Introduction
LEADTOOLS VCL consists of several packages. Each package contains one or more custom controls developed by LEAD Technologies, Inc. These packages and their contents are as follows:
LEADTOOLS
VCL Main Package: The LEADTOOLS VCL Main Package contains the LEAD
Main Control Module. The LEAD Main Control Module (32-bit) provides the
custom controls for incorporating image compression, file format support,
and image processing into your applications.
LEADTOOLS
VCL Additional Package: The LEADTOOLS VCL Additional Package contains
the LEAD ImageList Control Module, the LEAD ThumbnailBrowser Control Module
and the LEAD Screen Capture Control. The LEAD ImageList Control Module
provides the custom controls for displaying and manipulating image lists.
The LEAD Thumbnail Browser Control Module provides custom controls for
generating thumbnails of LEAD supported images from a directory. The LEAD
Screen Capture Control Module provides custom controls for performing
the following captures: entire screen, active window, selected menu, menu
under cursor, selected window object (button, tool bar, icon, or client
area), selected area (rectangle, ellipse, triangle, polygon or freehand),
wallpaper, mouse pointer, and resource stored in EXE or DLL. Options include
multi-capture, Hot Keys, and time interval. Please note that the Documentation
for the LEAD Screen Capture Control Module can be found in the LEADTOOLS
Screen Capture VCL help file, Ltscrvcln.chm in the LEAD\Help directory.
In addition, please note that the LEADTOOLS VCL Main Package must be installed
on the system in order to install the LEADTOOLS VCL Additional Package.
LEADTOOLS
VCL Scanning Package: The LEADTOOLS VCL Scanning Package contains
the LEAD ISIS Control Module. LEAD ISIS Control Module provides custom
controls for incorporating ISIS scanner control into your applications.
In addition, please note that the LEADTOOLS VCL Main Package must be installed
on the system in order to install the LEADTOOLS VCL Scanning Package.
LEADTOOLS
VCL DICOM Package: The LEADTOOLS VCL DICOM Package contains the
LEAD DICOM Control Module. The LEAD DICOM Control Module provides a custom
control for incorporating DICOM image file format support into your applications.
The LEAD DICOM Control Module is only available in the LEADTOOLS Medical
toolkits. Please note that the LEADTOOLS VCL Main Package must be installed
on the system in order to install the LEADTOOLS VCL DICOM Package.
LEADTOOLS
VCL Annotation Package: The LEADTOOLS VCL Annotation Package contains
the LEAD Annotation Control Module. The LEAD Annotation Control Module
provides a custom control for incorporating annotation support into your
applications. The LEAD Annotation Control Module is only available in
the LEADTOOLS Document/Medical
toolkits. Please note that the LEADTOOLS VCL Main Package must be installed
on the system in order to install the LEADTOOLS VCL Annotation Package.
LEADTOOLS
VCL MRC Package: The LEADTOOLS VCL MRC Package contains the LEAD
MRC Control Module. The LEAD MRC Control Module provides a custom control
to let you incorporate the ability to work with MRC (Mixed Raster Content)
files in your applications. The LEAD MRC Control Module is only available
in the LEADTOOLS Document/Medical
toolkits. Please note that the Documentation for the LEAD MRC Control
Module can be found in the LEADTOOLS MRC VCL help file, Ltmrcvcln.chm
in the LEAD\Help directory. In addition, please note that the LEADTOOLS
VCL Main Package must be installed on the system in order to install the
LEADTOOLS VCL MRC Package.
This help file contains only the documentation for the properties, methods and events in the LEAD MRC Control Module.
The toolkit comes in 32-bit Document/Medical and non-Document/Medical editions. You can use the LEADTOOLS VCL in:
Delphi 4.0
Delphi 5.0
Delphi 6.0
Delphi 7.0
C++ Builder 4.0
C++ Builder 5.0
C++ Builder 6.0
The toolkit comes in WIN32 editions so that it can support development of software applications for any of the following environments:
Windows 3.x
Windows NT 4.x
Windows NT
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows 2000
Windows ME
XP
Please note that due to the large size of the PDF files that contain the LEADTOOLS manuals, these files are no longer included in the setup. Instead, these PDF files can be downloaded from our website at http://support.leadtools.com/SupportPortal/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=3&tabid=27.
Introduction To Image Processing with LEADTOOLS
Compression Using LEAD and JPEG Formats