[APP]Intuitional Picture Viewer for HTC Elf(Touch)

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

I've been working on picture viewer for the HTC Touch that has a little more of an intuitional feel(kinda like the iphone tho mine has some major differences) You can use the touch screen for everything including changing pictures, panning, and zooming in or out. Right now 2 mega-pixel images take about a second to load(used to take 4-5!)

Here's how to control it:

To use gesture mode check "Gesture Mode" in options menu, to use double-click mode uncheck "Gesture Mode."

Gesture Mode:
Sweep your thumb to the left to move to the next picture
Sweep your thumb to the right to move to the previous picture
(for sweeping, start with your thumb/finger off the phone, otherwise it'll mistake it for the panning gesture)
Press on the picture and then move to pan
Double-press to change to full screen.

Double-Click Mode:
double press to switch between panning and switching pictures/zooming.
move picture with finger in panning mode
zoom by moving finger up/down in non-panning mode
switch pictures by moving finger left/right in non-panning mode



Reply if you have any questions :)


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Update 3/3/08 6:49 PM PST:
Eesh, so for those of you who downloaded that last update earlier today, I'm sorry. I found a couple rather nasty bugs that made the program nigh on unusable after I left the house. Fortunately I've managed to fix those and it's looking pretty stable. You can also now zoom in unlimitedly(almost). Basically it'll let you zoom in until your phone runs out of memory to handle a picture of that size. Don't worry, it won't crash or anything, it just won't go any bigger(you'll kinda see it seem to bounce back to being its original size). Let me know about any problems you find. On a side note, I actually was able to make it crash by trying over and over again to push the picture past the boundary the phone could handle. It should work perfectly for normal use, just don't go trying to make it break, or it will.

Update 3/3/08 10:13 PM PST:
Big day today updates wise, and this one is a BIG update. First, I fixed the problem of the background not covering all of the screen in landscape mode. What? That's not a big enough update? Ok, I'll throw in the ability to rotate pictures too :). There is now a button in the bottom-right corner(should be out of the way enough I think) that will rotate the picture 90 degrees counter-clockwise. There is one slight problem with the rotation, it works kinda strangly with my new zooming algorithm and if you zoom in too much and then try to rotate it will crash the program. Simply put, just don't zoom in very far and then rotate it and it should be fine. Oh, and for those worried about speed, it rotates in a fraction of a second(don't know exactly how long but it feels instantaneous).

[signs2006]

Sounds great!

I tried it but i'll get an error related to "Internal.Get.File.Directorynames".

Maybe because the name of my storage card isn't "Storage card" but "Opslagkaart" (dutch version).

Greets
Kevin

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

ya, that explains it... I need to fix that, I'll get on that now ;)

[ArcticCat]

Sounds COOL i'm in for testing :) ENGLISH rom here

OK now i understand what you mean by you just started working on it today lol so no need to talk about bugs yet hein

I really LOVE the double-click to exist maybe you can find another gesture for zoom in/out for example :)


Cheers

[Biffert]

How did you get the TouchFLO to respond to gestures? I was looking into using some gestures is a test application, but I havent found anything yet :(

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

Heh, actually I didnt, I just set capture to true and created my own gestures(really, really simple ones) to handle it. I would have no idea how to utilize touch-flo for this

[Marcos200]

Man, you are the one.

i´m along time waiting for this stuff, men very very god.

Thanks, i´m rigth now testing your app.

work on this and make a realy god application for the ppc world .:)

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

Ok, here's an updated version, now it initializes to the root directory and lets you choose whichever folder you want to load pictures from. The pictures still load fairly slow but they are a little better. Also, pressing on the bottom menu activates it, so basically you double press on the menu/quit icons. However, you have to actually choose one of the options to get back to being able to move the picture again (annoying, I know but I'm trying to figure out a way around that.) Also of note: you press the names of the directories you want to open twice to go into them. Clicking accept will choose the directory you're currently looking at. I think you'll see what I mean. It's actually fairly intuitional when you're doing it. 2 MP pictures take about 4-5 seconds to load. Again, if any1 knows a faster way to load in the pictures than using the Bitmap constructor, please let me know. Finally, none of the menu items are actually implemented, so clicking on them right now just makes it so you can move the picture again.

[Marcos200]

:)

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Hello,

Justo 2 remarks, your program have a lot of potential of improvements.

But for now, just 2 important functions. if is possible for you to improve.

1. 1 browser like resco picture viewer, just to chose 1 picture to start.
2. that browser need to be finger scroll friendly, just like the touch rom.

scroll and chose the picture that you like to see, pic the picture and see just one or scroll just like your application do right now, because now you must scroll to all the picture just to see 1 that is im the midle.

sorry for my ingles, but i´m also working on that

great job for you my friend, congratulations and good work.

[ArcticCat]

Ok here are some comments on the updated version :)

1. The swiping "feels" a little better but it still "hangs" on the border a bit
2. The picture still "looks" stretched on the screen
3. when you exist and re-enter the program the image location is not "remembered"
4. it would be nicer if we can have a tree view of the folders to select from
5. when u reach the last (or first picture) we shld somehow be notified that it is the last picture OR loop again from the start

I really LOVE the concept of this program can't wait to see it done

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

@ArcticCat, it does actually loop again to the first picture when you get to the end. What were you experiencing? If it crashed it's probably a memory issue. That goes along with my problem of opening the bitmaps, as does the hanging on the edge of the screen. Anyway, let me know, I can only try this on mine right now.

[Marcos200]

a browser with pictures and landscape is the nest steps, in my opinion.

i`m just talking abaut resco viewer because is the program for me that actualy load a browser withy pictures very quikly, is very, very fast.

i dont now the working process used but...is just 1 ex. that is possible, and very fast with 7 mpixel fotos..

but i love your program and for me is now the 1 one for see fotos

must have 1 directory by defaut on open.

maube 1 option to browse with your app or use to browse the defaut one in WM just to see the pictures and when picture start.

go on and thanks a lot man...very...very..very and fast work.:)

[ArcticCat]

@ArcticCat, it does actually loop again to the first picture when you get to the end. What were you experiencing? If it crashed it's probably a memory issue. That goes along with my problem of opening the bitmaps, as does the hanging on the edge of the screen. Anyway, let me know, I can only try this on mine right now.

I'm sorry I just noticed it does loop!

can't wait to see the next upgrade

[ryshah]

Aweome app with great potential !!
You will be the talk on xda for a few days to come !!
Cheers buddy !! :)

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

any1 know where the app that rotates the screen is? I tried looking up how to do it within a program but it looks too daunting so I think I want to just launch that app but I can't find it. Let me know :)

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

Update time! :) This time I added that feature request for being able to choose a picture from the middle using a list of the pictures, you'll find the option under the menu under "Choose Picture." Also, I added full screen capability, just double press on the screen(yes, it replaced quit) and you'll get a little more room. That extra room would be completely unneeded were it not for my final update and the biggest of all. You can now resize the picture by sliding your finger up or down the screen. Up increases the size and down decreases it. Theres a wait period when you resize because it reloads the picture at the correct resolution. Have fun!

*Note:* due to the added memory needs of the choose picture screen, the app will probably crash if you try to load a picture from it unless you have the ROM with the expanded memory. I'll get to work now on another version where this isn't necissary but you won't get the choose picture feature. Still need a way to load in a 2MP image at a lower resolution without loading the entire thing into memory.

[ArcticCat]

Update time! :) This time I added that feature request for being able to choose a picture from the middle using a list of the pictures, you'll find the option under the menu under "Choose Picture." Also, I added full screen capability, just double press on the screen(yes, it replaced quit) and you'll get a little more room. That extra room would be completely unneeded were it not for my final update and the biggest of all. You can now resize the picture by sliding your finger up or down the screen. Up increases the size and down decreases it. Theres a wait period when you resize because it reloads the picture at the correct resolution. Have fun!

*Note:* due to the added memory needs of the choose picture screen, the app will probably crash if you try to load a picture from it unless you have the ROM with the expanded memory. I'll get to work now on another version where this isn't necissary but you won't get the choose picture feature. Still need a way to load in a 2MP image at a lower resolution without loading the entire thing into memory.

