Re: Windows Picture & Fax Viewer Clone

NeoTechni · Post by **NeoTechni** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 11:07 pm

Regretfully it's made in VB (and it's closed source).

There's nothing wrong with VB, and that program is actually open source. I put the source code on PlanetSourceCode

http://www.planet-source-code.com/vb/sc ... 2&lngWId=1

I'd actually like to thank whoever linked to it.

NeoTechni · Post by **NeoTechni** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 11:10 pm

Also, I uploaded a newer version last night that supports PNG and animated GIFs. Though I've been told GIF support is buggy, so I'll keep working on it

Post by **vicmarcal** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 11:32 pm

NeoTechni wrote: There's nothing wrong with VB, and that program is actually open source. I put the source code on PlanetSourceCode.

Hi, in order to have it compiled and included in ReactOS it has to be C/C++ as we compile via Gcc (the whole OS is ASM/C/C++)
A pity there isnt a C++ version

Cube 8 · Post by **Cube 8** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:05 am

You could distribute msvbvm60.dll (along with other components required to run the program), as long as the MS EULA allows it.

greenie · Post by **greenie** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:17 am

i don't know that it is a good idea to include msvbvm60.dll when there is no open source version. We would have to distribute a Microsoft dll with reactos. Which makes me a little nervous.
Though who knows maybe the license allows it. Though I would still prefer not.
ps.
I started in vb and I am a big fan of it. So simple and easy to use.

Post by **Z98** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:54 am

The notion that there is "nothing" wrong with VB is a matter of opinion. There's a reason MS broke compatibility when they released VB.NET. Anyway, the policy of only including applications in C/C++ that are written against the Win32 API is specifically so we do not need to complicate our build process. We have yet to encounter a situation where breaking that rule would benefit us enough to go through the pain of extending the build process.

Cube 8 · Post by **Cube 8** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:15 am

My thought was that, since they allow it to be distributed with an application (e.g. Win95 doesn't have it), there shouldn't be any problem including it in the OS.
As for the implementation of this, as Z98 stated, it will be trivial...

Post by **EmuandCo** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:03 pm

We generally only include apps in our main tree which can be built with our GCC and/or MSVC. VB apps would need a compiler for itself and we wont provide one, because none exists as Open Source alternative.

We could add it to rapps as Download though

Techno Mage · Post by **Techno Mage** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 1:47 pm

The people that want to compile it them self's want it as C or C++ or some other free compiler.
The people that want a fax image viewer, want it to look like the Microsoft one, work like the Microsoft one, but with out that bug that shows half your images as a line down the middle of the viewer.

Icy EyeG · Post by **Icy EyeG** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 5:41 pm

EmuandCo wrote:We generally only include apps in our main tree which can be built with our GCC and/or MSVC. VB apps would need a compiler for itself and we wont provide one, because none exists as Open Source alternative.

We could add it to rapps as Download though

How about JPEGView? It appears to be written in C++, it's GNU GPL and the readme on the SVN says:

To compile JPEGView you need:

- Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition with VC++ package (of course the standard or professional editions also work)
- Windows Platform SDK (platform SDK for Windows Server 2003 or later) - only Core SDK is needed
- Windows Template Library (WTL), Version 8.0 (http://sourceforge.net/projects/wtl/)
(read http://www.codeproject.com/KB/wtl/WTLExpress.aspx how to patch the platform SDK headers so that WTL compiles with VC++ Express edition and PSDK)
- To edit the resource file (rc) a free resource editor as http://www.radasm.com/resed/ is recommended

I've just tried the Portable version and it seems a nice replacement for the windows picture & fax viewer.
IMHO it could at least be added to rapps....

EDIT: Unfortunately it doesn't support animated GIFs,but still it's a nice viewer.

Post by **Z98** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 5:50 pm

Interesting, something that uses the WTL and is more than a "hello world" type. A good find, I'd say.

Icy EyeG · Post by **Icy EyeG** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 7:04 pm

Z98 wrote:Interesting, something that uses the WTL and is more than a "hello world" type. A good find, I'd say.

Thanks! And it seems to work on ReactOS as well:

wojo664 wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as6AIcXTiUk
Maybe this is not very big, but JPEGView is an open source program, that may be a good substitute of the Windows Picture and Fax Preview Viewer.

I do hope it works as a Windows Picture & Fax Viewer replacement, but it's currently lacking a more XPish look, and, more importantly, support for animated GIFs.

forart · Post by **forart** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 12:53 pm

Here's a couple of links check/scan deeply @ SF.net:

http://sourceforge.net/search/?q=image& ... rove%3A112

http://sourceforge.net/search/?q=image& ... rove%3A112

roytam · Post by **roytam** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:57 am

IIRC Windows Picture & Fax Viewer uses GDI+ functions.