View Image

The Album Surfer application was developed to be a small tool for easy image scrolling. Basically when the user selects a graphics file to view, this application checks the directory of which it is a member and makes a list of all other graphics files in that directory for selecting through.

On numerous occasions the Code Project website has provided ideas and examples of techniques to solve a problem that otherwise I was having difficulty with. To all those who operate and contribute to Code Project I say thank you.

As a way of possibly giving back a little I offer this professionally complete application for surfing through image collections, also known as albums. This application combines many ideas found else where on Code Project site but it also includes my view of what constitutes the minimum aspects of a professional application. I fully understand that this is a subjective concept and the beauty is in the mind of the beholder. Software development is a combination of a set of finite rules and creativity. The creativity provides many solutions to the same problem. After years of experience in the industry I believe there are characteristics that permit one to label a solution as a "good" one.

FEATURES:

· Ability to select the image, zoom and scroll with key presses only. I have become partial to the mouse wheel for image selection.
· Drag and drop a new file to the form to switch directories and file lists.
· Select an area from any displayed zoomed image and save as a new file in any supported image format including selecting JPEG quality.
· Persistence of user selections for the next execution. Use of registry or local XML file is a developer option.
· Display the image properties.
· A complete HTML help project to support the application.
· A full deployment project.