A quick note before testing it :)

I think it is about time you start with
1. introducing version number for each release much easier to track which version we have installed
2. a history log

sorry for being picky ;)

[ArcticCat]

I'm back :)

1. Pictures in portrait mode are still loaded as landscape so they are stretched and distorted
2. picture folder is still not remembered
3. Maybe an option to start in the "choose picture" mode would be useful
4. I LOVE THE ZOOM in/out man it is really GREAT : IF possible you can make that the part that is being zoomed to is actually where the "click" occurred
5. Now that we can ZOOM basic finger movements like (UP/DOWN/RIGHT/LEFT) should become part of PANNING across the picture no? maybe
a. double click to go back to "fit in view" size
b. changing pictures would only work in "fit in view" when zoomed in RIGHT/LEFT would Pan across the picture
c. to Zoom in out would become one quick click followed by another and then UP/DOWN

just speculating :D

keep it out please (y)

[Marcos200]

Marcus,

hello again,

these becames my favorite tread on xda, and another one calls "TouchNav" is also cooll, but is far away from the final yet.

my comments are exactely the same as the last posted by ArticCat.

awsome program man, go on, you have a lot of talent.

1.another thing, just to help, the resco picture viewer do the load of 100 picture in the browser (to chose the start picture), in 1 second, it´s incredible the speed.
sorry but i dont know how it possible, but is just one example.
Maybe you change the defaut wm browser by the resco one, but if you do that, you stay dependtly from resco application (:confused: )

2.the landscape option not work

3. the options not work

4 we need a icon for this application, yes this app as grow and now is a serious one, she want a icon :)

Thanks and good work:p

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

I'm going out of town tomorrow morning and won't have my computer with me so there won't be any new updates till I get back. However, I will continue to watch this thread(using my touch hehehe) and can respond to any questions you guys have(or any ideas!) I'm not sure when I'll get back but it'll be definately by sunday.

[Dannydeman]

Nice application. Please keep working on it :) it's worth it.

[kwues]

Great app! very excited about upcoming updates, this will be a must have app.

[canardlebarbare]

Hello,

I agree with the fact that loading images is really slow. I made some tests when I received my Touch, and if I remember well, I estimate that .Net apps on my Touch need between 100ms and 120ms to load a 300*200 JPG image from a buffer.

Just unusable. By the way i made the test in Java J2ME. The result is between 12ms and 15ms. Even if i prefer the .Net solution, it could be an issue for your PictureViewer maybe ?

[zachr3]

fantastic app!

so looking forward on upcoming updates :)

[cngfive]

Great app, great potential. Keep up the good work and please continue to make improvements!

[ddotderek]

amazing concept, please keep working on this..it would be a huge step up for the ppc world..pictures looks stretched, picture swiping speed is slow, but like i said, amazing concept

[douginoz]

Marcus,


1.another thing, just to help, the resco picture viewer do the load of 100 picture in the browser (to chose the start picture), in 1 second, it´s incredible the speed.
sorry but i dont know how it possible, but is just one example.



Most apps that do this sort of thing use a cache of thumbnails that they generated the first time they find the pic in the directory. After that, you're only working with the thumbnail until you zoom in, then it uses the big one. But it can start loading the big one in the background while you're viewing the thumbnail.

Douginoz

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

Ya, I tried to make it load a the next and previous pictures while showing the current one but threading doesn't seem to work and it just sits there until the thread doing it finishes. It looks like I'm gonna have to delve into the imgdecmp dll and to load in an image at a different resolution. Just need to find the functions to do it.

[ArcticCat]

NICE finally we have
1. Versions :) Yes I do like this
2. Icon :) ok the icon is not great looking but it is still something ;)


now me rambling

1. The zoom works really good, it is sensitive enough on my touch and i like it
2. option to start in picture chooser is good
3. IMHO double click should toggle between 100% view and "fit to screen" view
4. panning should be done with the finger and not the hardware key :) how to solve the problem of the zoom and switching pics? easy ! zoom will become double tap then up/down and flip picture is only available in "fit to screen mode"

What language are u using? I MIGHT (I am saying might) be able to help u develop this great software

thanks for your efforts

[ArcticCat]

For your screen rotation problem I found out that

HKLM\system\GDI\Rotation

You have a key called ANGLE change that to 90 degrees an soft reset the screen will rotate so u shld only find a way to "refresh" the device or similar

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

The only problem I see with using the touchscreen for panning is that it would remove the ability to zoom in when not in fit to screen mode. So you can zoom when you're in fit to screen mode but as soon as you zoom in you can't zoom anymore. Problem is that would restrict how far you can zoom in. That's why I decided to use the hard keys. I guess I can add switching to the pan mode when you double-press instead of switching to full screen, gonna have to fix the full screen menu item first tho ;). I'm using C# to write this in Visual Studio 2005 sp1.

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

Oh, I fixed the screen rotation thing, if you notice, the landscape option now works. :) thanks tho.

[ArcticCat]

Oh, I fixed the screen rotation thing, if you notice, the landscape option now works. :) thanks tho.

OH I should have missed that :)

but now i found you 2 bugs ;)

1. if you are in landscape mode and start picture viewer it will automatically switch you back to portrait mode not a big deal at all but just thought i'd let you know

2. Try to open a landscape picture in landscape mode :)

3. did you ever had the chance to test the iphone? the picture flipping is really smooth you don't need to actually drag the pic till the end of the screen it is enough to give it a quick flip to move the the next one and that would be nice too

Hey please don't think i'm nagging I LOVE the prog it is my default picture viewer now

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

Ya, I know about the first one, had to put that in cause I couldn't find a way to check if it's already in landscape mode and it freaked out if it started in it so ya... For the second one, it works to load in a landscape picture as long as it's actually landscape(default for the camera is 1200x1600 instead of 1600x1200, the pictures are, by default, saved sideways because it's assumed that the screen is usually held that way.) I decided to leave it like that cause otherwise landscape would be exactly the same as normal. For the third, I'll probably do that for a future release but want to pin down the basics(loading pictures at a reasonable speed) first.

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

Ok, so I found out imgdecmp doesn't exist and you have to use aygshell, which I tried but couldn't find a function that lets you load one in with a different size or loads any faster than the .net Bitmap constructor. Back to the drawing board I guess. At this point, I don't even know where to look so if any1 knows how to load in big pictures fairly quickly in C#, let me know.

[amanakbar]

just want to say... this app is getting better and better... please continue on your great work

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

I hate the fact that edits don't show up as new replies... anyway in case any1 didn't notice, theres a new build that loads images much faster(Woo!!!!)

[amanakbar]

i got an error using the 1.1

when launching... it states:

File or assembly name
'OpenNETCF.Drawing, Version=2.1.0.0,
Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=E60DBEA84BB431B7',
or one of its dependencies, was not found.

please help

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

Oh shoot right! I forgot to include .dlls needed... give me a sec

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

Ok, should be fixed now, just have those dlls in the zip file in the same directory as the viewer.

[amanakbar]

ok, tested the new 1.1 with the dlls

works fast enough... i like it... Superb!

maybe now you can focus on this:

3. did you ever had the chance to test the iphone? the picture flipping is really smooth you don't need to actually drag the pic till the end of the screen it is enough to give it a quick flip to move the the next one and that would be nice too

thanks a million for this wonderful app... my love for my touch grows day by day because of the community here

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

I changed the starting post of the thread(was getting too cluttered) and updated the program, now version 1.2. I added touchscreen panning. This might take a little getting used to but is pretty cool once you do. To pan, press the screen and then drag the picture. For obvious reasons, this required changing the gestures for changing pictures and zooming in/out. For those sweep your thumb or finger across the screen(left-right for changing pictures, up-down for zooming). It's best to start with your finger off the screen so it doesn't mistake what you're trying to do with panning. It requires doing it somewhat quickly(don't worry, you don't have to sweep as fast as humanly possible, just slightly faster than panning... you'll see what I mean.) I hope you guys like it. Let me know if you have any problems/frustrations or even if you just really really like it. :)

[ArcticCat]

I changed the starting post of the thread(was getting too cluttered) and updated the program, now version 1.2. I added touchscreen panning. This might take a little getting used to but is pretty cool once you do. To pan, press the screen and then drag the picture. For obvious reasons, this required changing the gestures for changing pictures and zooming in/out. For those sweep your thumb or finger across the screen(left-right for changing pictures, up-down for zooming). It's best to start with your finger off the screen so it doesn't mistake what you're trying to do with panning. It requires doing it somewhat quickly(don't worry, you don't have to sweep as fast as humanly possible, just slightly faster than panning... you'll see what I mean.) I hope you guys like it. Let me know if you have any problems/frustrations or even if you just really really like it. :)

1. WE HAVE A CAB file :o)
From now on all of this is my personal opinion :)
2. Zoom out shouldn't work beyond "fit to screen"
3. I still want double click to toggle between 100% view and fit to screen

[amanakbar]

IMHO i prefer the old way of handling images... panning using a finger is great but i would prefer a button to go into panning mode (like a hand button)... sometimes when i wanted to zoom it pans... and when i wanted to pan it zooms

sometimes when i close the app using the x button on top it just minimize it when it should close

also if possible can we have an automatic zoom to fit height - so that it fills the screen

anyway... this app is Grand!

