[fpc-pascal]The Forms library and images

[barry at beenthere-donethat.org.uk]

Michael.VanCanneyt at Wisa.be wrote:

> 
> On Sun, 19 Aug 2001 barry at beenthere-donethat.org.uk wrote:
> 
> > I am trying to write an image indexing/filing application using Free
> > Pascal v1.0.4-1 together with Postgresql and the Forms library v0.89.
> >
> > I have managed to blunder my way as far as being able to store images
> > in the Postgres database and I would now like to try retieving stored
> > images and displaying them.
> >
> > I am using the Forms library because it has FDesign and will produce
> > Pascal code which Glade/GTK won't do. I don't understand C!
> >
> > I have looked through the Forms documentation and it does have a
> > section on images but it mentions an FL_IMAGE type which the Free
> > Pascal Forms library seems to omit.
> 
> ? Normally, you should use fl_add_bitmap() to add a bitmap widget,
> and set the image using fl_set_bitmap_data() or fl_set_bitmap_file()
> 
> however, all bitmaps must be in xpm format, so you'll need some kind
> of conversion routines. Free Pascal has support for jpeg; I don't think
> there is support for anything else.
> 
> Michael.

I'm sorry - I should have been more explicit.  It is actually support for jpegs
that I am looking for as they are small in size compared to bitmaps which I don't
want to use. When you say that Free Pascal has support for jpeg what do you
actually mean?  Does it mean that I could display a jpeg from within the Forms
library? 

Many thanks for the reply.

Barry Samuels