UI_SHOW_IMAGE Function
Syntax
Arguments
- filename
The name of the Windows Bitmap (.BMP) or JPEG (.JPG) image to display. If the filename is blank, Alpha Anywhere will prompt for a filename.
- title
Optional. The title of the dialog box.
- x
Optional. Default = 4 inches. The width of the dialog box.
- y
Optional. Default = 4 inches. The height of the dialog box.
- style
Optional. "Best Fit", "Stretch", "Absolute"
Description
The UI_SHOW_IMAGE() function displays a pop-up dialog displaying a Windows Bitmap (.BMP) or JPEG (.JPG) image. If filename is null, A5 prompts. Stype is 'Best Fit', 'Absolute' or 'Stretch'
Example
Best fit preserves the aspect ratio of the image, but scales it to fit the dialog box.
UI_SHOW_IMAGE("c:\documents\Xbasic Reference\images\aaa.bmp", "Dumbell Nebula", 4, 2, "Best Fit")Absolute preserves the image resolution and shows as much of it as will fit.
UI_SHOW_IMAGE("c:\documents\Xbasic Reference\images\aaa.bmp", "Dumbell Nebula", 4, 2, "Absolute")Stretch scales the image without regard to its aspect ratio to completely fit the dialog box window.
UI_SHOW_IMAGE("c:\documents\Xbasic
Reference\images\aaa.bmp", "Dumbell Nebula", 4, 2, "Stretch")Limitations
Desktop applications only.
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