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

I think I'll make a button that takes care of it for you guys and the way it is now for people who like it(After using it a little, I actually prefer the way panning and everything works now). For the X button, that's taken care of by the operating system. Try changing your settings so the x button closes the app(task manager->button tab->End programs by tapping "x"). Zoom to fit sounds like a good idea, I'll get on that :)

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

New Update! Check the first post for link. Now has a gesture mode that works as it did as of the last update and a double click mode where you can switch between panning or zooming/changing pictures by double-pressing the screen. Simply choose which one you want in the options menu. Default is double-press mode. And yes, it will remember which mode you were last in. Current version is 1.3, enjoy!

[ArcticCat]

new version requires new comments :p


To check if the screen is already rotated check the HKLM\system\GDI\Rotation\Angle key
Decimal 0 means Portrait
Decimal 90 or 270 means landscape

Bugs:
1. Press many times on "choose folder" and see what happens
2. Landscape mode is not useful for landscape picutres
3. when u switch to landscape mode there should be a check next to "landscape mode in the menu"
4. When i gesture mode zooming in brings up the cube most of the time for me

Positive thoughts
1. pictures loads much faster this is a great thing thanks
2. The sweep to change is becoming really good too :)

Feature request
1. OK i am insisting i know and it is your decisions after all but I would LOVE to have double click toggle between 100% picture size and "fit to screen" if u want me to stop nagging on this say it and i will :)
3. zoom out not needed below "fit to screen" scale
4. panning not possible when if fit to screen scale

this is going better by the day :) thanks a million

[amanakbar]

Bugs:
1. Press many times on "choose folder" and see what happens
4. When i gesture mode zooming in brings up the cube most of the time for me


1- i can confirmed this
4- doesn't occur in mine... maybe you should do the gesture from the center of the screen

For the X button, that's taken care of by the operating system. Try changing your settings so the x button closes the app(task manager->button tab->End programs by tapping "x").

i already did... anyway it won't bother me much - i'll just use the quit softkey


thanks for putting in the different modes - panning/zooming, just love it!

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

Ok fixed that problem with the choose pictures thing not coming up(along with other menus you may or may not have noticed), the cab on the first post is the new fixed one. Sorry about that guys, I tried something out that didn't work and forgot to put it back to normal.

[msoeherman]

Okay... I'm a very beginner at this... but I've installed and I'm getting an error message: "an unexpected error has occured in Picture Viewer.exe. Select quit and then restart this program, or select Details for more information." I've tried this several times and nothing works. So, when I clicked details: "picture viewer.exe Index out of range exception at DeviceApplication1.form1..ctor() . . .

Any idea what I did wrong?

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

Hmm haven't seen that one before, if you can, please send all it shows under details, that should help me narrow down what's happening

[msoeherman]

Here's the error under details

Picture Viewer.exe
IndexoutOfRangeException

at DeviceApplication1.form1..ctor()
at DeviceApplication1.Program.Main()

[oL0RD]

HI

Great App!!

Please introduce version numbers on first post.

BUG
When i want to delete a photo, picture viewer crashes and i get an "OutOfMemoryExeption" error.

suggestions
-Faster zooming
-doubleklick for fit to screen
-long klick for panning

[Valentin.H]

Strange, i can't see any pictures, whatever the directory is, it doesn't find any pictures!

[erikploeg]

Strange, i can't see any pictures, whatever the directory is, it doesn't find any pictures!

same problem here.

[denny_king]

Hi, Thanks for the app. It was great, while it lasted....

I downloaded, installed the app, chose the directory and tried it out for around 10 minutes, opened & closed the app a couple of times. Everything worked great during that period, gestures and all.

Half an hour later, tried opening the app again, but was faced with the following error:

Picture Viewer.exe
DirectoryNotFoundException
{no embedded error messages was found, thus was unable to display error message}

at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError()
at System.IO.Directory.InternalGetFileDirectoryNames( )
at System.IO.Directory.InternalGetFiles()
at System.IO.Directory.GetFiles()
at DeviceApplication1.Form1..ctor()
at DeviceApplication1.Program.Main()

I've uninstalled, restarted, reinstalled the app a couple of times now, and I still get the error.

I would love to continue testing and using this app. Are there any registry settings that I need to change? Would using Resco Explorer in any way affect this app?

Sorry for the long-winded reply, but would like to understand.

Thanks,




(sentence in {} was in Chinese, translation shown, I hope...)

[henftling]

Okay... I'm a very beginner at this... but I've installed and I'm getting an error message: "an unexpected error has occured in Picture Viewer.exe. Select quit and then restart this program, or select Details for more information." I've tried this several times and nothing works. So, when I clicked details: "picture viewer.exe Index out of range exception at DeviceApplication1.form1..ctor() . . .

Any idea what I did wrong?

the same here. hough it worked two imes before. Wht i strange that som pics (or better almost all) picture viewer do not like and these are not showing up, doesen´t mater if gif, bmp or jpg al middle size (max 2 Megapixles)

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

@valentin: the default directory is the root one so you need to choose one that has pictures. press on "choose picture folder" and find the folder that has your pictures in it.

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

@dennyking: sounds like the directory with your pictures doesn't exist anymore, i'll add a check for that in the next build. for now you can delete tbe file "pvlog.txt" under my documents and you should be able to run it again

[Valentin.H]

@valentin: the default directory is the root one so you need to choose one that has pictures. press on "choose picture folder" and find the folder that has your pictures in it.

Yoiu think i'm dumb or something ? :eek:
Of course i tryed with different folders with pictures in it, and thats the same, it can't fin pictures, i 've been trying the first version of your program and I used to have to have the same error, there is something wrong i guess.

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

sorry, didn't mean to insult you, just trying to figure out whats wrong. 2 questions: 1: does it show a black box and say no pictures found and 2: are the pictures jpegs? right now the program only looks for jpeg pictures(i'll change that soon) Let me know! :)

[tankist]

great idea but it's too early for release, imho

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

... too early for release? I wasn't seeing any more major problems on my side or from other people so I took down the thing saying it was having problems. I don't really have any other way of testing other than on my own touch or from other people on this site so considering what I knew I think I made a good decision in releasing it, especially since I still make updates to solve the new problems people find. I'm not and don't claim to be a professional at making these programs, I was just making an app for myself and figured other people would enjoy using it too.

[msoeherman]

Hello MarcusMaximus04,
have you found out anything about my problem yet (see below) I would like to try it, but I'm not having any luck with it :(

Thank you very much for your time.
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Here's the error under details

Picture Viewer.exe
IndexoutOfRangeException

at DeviceApplication1.form1..ctor()
at DeviceApplication1.Program.Main()

[denny_king]

Hi Marcus,
Thanks for your reply and I understand your situation. I hope I will be able to provide more feedback to you as well.

I had not deleted the folder where I had my photos, but your solution, deleting the pvlog.txt, allowed me to go into the program again. Once in the app, I was able to choose the same folder with my pictures and use them regularly. I have found out that I had not quit the app in my previous trials, only closing them and allowing them to run in the background.

