Available in the LEADTOOLS Imaging toolkit. |
Dynamically Positioning the Control (Access 2.0)
Take the following steps to dynamically scale and position the LEAD control when loading an image. This example scales the control to use most of the form's area while preserving the image's aspect ratio.
1. Start with the project that you created in Loading and Displaying an Image.
2. Modify the LeadLoad button's click procedure so that it appears as follows. For a general explanation of how images are positioned and scaled, refer to Displaying an Image.
Sub LoadLead_Click()
'Declare variables used for preserving aspect ratios.
Dim HeightFactor As Long
Dim WidthFactor As Long
Dim HeightAllowed As Long
Dim WidthAllowed As Long
Dim ViewHeight, ViewWidth
'Turn off automated behavior while we load and manipulate the image.
Me![Lead1].Object.AutoSetRects = False
Me![Lead1].Object.AutoRepaint = False
Me![Lead1].Object.AutoScroll = False
Me![Lead1].Object.BackErase = False
'Load the bitmap. This hard-coded path name may be different on your system.
Me![Lead1].Object.Load "c:\lead\images\image1.cmp", 0, 0, 1
'Set the variables used for preserving the aspect ratio.
'Allow for a border of 1/8 of the form size.
'The units of measure do not matter, since we are calculating proportions.
HeightFactor = Me![Lead1].Object.BitmapHeight
WidthFactor = Me![Lead1].Object.BitmapWidth
HeightAllowed = Me.WindowHeight * 3/4
WidthAllowed = Me.WindowWidth * 3/4
'Center the LEAD control on the form, preserving the aspect ratio.
'Check to see if using the maximum width will make the image too tall.
'Set the dimensions based on the result.
If ((WidthAllowed * HeightFactor) / WidthFactor) < HeightAllowed Then
Me![Lead1].Left = Me.WindowWidth / 8
Me![Lead1].Width = WidthAllowed
Me![Lead1].Height = (Me![Lead1].Width * HeightFactor) / WidthFactor
Me![Lead1].Top = (Me.WindowHeight - Me![Lead1].Height) / 2
Else
Me![Lead1].Top = Me.WindowHeight / 8
Me![Lead1].Height = HeightAllowed
Me![Lead1].Width = (Me![Lead1].Height * WidthFactor) / HeightFactor
Me![Lead1].Left = (Me.WindowWidth - Me![Lead1].Width) / 2
End If
'Set the image display size to match the LEAD control
Me![Lead1].Object.SetDstRect 0, 0, Me![Lead1].Object.ScaleWidth, Me![Lead1].Object.ScaleHeight
Me![Lead1].Object.SetDstClipRect 0, 0, Me![Lead1].Object.ScaleWidth, Me![Lead1].Object.ScaleHeight
'Turn on automated behavior while we load and manipulate the image.
Me![Lead1].Object.AutoSetRects = True
Me![Lead1].Object.AutoRepaint = True
Me![Lead1].Object.AutoScroll = True
End Sub
3. Close the code window.
4. Click the Form View icon on the toolbar to test the form.