Delphi: how to load in a DrawGrid (or ImageList) a lot of bmp files contained in a folder

Hi,

Thanks for the answer!

In fact, I would like to improve an editor (written with Delphi 7), i.e, to make it more flexible related with LaTex edition.

So, my basic idea is to enable the user add, remove or change images in a specific folder (the images are really of different sizes) and, in run time, the program will read these files and show all images in the user interface.

As soon as the user to choice one image (with mouse or keyboard) it will add the textual description of the image inside of the editor.

For example, if a have the images: 'alpha.bmp' (W=11; H=18), 'epsilon.bmp' (W=6; H=18), 'gama.bmp' (W=10; H=18), 'subiota.bmp' (W=4; H=18), etc, stored in a folder named 'Greeg', I need to load all (run time) and show it in a suitable way, for the user choice what he want to use.

Regards,
JCFaria

--So, my basic idea is to enable the user add, remove or change images in a specific folder (the images -
--are really of different sizes) and, in run time, the program will read these files and show all images in
--the user interface.

  Adding and removing images is easy enough (copy the file or delete it).  How do you want the user to be able to change the file?

--As soon as the user to choice one image (with mouse or keyboard) it will add the textual description
--of the image inside of the editor.

  Can you give me an example of the "textual description"?  If you want file size, width, and height to display in the user interface then that is easy.  If you want this editor to add comments to the picture... that is something else entirely as you would need to have a separate store of comments to be tied to the BMPs since a BMP (as I understand it) has no area for storing comments internally.

--For example, if a have the images: 'alpha.bmp' (W=11; H=18), 'epsilon.bmp' (W=6; H=18), 'gama.bmp'
--(W=10; H=18), 'subiota.bmp' (W=4; H=18), etc, stored in a folder named 'Greeg', I need to load all (run
--time) and show it in a suitable way, for the user choice what he want to use.

  Are you limited to a certain size of bitmap?  I noticed all of them you mentioned are small.  If your user interface needs to be able to accomodate any size bitmap (versus just small ones) then it makes a huge difference in what you can do with the user interface design.  If you need to accomodate any size I would stick with the design I mentioned earlier (showing one at a time when it is selected).

If you provide enough information I will try to give you a start, let me know.

JCFaria

Please look at the screen shot, at the top of the page, of a program I wrote at:

http://www.jcitssystems.com/EPhotoView.htm

Is that "something" like the display you are after. Thumbnails, then when you click a larger version appears whereby you can edit the filename, image properties etc?

IF so, let me know and I can provide you with some code and the location of components used.

John

Dear John,

First, many thanks for the tip about your program!

Yes... I just download your application and it is a lot near what I'm needing. But, will be necessary some adaptations.

Basically I'm needing:
1- To load all images (gif, bmp, etc) from folders that have (a new and functional classification) of the latex symbols (see 01. greek.zip file that I sent for your email);

2- To dispose it in a suitable way for the user;

3- Enable the user to choice one file (image) each time;

4- To put in the editor the name of the file: for example if the file is named '001. alpha.gif', in the editor will be add '\alpha';

Could you help me with some code and components?

The software I've been developing is an open source Gui/Editor named Tinn-R: http://sourceforge.net/projects/tinn-r

and I've been improvement the LaTeX support to the users.

See the picture (To John.01.png that I sent for your email): I wonder it will gives for you a clear notion of what I'm needing.

The images will be loaded as soon as the user to choice a TTabSheet component and, when the user to change the active TTabSheet, the content of the old (now not visible) will be cleared (to avoid memory
consumption): see (To John.02.png that I sent for your email).

Regards,
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