This time, again, once I quit the app, and tried running it again, I got the same error. I mentioned before that I was using the Chinese Traditional rom. As I have my photos on my storage card, I think that the problem would lie in the path saved in pvlog.txt. On CHT roms, the "Storage" folder is "儲存卡". I opened your pvlog.txt and the path was \2Xa\DCIM\100MEDIA.

I tried experimenting a bit, and changed the path to \儲存卡\DCIM\100MEDIA, saved the file and tried running the app again, but same error.

Don't know if the above helps, but just my 2 cents worth.

Again, just my opinion, for the change folder button, would it be better if you placed it in the menu soft button? Helps save some screen real-estate.

Thanks again.

[amanakbar]

hi marcus,

Please keep working on it, it's worth it.

So far i had no problem in using your picture viewer (ver 1.3) keep up the great work


suggestions:
1) is it possible for the app to take fullscreen - i mean cover the start and everything on the top, maybe the softkeys too

2) can we have the app to show 2 pictures at the same time (part of each), so that when i'm sliding my finger to the left another picture comes from the right, something like the iphone

3) can you change the background to black rather than white


is there anything that i can help? i can try do some graphic work if you want (zero knowledge on programming, sorry)


thanks for this great app

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

@DennyKing: oh ok the chinese ROM might be the reason then. I'll try to see if there's anything I can do to make this thing unicode(hadn't thought of that lol).

@msoeherman:I haven't found anything yet but the error details at least tell me what's happening. I'll continue to look for it.

@amanakbar:
1: yes, if you look under main menu, theres a full screen option, press that.

2: I thought of doing that but decided this way was both much less stressful on the touch and also, I think, looks better. That being said, we'll see about that in the future ;)

3: Yes, and I've already located the black/grey background for the touch and plan on using that as the background with a possibility for choosing your own eventually.

I don't think it needs any graphic work at this point but I'll let you know if I need any :)

[kasperke]

very nice application.

-the fullscreen isn't working..tried everything. nothing happens when i put a V in the options
-the fingersliding works well. can you make it when you slide a picture to the right..the next slides in from the left..looks more normall then and the other way around to:-)
-black background if possible
and last but not least..a thumbnailpage..so you have an overwiew of the directory of pics.
(artemis 3300)
keep up the great work..i luv this.

[salahnajm]

:D loved the software!! a few things i noticed
1. it crashes often, however when i delete the pvlog.txt file, i can start it and view pics again
2. does not support .jpeg!! if i delete the "e" and change the extension to .jpg it works fine!!
3. as previously mentioned even when chosing the fullscreen option, still has the lower and upper menu bars!
4. cannot go back after chosing a folder; i have to quit and restart the software
5. would be nice if it had larger and full folder names with one click openning, instead of double tapping on the folder

small things, but great app
thanks

[curious george]

I am not sure what the Full Screen function is suppose to do. I don't notice any diffence on my device when I select it. Maybe it is not working. Is it suppose to just remove the menu bars and leave a background or is it to fit the image to screen?

--If it is not the later, would really like to see an image Fit to Screen option auto recoginizing Lanscape or normal mode.

--Pictures on the 8125 can be portrait or landscape depending on the posision of the camera when taken. Could you give it a rotate option and make it auto save it for that picture so the next time it is viewed rotation doesn't need to be done again?

--Really like the option of having a small angled previous viewed (as suggested my MarcusMaximus) to the left and a small angled preview pic to the right. Like flipping CD's in a jukebox. Don't know how this would fit my first request of Fit to Screen. Maybe an option to have it either way? Would probably only use it in landscape mode though and would eliminate the need for back ground color. Tried using zoom for this but starts to cut images off as you zoom in.

Can the program be set to start in landscape mode everytime?

--2nd the Previous suggestion of having the directory showing small thumbnail images of pics is a good one.

Great program so fare!!! Even for an early in development app it is really awesome!!!!

Thanks,
GC

[anheuer]

ok, i am reading and liking what i am reading..

on which page can i find the link to the latest version!

Thank you!

[praveenkorukonda]

fantastic app!

keep doing it really very nice. i have just installed i will let know the feedback

[anheuer]

fantastic app!

keep doing it really very nice. i have just installed i will let know the feedback

which version?

where did you find the link for the latest version?




anyone??

[arluckett2002]

which version?

where did you find the link for the latest version?




anyone??

It's on the very first page. When he updates, he updates the first post, thus the first post is da latest update.

[kasperke]

oke..it worked a few days and i installed some other soft and now i always have the same error.
- an unexpected error has occured in picture viewer.exe
select quit en then restart this program, or select details for more infromation.
An error message cannot be displayed because an optional recource assembly containing it cannot be found.

then i click on Detail:
at system.IO.Path.CheckInvalidPathchars()
at System.IO.Path.GetfullPathInternal()
at System.IO.Directory.GetFiles()
at DeviceApplication1.Form1.ctor()
at.DeviceApplication1.Program.Main()

and then i click Quit and i'm out of the program

Hoped this helped.
Greetz

btw my last soft install was resco explorer and i'm using artemis 3300

[anheuer]

It's on the very first page. When he updates, he updates the first post, thus the first post is da latest update.

thanks.. will have it a go.. :)

[ldm85]

for all insert cab please
i have a mac and i can't read exe

please please cab

[amanakbar]

hi marcus,

any update on the picture viewer?

[tankist]

hi marcus,

any update on the picture viewer?
this is good quastion =)

2 marcus
can you update first post and thread name with changes?

[amanakbar]

HTC adds new gestures and functionality to HTC TouchFLO

September 07, 2007 [Pocket PC phone] | By Edward J. Rutkowski.

When everybody was thinking that HTC TouchFlo is a ready product, HTC keeps on innovating! Now it is possible to scroll images in visually appealing way and it is possible to zoom-in and zoom-out on images with use of gestures: "right-handed circular movement" and "left-handed circular movement" as one can see in the following video of DoCoMo HT1100 phone made by HTC for Japan

watch video here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KREH7frOLa0

marcus, maybe you can get some idea from here for your picture viewer... there is no indication that this will be available for htc touch... and i like your gesture better

please keep on in updating us with your progress... thank you marcus

[kasperke]

oke..it worked a few days and i installed some other soft and now i always have the same error.
- an unexpected error has occured in picture viewer.exe
select quit en then restart this program, or select details for more infromation.
An error message cannot be displayed because an optional recource assembly containing it cannot be found.

then i click on Detail:
at system.IO.Path.CheckInvalidPathchars()
at System.IO.Path.GetfullPathInternal()
at System.IO.Directory.GetFiles()
at DeviceApplication1.Form1.ctor()
at.DeviceApplication1.Program.Main()

and then i click Quit and i'm out of the program

Hoped this helped.
Greetz

btw my last soft install was resco explorer and i'm using artemis 3300

strange...when i install the previous version in the same dir as the new version..and rename the .exe to 2 words ...the program starts but nothing works in the menu. And after a few pictures it stops working.

Any updates yet:)

[ldm85]

post the .cab

new .cab

please

[salahnajm]

Has anyone tried picsel browser?! v. cool software with basically the same idea of zooming/paning... can open picture files, documents and even internet; i liked it more than opera, and was much faster on my device... the only thing is that it doesn't flip through pictures (at least i wasn't able to...) probably this software can help develop this software?
by the way, i'm still waiting anxiously for an update... :D

[msoeherman]

Has anyone heard from Marcus? I think he is going to surprise everyone with the next update ... How about it Marcus?

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

Hey every1... actually... been hanging out with my girlfriend and been in and out of town for the last couple weeks so that's why there's been no updates. I'm back now so they should start comin again really soon. Sorry every1 for not having the huge update you all were looking forward to. Keep checking back and thanks for your support

[Seed123]

Thats cool. Life > everything ;)

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

Yeesh... the latest cab will always be on the first post. so if any1 wants the latest release then look there. sorry for the confusion

[ze_dj_alex]

Hi great app, it was the missing one !

I've got an error, I selected a bad folder with no photos inside it and it brings me an error.

The issue is that when I restart the app i've got always the same error.

How can i change the default folder?

thanks!

