames from a database and loading the pictures behind the path. I have included the modified program in my project (not on PSC), fully credited o.c. If you have an objection please let me know and I will remove it from my project.
Thanks
GP
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6/27/2001 7:12:49 PM: someone
the program just freeze when browsing temporany internet file, as in older version...when will it be fixed?
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7/21/2001 4:41:25 AM: johnb
Great bit code. This is just what I'm looking for. Thanks for the additional comment on how to save the image. Cheers!
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3/10/2002 10:52:51 PM: Pietro Cecchi
Splendid code, Rocky!
5 globes are mandatory.
Pietro
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3/29/2002 7:08:06 AM: Andrew
It performs well, and it's well documented.
Like any programmer, I want to make some changes so that it does what I want. I'm able to do so because it is so well written. Thanks Rocky.
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4/6/2002 5:13:06 PM: C. Sibon
hey dude,
I can get your code to work, i wanted to work with your example with a path array, i want to send you the project but I donno your e-mail adres.
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6/22/2002 4:46:00 AM: Richard
Is this the author???, or just using it??
http://www.dutchthewiz.com/editor/thumbs
http://www.dutchthewiz.c om/images/thumbsmain.gif
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7/21/2002 1:53:48 AM: Adam
check out ImageBrowser on PSC if you are interested in this.
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1/13/2003 11:02:58 PM: pcito
This is the ONLY good thumbnail browser on PSC. It is the only one that caches thumbnails and handles resizing well. Good job.
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3/2/2003 11:41:26 PM:
Great code 5 globes
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9/19/2003 5:27:27 AM:
deneme
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11/20/2003 11:28:31 AM: Mike2
Great code. How can I delete a thumbnail?
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3/15/2005 5:39:57 AM:
Is there a way to create thumbnails for each page in a PDF file having both text and images using this code.If yes,what should i change in this code?
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6/9/2005 9:33:57 AM: Trey Smith
Slow, using PSP as a comparison is nnot good, as their thumbnails blow. You control looks gorgous, use a timer, and only load what will be visible. Overall I liked it, but speed makes it unusable.
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6/10/2005 9:20:38 AM: Rocky Clark (Kath-Rock Software)
To all PSC users,
I have not posted code here for quite some time. This is due to comments like the one from Trey Smith.
This is not a free program site! This is a source code site! It was meant to show you how to code different pieces of YOUR programs.
Users like Trey, who just download entire programs and then complain that it doesn't do everything they want are destroying this site.
If Trey WAS REALLY a programmer, he would take the parts he wants and then code HIS OWN program to do the rest.
Just My Two Cents.
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11/24/2005 12:34:44 AM: iceman
Your code's great, it made my personal project looked great. 5 globes for you...
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12/11/2005 6:13:04 AM: Ramci
i should say nice jpb ;)
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2/14/2006 6:45:18 PM: JakeBullet
Simple and clean. Good stuff! I will drop in 5 balls worth.
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10/23/2006 4:16:06 PM: Bruno sjm
God bless you this is the best i have seen.
Dear Rocky Clark
could you include a search bar so that
we can search image of our choice. just like window XP has it.
Thanks
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1/26/2007 12:59:11 AM: JIm
Trying to get this so it will copy images to cilpborad but having no luck.I am self teaching myself so any help would be greatly welcome
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12/16/2007 9:33:27 PM: brad
Amazing stuff right here.. I plan to make a semi-replacement for the VeohTV client in an attempt to prevent the clients routine copyright deletion. I'm starting a whole suite of things that will be free of charge. I'll be sure to credit you all the way, too! Also, this is another fine example of what PSC is all about, Thanks.
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9/20/2008 10:11:07 AM: irish_bloke
i cant seem to get the images to appear in my project. Ive copied all the code and controls over but somethings not working right cant figure it out. Great code by the way.
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9/20/2008 10:58:51 AM: irish_bloke
Nevermind it was my new forms "Scalemode" propery it was Twips instead of pixel.
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2/5/2009 3:34:43 PM: Wolfgang
Hi Rocky, thanks for posting this great code! 5 Globes! For viewing the thumbs on a high resolution display I have to enlarge the thumbs. I tried to change the .width properties of all related controls but nothing happened. How can I change the size of the thumbs? Thanks for your help.
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2/11/2009 1:07:43 PM: Wolfgang
Hi Rocky,thank you very much for your help by mail. Now everything is perfect! Best regards, Wolfgang
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