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> How can I load a .jpg bitmap in a Image component and, when the picture
> doesn't fit, scroll to the right or left???
If you're using D3, on the CD in INFO\EXTRAS directory there's a JPEG
component you can use. This enables TImage to display JPEG images as it
would do with a BMP. Of course, there are a number of free TImage
components too. You'll have to look around. Here's how to install the
JPEG component from the CD: (instructions from web, author unknown?)
Step 1 - Copying the JPEG files to your hard drive
Insert your Delphi 3 CD in your CD-ROM drive.
In the Explorer, browse to the INFO\EXTRAS directory.
To copy the JPEG folder, drag and drop it from the Explorer to
another folder, e.g. C:\MyStuff.
All the JPEG files should now be in C:\MyStuff\JPEG.
To make thing easier for us, now copy all the files from the
C:\MyStuff\JPEG\OBJ folder to the C:\MyStuff\JPEG folder.
Do this by, in the Explorer, selecting all the files in the
C:\MyStuff\JPEG\OBJ. When all files are selected, right click
and choose Copy. Then browse to C:\MyStuff\JPEG and choose
Paste.
Step 2 - Installing the JPEG components
Launch Delphi 3.0
From Delphi's main menu, select Component | Install Component
You'll should now see the "Install Component" dialog.
Hit the Browse button next to the Unit file name box.
In the "Unit file name" dialog, browse to C:\MyStuff\JPEG.
Select the file named JPEG.PAS and hit Open.
The Unit file name box should now be filled in properly.
Make sure the Package file name is set to the Delphi User's
Components package, which by default is in this location:
C:\Program Files\Borland\Delphi 3\Lib\dclusr30.dpk
Hit OK.
You'll now see a "Confirm" dialog, saying that the package
will be installed.
Hit Yes.
You should now see an "Information" dialog, saying that the
package is installed.
Exit the package editor and make sure you save the changes
to the package.
Step 3 - Using the JPEG component
Simply drop down a TImage and load a JPEG into the Picture
property. Also, make sure the JPEG unit is in the USES clause,
so that the JPEG stuff is registered at run-time.
Now to the second part of you question, regarding scrolling. Delphi
makes this very easy. Just use a TScrollBox and place the TImage in the
scrollbox. Be sure to set the autosize property to True for the image.
It depends how fancy you want your app to be, but you can write a few
lines of code to center the image within the scrollbox. This makes your
app nicer looking. Use the ClientHeight/Width of the scrollbox and DIV
them by the size of the image. I've done the same thing and also made a
little 10 pixel offset from the inner edges of the scroll box so the
image isn't right up against the edges of the scrollbox. This adds a
nice touch.
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> How can shape-components be placed under that .jpg-picture to give the
> ability to click with the mouse at a part of the picture and move at the
> right position while scrolling???
I don't understand what you what to do here?
-Robert