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

To change the default folder, simply change the folder you're looking at, the program remembers what folder you were last looking at. Go to menu->change directory and choose a folder that has pictures in it :)

[msoeherman]

Marcus,
This doesn't work for me, no pictures are shown on the small box.

[msoeherman]

When I go to menu, Choose Directory, storage card, accept, I would get a message "No Pictures Found!" and when I gesture my finger downward I get the follwoing error:


Picture Viewer.exe
Argument Exception
An error message cannot be displayed
because an optional resource assembly
containing it cannot be found

at
microsoft.AGL.Common.MISC.HandleAr()
at
System.Windows.Forms.ImageList.set_I
mageSize()
at
DeviceApplication1.Form1.user_MouseM
ove()
at
System.Windows.Forms.Control.WnProc
()
at
System.Windows.Forms.ContainerContr
ol.WnProc()
at
System.Windows.Forms.Control._Inter
alWnProc()
at
Microsoft.AGL.Forms.EVL.EnterMainLoop
()
at
System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run
()
at DeviceApplication1.Program.Main()

[kasperke]

strange...when i install the previous version in the same dir as the new version..and rename the .exe to 2 words ...the program starts but nothing works in the menu. And after a few pictures it stops working.

Any updates yet:)

SOLVED : i deleted the pvlog.txt file and reinstalled it and now it works.

it's getting better and better..faster loading..nice background.

- full screen option isn.t working.
-the grey htc background image isn't stretched when you go to landscape (white border on the right of the screen).
- when you pan around a picture in zoom mode..the next picture is also in zoom mode and panned.

still love to see:
- pictures following from left to right. when you go to the next pictures it commes from the left and vice versa.
- when zooming or panning..the next image back in normal view (not zommed or panned)
- Pictures always in Fit To Screen mode.
Maybe a better way is when you start the program it is always in fullscreen and pictures ar fit to screen and when you double tap it goes to normal mode (for panning and zooming)so you could see the black bars with the options.
- And offcourse a thumbnailpage:-)

Marcus..keep up this work..i luv it.:)

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

msoeherman: there needs to be pictures in the actual directory you choose. If they're in the subfolders, it won't find them. In mine the pics are stored at: Storage Card/DCIM/100Media

kasperke: thumbnail page is under menu->choose picture
also, I'll get on fullscreen not working... it's weird... I totally haven't changed that part... don't know why it broke.

[salahnajm]

Love the software!! still slightly unstable, but once u make sure there's a subfolder in the image folder, enough memmory and delete the pvlog file, it works much better; still crashes on occasions :(...

v1.4 cannot open selected folder!! (accept button not appearing!)

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

Oops... salahnajm: good call. I did accidentally brake it. The first post now has a fixed version. Thanks for the heads up

[kasperke]

hi Marcus

the fullscreen option is working now..great job, only the background picture isn't covered in landscape mode version 1.4
i still get a problem with the zooming..when i zoom to much..the picture somethimes freezes (only the option menu en quit works) or gives an error.
in fullscreen mode it's freezing faster then in normal mode.

can you make it when you zoom in a picture and you want to go to the next picture..it is not zoomed in. Now the next picture is also zoomed in.

when you select a picture in choose picture menu..i always have to toggle the fullscreen in the menu ..to start the picture gesture otherwise the chosen picture stays still.

maybe a slideshow feature? looks nice when the pictures flies automatically over the screen:D

a nice and more proffesional icon to start the program:)

keep up this great work.

[msoeherman]

Marcus: I have some pictures in the actual directory and some in Card/DCIM/100Media. I moved several to the actual directory. Does the picture have to be a certain megapixel size?

[Valentin.H]

As always nothing works, and when it works, after many minutes, it bugs :/
I'm sure this is a cool application, but please do something because for now it's really useless.

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

msoeherman: it shouldn't have to be any specific size. It's set up right now to look for .bmp, .jpg and .jpeg files but I've only personally tested .jpg files. Are the pictures in a different format than those? Also, which ROM are you using? I know some1 else was having trouble on the chinese ROM and I've only tested it on the USA one so if it's a different language ROM, it might not work(the directories are labled in the other language and I can't quite figure out what's going on in them and have no way to test it myself)

Valentin: I need specifics about what happens, known issues are: ROMs in languages other than English, zooming in to far crashes it(should have fixed by tonight). Also, this program uses a lot of memory(it has to store fairly large images in the RAM), so I'd recommend not running too many applications at the same time as you're running it and possibly using one of the expanded memory ROMs. I'm using the one that gives 55mb storage and 50mb RAM.

[r0p3]

. I'm using the one that gives 55mb storage and 50mb RAM.

50MB RAM :eek:

which ROM do you use? Pagepool with 4MB?
But you only have around 22 to 24 free to use after soft reset, right?

[henftling]

By the way since there was a request for a better icon, would any1 be willing to take that on? I'm not to great at graphics. It needs to be a .ico icon file and be 32x32 pixels. Thanks!

What about this?

[kasperke]

What about this?

woow, nice and clean....does it exists in color to?

[warriorvibhu]

man this has become my favorite thread coz of its regular updates awesome man marcus.. dude keep up the good work you are doin really nice... awesome .. i really love the involvement of ppl like there was a request for icon and there you go you have one.. nice marcus i have been testing all your versions...this v 1.5 is pretty cool....i wonder if something like the fullscreen without that menu and keypad options can be done so that we have picture only.... and
One question marcus... the transition of pictures from one to another is not so smooth is this being faced by me only or is it due to program still being in developing stage?.. man if these pics could load faster and give smoother transition....i mean if you acheive that .. then YOU MUST GET AN AWARD.. ;) and yes you still deserve one...:)

[kasperke]

man this has become my favorite thread coz of its regular updates awesome man marcus.. dude keep up the good work you are doin really nice... awesome .. i really love the involvement of ppl like there was a request for icon and there you go you have one.. nice marcus i have been testing all your versions...this v 1.5 is pretty cool....i wonder if something like the fullscreen without that menu and keypad options can be done so that we have picture only.... and
One question marcus... the transition of pictures from one to another is not so smooth is this being faced by me only or is it due to program still being in developing stage?.. man if these pics could load faster and give smoother transition....i mean if you acheive that .. then YOU MUST GET AN AWARD.. ;) and yes you still deserve one...:)


i experience the same : the transition between the pictures is very slow in version 1.5.
maybe it's possible to preload the next and previous picture in memory..to make it faster. or maybe it's due to the frames a sec when the image flies over the screen.
Maybe better when the image comes from the right to the left ..it's just flies a litlle more to the left and then comes back and stay. now it wiggles a few time before stopping:)
btw nice touch to centralise the next picture after zoom. works brilliant.
background in landscape works perfect now.

you're doing great Marcus

[N_urk]

Well, on my Touch (Russian official)
ROM: 1.11.411.1B RUS @ 05/24/07
OS CE 5.2.1238 build 17745.0.2.3

Installed on "/Карта Памяти" (Memory card)
I've got an exception on startup
@
System.IO:Path:CheckInvalidPathCharacters()
@ System.IO:Path:GetFullPathInternal()
@ System.IO:Directory:GetFiles()
@ DeviceApplication1:Form1:.ctor()
@ DeviceApplication1:Program:Main()

I think it's all about whitespaces in name of my card.

(Sorry for my french 8-))) )

[henftling]

woow, nice and clean....does it exists in color to?

in fact it IS in colour, look a the sun in Touch´s HTC Plug-in
...or did you had nicer stuff in mind? (the enclosed pic is not from me....)

[curious george]

This really kicks tale of the previous versions. The switching of pics is easier for some reason and gesture mode works better on my 8125 (wizard) is more fluid. Full screen up and working.

Couple of inquiries/requests.

1. I noticed that your 1st post said the rotation was more involved than you anticipated. Is it something you are still going to work on?

2. Background color. Can we get black or customize on our end?

3. Full-Full screen. Do you have plans to get rid of the menu/quit buttons at the bottom for full screen mode and make a menu appear on press and hold?

4. Previous/Next picture? Like flipping through an album.

5. Automatic Slide show option?

6. Explore picture view. Will this be changed to show small pics of pictures in a folder with a flick to scroll????

Just ideas at first glance in use. Like the app alot.

