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Using a PanWindow
Take the following steps to start a project and to add some code that uses a PanWindow:
  1. Start Visual Studio .NET.
  2. Choose File->New->Project… from the menu.
  3. In the New Project dialog box, choose either "Visual C# Projects" or "Visual Basic Projects" in the Projects Type List, and choose "Windows Application " in the Templates List.
  4. Type the project name as "Using a PanWindow" in the Project Name field, and then choose OK. If desired, type a new location for your project or select a directory using the Browse button, and then choose OK .
  5. In the "Solution Explorer" window, right-click on the "References" folder, and select "Add Reference…" from the context menu. In the "Add Reference" dialog box, select the ".NET" tab and browse to Leadtools For .NET "\LEAD Technologies\LEADTOOLS 16.5\Bin\DotNet\Win32 " folder and select the following DLLs:
    • Leadtools.dll
    • Leadtools.Codecs.dll
    • Leadtools.WinForms.dll
    Click the Select button and then press the OK button to add the above DLLs to the application.
  6. Make sure Form1 is in design view. Go to the toolbox (View->Toolbox) and Drag and drop an instance of RasterImageViewer to the form. If you do not have RasterImageViewer in your toolbox, select Tools->Add Remove Toolbox Items from the menu. Click Browse and then select Leadtools.WinForms.DLL from "C:\Program Files (x86)\LEAD Technologies\LEADTOOLS 16.5\Bin\DotNet\Win32" and then click Open and then click OK.
  7. Change the following properties:
    PropertyValue
    DockFill
  8. Switch to Form1 code view (right-click Form1 in the solution explorer then select View Code ) and add the following lines at the beginning of the file:

    [Visual Basic]

     
    Imports Leadtools
    Imports Leadtools.Codecs
    Imports Leadtools.WinForms            
    [C#]
    
    using Leadtools;
    using Leadtools.Codecs;
    using Leadtools.WinForms; 
    
  9. Add an event handler to the Form1 Load event and add the following code:

    [Visual Basic]

    
    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
       ' load an image into the viewer
       RasterCodecs.Startup()
       Dim codecs As New RasterCodecs()
       rasterImageViewer1.Image = codecs.Load("C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images\Image2.cmp")
       RasterCodecs.Shutdown()
       
       ' Create an instance of Form2
       Dim form As New Form2
       Form.Show()
       
       ' Set the attribute of the pan viewer
       Form.PanViewer.BackColor = Color.Bisque
       form.PanViewer.Viewer = RasterImageViewer1
       Form.PanViewer.BorderStyle = BorderStyle.None
       Form.PanViewer.RectangleColor = Color.Blue
       Form.PanViewer.ImageColor = Color.FromArgb(128, 0, 0, 0)
       Form.PanViewer.Cursor = Cursors.Hand
    End Sub
    
    [C#]
    
    private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
       // load an image into the viewer
       RasterCodecs.Startup();
       RasterCodecs codecs = new RasterCodecs();
       rasterImageViewer1.Image = codecs.Load(@"C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images\Image2.cmp");
       RasterCodecs.Shutdown();
       
       // Create an instance of Form2
       Form2 form = new Form2();
       form.Show();
       
       // Set the attribute of the pan viewer
       form.PanViewer.BackColor = Color.Bisque;
       form.PanViewer.Viewer = rasterImageViewer1;
       form.PanViewer.BorderStyle = BorderStyle.None;
       form.PanViewer.RectangleColor = Color.Blue;
       form.PanViewer.ImageColor = Color.FromArgb(128, 0, 0, 0);
       form.PanViewer.Cursor = Cursors.Hand;
    }
    
  10. Select Project->Add Windows Forms and add a new Form to the project. Switch to Form2 code view (Right click Form2 in the solution explorer then select View Code) and add the following lines at the beginning of the file:

    [Visual Basic]

    
    Imports Leadtools.WinForms
    
    [C#]
    
    using Leadtools.WinForms;
    
  11. Add an event handler to the Form2 Load event and add the following code: [Visual Basic]
    
    Private myPanViewer As RasterImagePanViewer
    
    Private Sub Form2_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
       myPanViewer = New RasterImagePanViewer
       myPanViewer.Dock = DockStyle.Fill
       Controls.Add(myPanViewer)
       myPanViewer.BringToFront()
    End Sub
    
    Public ReadOnly Property PanViewer() As RasterImagePanViewer
       Get
          Return myPanViewer
       End Get
    End Property
    
    [C#]
    
    private RasterImagePanViewer panViewer;
    
    private void Form2_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
       panViewer = new RasterImagePanViewer();
       panViewer.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
       Controls.Add(panViewer);
       panViewer.BringToFront();
    }
    
    public RasterImagePanViewer PanViewer
    {
       get
       {
          return panViewer;
       }
    }
    
  12. Build, and Run the program to test it.