Thanks,

CG:) :)

[batista70]

Wow the last release is perfect :) now photos slide without any block.
Compliments !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kasperke]

in fact it IS in colour, look a the sun in Touch´s HTC Plug-in
...or did you had nicer stuff in mind? (the enclosed pic is not from me....)

damn i missed that one

yep, the sun is soooo small :)

i like them both..i prefer the full colored ones cause i'm a bit tired of all the black roms with the grey icons:cool: let Marcus decide what he wants to use.

i see...i see..i see in my cristal ball that Marcus has even made his program so we could see video's as well..that would be the perfection:D

Damn i wish that i was that smart:)

[xmonster]

can someone pls zip the installation file up and upload it here pls..

i have problem in downloading .cab file in office..thanks

[xmonster]

can we change any any of the background wallpaper
?

[ecfgarcia]

Hey, Marcus. PictureViewer is a great job, man. Thank you so much.
Please, solve my question. The version of the updated link on the first page is 1.3? Cause I did read that and You said it was 1.5 yet. But I downloaded and installed it on my PPC and, now, I'm wonder its icon is named PictureViewer 1.3. How I can pick up the last version of PV?

[xbeamelite]

mine says 1.3 in the icon, too but when i use it it def is the 1.5 vers. also under task manager it says 1.5..hope that helps

[Fjerpje]

Eeeh ppl can someone pls post this pic viewer again cuz i cant actualy download it :(

[batista70]

I've installed it on my second PDA Phone, Mio A701, and ...............
It works !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Strange but true :eek:

[Fjerpje]

eeeh ppl,

Can anyone post the complete picviewer please? With all stuff integrated? cuz on the first post the 1.3 still exists:)

[ecfgarcia]

:) Thank you so much, xbeamelite. I really got the 1.5 version. I saw it in task manager. The icon shows incorrectly 1.3. Thanks again.:)

Fjerpje, if you go to the first thread You'll get the latest version. Only icon shows 1.3, but the app is really the 1.5 version. I garantee. Just take a look at the task manager.;)

[ed8widge]

I cannot install it on my ppc6700 w/ windows mobile 5 :(. please help!!!

[batista70]

I think you need .netframework 2.0 for working

[EP3hatch03]

thanks for the program


it works fine on my T-mobile Wing (windows mobile 6)

[warriorvibhu]

haven't heard from marcus since long i wonder if the next is 1.6 or a version 2
dude eagerly waiting for your next version.........

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

Sorry it's been so long, just started school. New version has a better icon and version number under icon has been updated(thanks for letting me know about that one guys, never would have caught it myself.) Sorry about posting this here and under the first post but if I just put it there, no1 will know I even updated.

[henftling]

New version is 1.6(oh and it now actually tells you that under it's icon). Have at it :)

hey this one works like charme the first time on my device when changing directory.
Thanks for choosing an icon from me for such a brilliant piece of software...you really should post in a more global forum one of your next releases...
Thanks

[curious george]

Marcus,

Are going to do a rotate picture in any of the next releases???


CG

[kasperke]

Hi marcus,

a few problems sofar

- when the phone is in landscape mode and you start pictureviewer, it automatically changes the phone in portretmode.
- automatic fullscreen in startup..looks normal cause you want to view pictures and do nothing else.
- when you are viewing pictures you always have to tap 2 times to get into the menu or quit instead of 1 tap...i looks likes it's loosing focus or something.
- also when you are in fullscreen looking at some pictures and you open the menu and close it back...you can not view pictures anymore or you have to tap again on the fullscreen option (to set it off) in the menu. (same focus problem i think)
- icon isn't transparant (i prefer the color icon btw :D )
- the zoom somethimes freezes or times not.
- the autorotation : no idea how to fix this..depends on the resolution of the pics..maybe you can find info on the picture itself to determine it's landscape or portret.

hopes this helps fixing

Keep working on this Marcus..it's getting better and better.

[warriorvibhu]

Hi marcus,



Keep working on this Marcus..it's getting better and better.


yeah marcus you can not leave this because you have school now... you cant leave at a time when its getting bigger and better... dude we want to get a fully awesome working picture viewer by the time you reach v2.0..... man you have talent lets use it to full potential if u need any help with somethings this whole forum is open for you,...........................


Go Dude GO

[PBaz]

First of all let me congratulate you for this beautiful app :)

I've tested v1.3 with some problems. yesterday i had do hard reset my Touch and installed this later version 1.6.
it worked for about 1 ou 2 times. Now i've some errors:
- System.IO._Error.WinIOError()
- System.IO.FileStream..ctor()
- System.IO.Filestream..ctor()
- DeviceApplication1.Form1..ctor()
- DeviceApplication1.Program.Main()

i've remove it and reinstalled it but the same error occurs.... :(

[frikazoide]

First of all let me congratulate you for this beautiful app

I've tested v1.3 with some problems. yesterday i had do hard reset my Touch and installed this later version 1.6.
it worked for about 1 ou 2 times. Now i've some errors:
- System.IO._Error.WinIOError()
- System.IO.FileStream..ctor()
- System.IO.Filestream..ctor()
- DeviceApplication1.Form1..ctor()
- DeviceApplication1.Program.Main()

i've remove it and reinstalled it but the same error occurs....
Hi
the same problem occurs on my htc touch. :(

[lupinaro]

Hi guys! I would love this program! Where is it to be downloaded?
~Thanks
Mike

[curious george]

Hi guys! I would love this program! Where is it to be downloaded?
~Thanks
Mike

The download is on the first post and I have downloaded it to the Storage card on my Wizard (8125) and it works fine from there.


CG

[kubex]

hey i just got my touch on t-mobile but i cant get the app to work it wont load any pictures. any help please

[philocritus]

hey i just got my touch on t-mobile but i cant get the app to work it wont load any pictures. any help please

me either... maybe the cfnet version?

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

did you guys try choosing a directory in the menu bar? If you press on the menu bar and press choose directory, you can choose the folder where your pictures are stored. Also, they need to be .jpgs, .jpegs, or .bmps

[warriorvibhu]

did you guys try choosing a directory in the menu bar? If you press on the menu bar and press choose directory, you can choose the folder where your pictures are stored. Also, they need to be .jpgs, .jpegs, or .bmps

Marcus is back any updates in the pipeline dude ...wanna see how better can it keep getting....

Thanks working very well for me...

[philocritus]

did you guys try choosing a directory in the menu bar? If you press on the menu bar and press choose directory, you can choose the folder where your pictures are stored. Also, they need to be .jpgs, .jpegs, or .bmps

I doesn't even get to the menu.. I get a cfnet form error...

createthumbnail()

[PBaz]

First of all let me congratulate you for this beautiful app :)

I've tested v1.3 with some problems. yesterday i had do hard reset my Touch and installed this later version 1.6.
it worked for about 1 ou 2 times. Now I've some errors:
- System.IO._Error.WinIOError()
- System.IO.FileStream..ctor()
- System.IO.Filestream..ctor()
- DeviceApplication1.Form1..ctor()
- DeviceApplication1.Program.Main()

I've remove it and reinstalled it but the same error occurs.... :(

I'm still with this problem...
Does the program leave any file on the system after uninstalling it?
With reinstall it should be ok, but unfortunately no :(

Can somebody help me?...

[philocritus]

I'm still with this problem...
Does the program leave any file on the system after uninstalling it?
With reinstall it should be ok, but unfortunately no :(

Can somebody help me?...

I got the same problem. I'm guessing it's a cfnet incompatibility.
But only the developer can say it...

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

hmm interesting, it's .net cf 2.0 right? For PBaz, try removing the pvlog file under My Documents. if that doesn't work, remove the pvstartsettings. That usually helps people in your situation. As for why it happens in the first place, I can't know unless it happens to my own touch and I can debug it.

Edit: actually PBaz, just download the new version on the first post, It'll remove those files for you.

[PBaz]

hmm interesting, it's .net cf 2.0 right? For PBaz, try removing the pvlog file under My Documents. if that doesn't work, remove the pvstartsettings. That usually helps people in your situation. As for why it happens in the first place, I can't know unless it happens to my own touch and I can debug it.

Edit: actually PBaz, just download the new version on the first post, It'll remove those files for you.

Now it's working!!! :) Keep up the excellent work! ;)

[philocritus]

Now it's working!!! :) Keep up the excellent work! ;)

got it to work. the problem is in some index or array you're using to preopen the files. When I use a dir with a huge amount of pics the app freaks out and crashes.(on 1.6)

[indiawinsa]

Hi, I'm new to xda developers, I just got my touch yesterday and am keen to try out this program.
Just a quick question, Is there a possibility that after installing, my device could become unstable or unusable? I have never flashed a rom or anything and don't think I could handle having to Reload everything.

Sorry about the stupid question:)

[philocritus]

Hi, I'm new to xda developers, I just got my touch yesterday and am keen to try out this program.
Just a quick question, Is there a possibility that after installing, my device could become unstable or unusable? I have never flashed a rom or anything and don't think I could handle having to Reload everything.

Sorry about the stupid question:)

from flashing a rom yes. from installing a software app like this pic viewer no.

At most you could get incompatibility issues with hardware sharing apps at the same time like gps configs or wifi, bluethooth etc.

not the case in this one.

[indiawinsa]

Hey thanks, gonna try it tonight! Can't wait!
Trying to make my phone as 'touch' friendly as possible, aiming for no stylus usage at all.

[EP3hatch03]

thanks, the program is good, but i am having trouble with the background in landscape mode, you see see the white border because the program doen'st cover it.

it will be nice if the background is black by default

[pcedendahl]

Hi,
Nice program!

I'm going to create a finger friendly Shopping List application but I want to have the sliding effects like you have in your application. Any suggestions how or where I can find code for this?

//Patrik

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

Patrik:
Actually I didn't get the code from anywhere, just used the simple harmonic motion equation and dampened it a little bit. here's that equation if that'll help:
F=kx where in this case F is your acceleration(because this picture has no mass), k is an arbitrary constant to make it look smooth and x is the distance from the center. I applied this and also decreased the picture's speed by a certain amount dependant on the speed of the picture every step, in order to slow it down.
Everyone:
Check out my new version, version # 2.0 on the first post. It now has no delay time between pictures as long as you don't go through the pictures too quickly.

[Swiftblade]

Hi Mark... A Big thank you for this version 2.0.. it's alot of improvement over version 1.6. Just perfect and the scrolling is smooth!:D :D

[henftling]

works perfect, no crashes - scrolling is much improved
great stuff.

Would you be able to implement an thumbnail preview of the pics in the choosen folder according to the one in the picture viewer of te upcoming touch dual?
this would be really great stuff...
Otherwise not to top so far compliments and thanks for sharing your results...post it in global forum and put a donate routine to this

[warriorvibhu]

Patrik:
Actually I didn't get the code from anywhere, just used the simple harmonic motion equation and dampened it a little bit. here's that equation if that'll help:
F=kx where in this case F is your acceleration(because this picture has no mass), k is an arbitrary constant to make it look smooth and x is the distance from the center. I applied this and also decreased the picture's speed by a certain amount dependant on the speed of the picture every step, in order to slow it down.
Everyone:
Check out my new version, version # 2.0 on the first post. It now has no delay time between pictures as long as you don't go through the pictures too quickly.

JUST when i was thinking of referring you to a friend who had developed nice picture scrolling ... so that you two can together work and develop something awesome, you come up with this new version..... good goin dude full credits .. haven't checked it out yet but i have full faith in you will try out and let u knw......

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

works perfect, no crashes - scrolling is much improved
great stuff.

Would you be able to implement an thumbnail preview of the pics in the choosen folder according to the one in the picture viewer of te upcoming touch dual?
this would be really great stuff...
Otherwise not to top so far compliments and thanks for sharing your results...post it in global forum and put a donate routine to this

There is indeed a thumbnail preview of the pics in the chosen folder. If you go under menu and choose "Choose Picture", it lets you choose 1 with thumbnail previews of all the pics in the folder.

[anheuer]

I just installed it..

looks nice,

butt...
its not 100% stable,
closed down on my with an unexpected error message

is it posible that when you slide for the next picture that it slides in and not bounce around when apearing in the screen??


everything els.. pretty nice!

[henftling]

There is indeed a thumbnail preview of the pics in the chosen folder. If you go under menu and choose "Choose Picture", it lets you choose 1 with thumbnail previews of all the pics in the folder.

...ups..have not worked...but now setting and after softboot...Yes! Thanks ;-)

[batista70]

Always better :D
Thanks :)

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

There's a new version, available on the first post. It's a LOT better so check it out :)

[Juicy47]

Nice update, alot better than the previous version I was using... however I seemed to have sparked this error when i panned the image too far off screen:

IndexOutOfRangeException

at DeviceApplication1.Form1..ctor()
at DeviceApplication.1.Program.Main()

[Swiftblade]

There's a new version, available on the first post. It's a LOT better so check it out :)

Wow! I just updated to version 2.0 yesterday and so soon it is version 2.1 already. I have no complaint though :D and thanks Mark for the excellent works and kepping us on the toes!

[warriorvibhu]

MARCUS 2.1 is cool good work..............

[anheuer]

New version,

looks stable at the moment, did not have any shut downs yet.
Only thing is that the pictures are not really centerd correct,
a lot of the pics you cant see the bottom part because its hidden behint the menu bar.
so would be nice if the pictures would be placed a little bit higher.


Still realy dont like that the picture bounces around when apearing in the screen.
does this not take time/power that could be used to be able to slide tru the pictures faster.

if i look at the imageviewer Tene made, you can slide a lot faster.

but correct me if i am wrong.

never the less, really nice app!!

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

Ya, Tene's is the pocket CM one, which uses their own engine for loading pictures. Unfortunately, I'm stuck with the .NET CF one that appears to be a lot slower. So, I don't really have any control over that, but in my next version I will add an option to turn off the bouncing. I personally like it so that'll be the default but you'll be able to turn it off in the options menu and it'll remember that you did.

[lastnikita]

Please also consider to adjust the zoom capabilities, so that it will zoom the area where you started to tap'n hold :)

[shithead]

Great app :-D

But how do you when you're on ZoomMode?
It's kinda confusing for me :-s
And sometimes if i want to switch the picture, it just move aside.

Beside these problems, everything is great :-)

[ljinsane]

the latest release is too buggy...i cant even view a picture without erroring out:cool:


update...installed to storage card and I can view pics....still buggy though but great improvement

[kangi26]

I have downloaded the version from the link on page 1 of this post; I have installed the app, and moved pictures into my device. It says "No pictures Found". If I try to Choose a picture, it still displays No Pictures Found, and sometimes crashes. Oddly though, I can set the background picture. Any advice?

[Swiftblade]

This is an embarassing question to ask, I am new to the Wizard world, where/How do I install this program? I've downloaded the .cab, but I just dont know what to do with it

Hi kangi.. to install a .cab application, do the following steps:

1) Activesync your device with your computer/laptop using the USB port.
2) Copy the installation cab from your computer to your device's storage card (microSD card)
3) Use File Explorer to locate your file in the storage card and click on the file.
This will automatically start installation progress.
4) Choose to install it on your device or the storage card and that will complete the installation.

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

Kanji: You have to choose the correct directory(folder) first. Press "Choose Directory" under the menu and choose the folder you put the pictures in. It won't be able to find the pictures unless you tell it what folder they're in. I would have it search the phone for all pictures but that would take a long time(excess of 2 minutes).

[kangi26]

I got it, thanks all for the help.
Great app! Thanks for the time put into these things, you are all doing some great stuff.

I know this is off topic, but can anyone recommend a good upgrade to my Wizard, from my listing below? Radio? OS? Etc..

[Swiftblade]

I know this is off topic, but can anyone recommend a good upgrade to my Wizard, from my listing below? Radio? OS? Etc..

Try asking this in a Wizard Mobile thread....

[olelflyv]

Marcus,

Thanks for your time and effort put into this program. This is such an amazing app.
Pls keep up the good work.

regards oleflyv

[VOODOOS!L]

hey marcus,
looks very nice!

is there (yet) any touch movement to rotate a picture? (like the '|_' or '_|' movement in the HTC touchFlo v2 image viewer)

thx!

[grandvalse]

I am sorry to let you know that although I disable the bouncing from the options, pictures still do bounce... Do you plan to make also a full screen version of the program (I mean where the pic just fits to the screen)??

Thanks for the great application though!!!!

[grandvalse]

Just a little correction, it keeps bouncing if you first zoom into the picture than change the picture...

[BombeXIII]

It's a great software!!!!
I just want to know if it's possible to configure the directory that is open at the launch?

[rtakeo]

dosent work 100%

much bugs//// yet

[iammarkus]

I agree, its nice, a good start but still a bit buggy. Was at the Apple store today, looking at the new Ipod Touch... we need a photo viewer like that!!! Its works perfect!!!

[VOODOOS!L]

look at HTC Camera Album, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=339678

[somchai15]

pls correct me if I am wrong - BUT: HTC Camera Album only shows yu Pics in yr Camera /Picture Folder in the Device = you won't be able to view Pics on yr Storage card (at least with the current Version).
And that - at least for myself - makes the HTC Album in it's current state not a usefull application....
I hope that there soon will be a version that will let one choose the Folder freely..:cool:

[lukeap69]

pls correct me if I am wrong - BUT: HTC Camera Album only shows yu Pics in yr Camera /Picture Folder in the Device = you won't be able to view Pics on yr Storage card (at least with the current Version).
And that - at least for myself - makes the HTC Album in it's current state not a usefull application....
I hope that there soon will be a version that will let one choose the Folder freely..:cool:

not entirely true... since my camera is set to save files to storage card, HTC camera album shows the pictures from my storage card.

[lopez1_de]

still have many bugs. IndexOutOfRangeExecption

but it looks really great

[Bigjatz]

pls correct me if I am wrong - BUT: HTC Camera Album only shows yu Pics in yr Camera /Picture Folder in the Device = you won't be able to view Pics on yr Storage card (at least with the current Version).
And that - at least for myself - makes the HTC Album in it's current state not a usefull application....
I hope that there soon will be a version that will let one choose the Folder freely..

Totally agree!

[JohnQ]

hey man, any screen shots? thanks

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

hey man, any screen shots? thanks

heh, actually I'm kinda surprised people are still looking at this. I'm thinking about starting developement again since there's interest and I've noticed a rather nasty bug in the htc album program where it keeps changing back to the first picture you rotate sometimes. Anyway, I don't have screenshots.. mainly just cause I don't have a way to take them. any1 have a cab for a screenshot app? Also could use instructions as I haven't done that before.

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

Alright, so let me know of any bugs that are in it. I'll start it off.

1: options menu shows a piece of the picture underneath it when in full screen mode.

2: still bounces up and down when animations are off.

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

Hey it's been a while but I've got a new update that fixes the previously mentioned bugs. :)

[khizar79]

I've been working on picture viewer for the HTC Touch that has a little more of an intuitional feel(kinda like the iphone tho mine has some major differences) You can use the touch screen for everything including changing pictures, panning, and zooming in or out. Right now 2 mega-pixel images take about a second to load(used to take 4-5!)

Here's how to control it:

To use gesture mode check "Gesture Mode" in options menu, to use double-click mode uncheck "Gesture Mode."

Gesture Mode:
Sweep your thumb to the left to move to the next picture
Sweep your thumb to the right to move to the previous picture
(for sweeping, start with your thumb/finger off the phone, otherwise it'll mistake it for the panning gesture)
Press on the picture and then move to pan
Double-press to change to full screen.

Double-Click Mode:
double press to switch between panning and switching pictures/zooming.
move picture with finger in panning mode
zoom by moving finger up/down in non-panning mode
switch pictures by moving finger left/right in non-panning mode



Reply if you have any questions :)


(If this helped you and you feel compelled, you can donate here (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_xclick&business=marcusmaximus04%40gmail%2ecom&item_name=Picture%20Viewer&buyer_credit_promo_code=&buyer_credit_product_category=&buyer_credit_shipping_method=&buyer_credit_user_address_change=&no_shipping=0&no_note=1&tax=0&currency_code=USD&lc=US&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF&charset=UTF%2d8))


Update 2/20/08:
Wow, it's been about 4 months. Anyway here's another update, makes the options and choose directory menus work correctly in fullscreen mode(they weren't filling the screen before in fullscreen mode), and fixes the mode that turns off the bouncing animation so it won't bounce when you zoom in on a picture anymore. By the way, I'm still looking for a screen capture program that will work for the touch, so if any1 knows of a good one I can put up some shots of what the program looks like.


its not working giving lots of error. when u chose a picture the picture doesn't appeare & when u move finger upward gives error. and then quit

[Jura_ZG]

Hey it's been a while but I've got a new update that fixes the previously mentioned bugs. :)

Where can we download ti? Is this new wersion on the first page link?


Ok i've got it :)

[LeoArg]

Screenshots, please

[nik_for_you]

its not starting..
opens with blank page.. and if try to scroll with finger.. it crahes..

[@rj*n]

hi checked it out on my HTC touch (elf) didn't work out for me:(!!! still needs lot work on it... m using S2V currently instead!!!

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

its not starting..
opens with blank page.. and if try to scroll with finger.. it crahes..

ya, gonna work on the whole crashing thing but the coming up with a white screen SHOULD happen. You have to go to menu then press choose directory to choose the directory where the photos are located. Might change that since it seems like a bad idea.

[nik_for_you]

ya photos are opening nw.. but they are bouncing badly.. i tried to disable it from option but then also it is..

[nik_for_you]

panning is very good man.. liked

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

Well, another fix is up(on the first post as always). This one removes that white screen completely and just asks you to choose a directory if there aren't any pictures. Also, if you try to use a directory with no pictures in it, it will give you a black box and say "No Pictures Found!" as it did before. The black box shouldn't make it crash at all, fortunately.

[nik_for_you]

will try.. at let u knw ..

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

whoops sorry nik_for_you and anyone else who tried the version from earlier today. There were some pretty bad bugs in it but I've managed to fix those in a new version on the first post. Also, it adds greater ability to zoom, which is always nice. Enjoy

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

hehe another update. it's a big one, so check the first post. Also, I REALLY need a program that can take screenshots since I don't currently have any way to do that. Let me know if any of you know of a program to do it.

[ervinelin]

hi there,

great application! most of the bugs I think have been sorted out in the latest version but zooming in and out for me still causes a crash every time.

Also can the image be viewed to the maximum area of the screen without having to zoom in?

Lastly, can it remember which orientation it was previously in? So if it closes in landscape mode, it opens in landscape mode.

Thanks, looking forward to your next update!!

Ervine

[burningwheels]

With me it also crashes every time i zoom in. I receive an error: System.Drawing.Bitmap.Unlock at InternalRotateImage.

But it is potentially a great application.

[MarcusMaximus04@gmail.com]

sorry for taking so long to get back to you guys. I'm pretty swamped with classes and just started my senior project so I'm not going to be able to get updates out as quickly as in the past. Some quick answers:

Ervine: The landscape mode idea is a good one, I'll think about that. For the crashing, I'm probably going to impose a limit again, but I need to run some trials to see what a good one would be. A big problem is that different people have different ROMs loaded with different amounts of memory let along have different amounts of programs running in the background. That said, I'll try to find a setting that works VERY reliably on mine and impose that as a limit which should stem the crash problem. For the image filling the screen, I'll definately add that next version(at least every image will come up filling the screen, not sure what kind of control to make to set it back and it might be easier to just go to the next picture and go back) since that should be easy enough.

burningwheels: That looks like it's asking for more memory than your device has available. That's happening because the image was rotated before your zoomed in. I'm working on fixing it but in the mean time you can either zoom or rotate the image, doing both might cause a crash depending on memory.

[margo77]

Also, I REALLY need a program that can take screenshots since I don't currently have any way to do that. Let me know if any of you know of a program to do it.

A great little program is vSnap. I attach the cab file.

Best regards.

[madsurfer1]

Can you please post soe sreens or videos?

Thanks