Resources Base
Viewer
DWT has a Viewer component to help visualize the data in the buffer. By default, it is created with basic settings for each WebTwain instance, however, it can be customized to fit different usage scenarios.
Bind the Viewer
As mentioned in creating the WebTwain instance, a new WebTwain instance (or a new DWT object) usually comes with a ready-bound viewer which is an instance of the Viewer component. This viewer uses the default settings and normally is enough to handle the data visualization.
However, if you want to customize the viewer, you can use Dynamsoft.DWT.CreateDWTObjectEx() to create a WebTwain instance that doesn’t come with a viewer and then bind and customize the viewer before showing it with the APIs bind() and show() . For example, the following code shows a viewer with thumbnails
var DWObject = null;
Dynamsoft.DWT.CreateDWTObjectEx({
WebTwainId: 'dwtcontrol'
},
function(obj) {
DWObject = obj;
DWObject.Viewer.bind(document.getElementById('dwtcontrolContainer'));
DWObject.Viewer.height = 600;
DWObject.Viewer.width = 800;
var thumbnailViewer = DWObject.Viewer.createThumbnailViewer();
thumbnailViewer.show();
DWObject.Viewer.show();
},
function(err) {
console.log(err);
}
);
Customize the Viewer
The viewer is created inside a given HTMLDivElement specified by its id . If a WebTwain instance is created with a built-in viewer, you can specify the initial size of the viewer during the creation. For example, the following configuration specifies a 585px by 513px viewer to be created in the HTMLDivElement with the id “dwtcontrolContainer1”.
Dynamsoft.DWT.Containers = [{
ContainerId: 'dwtcontrolContainer1',
Width: '585px',
Height: '513px'
}]
If the viewer is bound after the creation of the WebTwain instance, the following does the same thing
DWObject.Viewer.bind(document.getElementById('dwtcontrolContainer'));
DWObject.Viewer.height = 600;
DWObject.Viewer.width = 800;
DWObject.Viewer.show();
Questions
Q: How to display the thumbnail viewer?
A: The thumbnails viewer can be customized during the creation before it’s shown. Check out * createThumbnailViewer() for more information.
var DWObject = null;
Dynamsoft.DWT.CreateDWTObjectEx({
WebTwainId: 'dwtcontrol'
},
function(obj) {
DWObject = obj;
DWObject.Viewer.bind(document.getElementById('dwtcontrolContainer'));
DWObject.Viewer.height = 600;
DWObject.Viewer.width = 800;
var thumbnailViewer = DWObject.Viewer.createThumbnailViewer({
location: 'left',
size: '20%',
columns: 1,
rows: 4,
scrollDirection: 'vertical'
});
thumbnailViewer.show();
DWObject.Viewer.show();
},
function(err) {
console.log(err);
}
);
Use the Viewer
You can use the Viewer in the following ways
Navigate through all images
You can use the mouse, the arrow keys or the APIs first() , next() , previous() , last() and gotoPage() to navigate through the images in buffer.
Show one or multiple images in one view
You can change the view mode to show one or multiple images. The API is setViewMode() .
Fit one image to the view
The image in the viewer can fit to the width or height of the viewer or both. The API is fitWindow() .
Show the image in its actual size
You can show the image in its actual size by setting zoom to 1. This is only supported when the view mode is set to -1 x -1.
Zoom in to see more details of an image
To do this, you just set a bigger or smaller value to zoom . This is only supported when the view mode is set to -1 x -1.
Select an area
You can use the API setSelectedAreas() .
Unbind the Viewer
You can call the method unbind() on a WebTwain instance to unbind and destroy its viewer.
The Image Editor
The Image Editor is a built-in UI that contains the most commonly used editing functions. If you don’t want to build your own specific UI, you can give it a try and see if it meets your requirements.
How to show or hide the Image Editor
The following code shows how to use the image editor. Read more on createImageEditor() .
var editorSettings = {
/*element: document.getElementById("imageEditor"),
width: 600,
height: 400,*/
border: '1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204)',
topMenuBorder: '',
innerBorder: '',
background: "rgb(255, 255, 255)",
promptToSaveChange: true,
buttons: {
titles: {},
visibility: {}
},
dialogText: {
dlgRotateAnyAngle: ['Angle :', 'Interpolation:', 'Keep size', ' OK ', 'Cancel'],
dlgChangeImageSize: ['New Height :', 'New Width :', 'Interpolation method:', ' OK ', 'Cancel'],
saveChangedImage: ['You have changed the image, do you want to keep the change(s)?', ' Yes ', ' No '],
selectSource: ['Select Source:', 'Select', 'Cancel', 'There is no source available']
}
};
var imageEditor = DWObject.Viewer.createImageEditor(editorSettings);
imageEditor.show();
Questions
Q: Is the Image Editor compatible across all platforms?
A: Yes, the Image Editor is availabe on all platforms where DWT is supported. However, while it is built into the browser page in most cases, it is invoked by a different API and runs as a separate programme if DWT ActiveX edition is used. Contact Dynamsoft Support to learn more.
Q: Can I change the language of the Editor?
A: Yes, as shown in the sample code above, you can use the parameters titles and dialogText to specify the language used in the editor
Q: Can I remove or add buttons on the toolbar of the Editor?
A: While you can use visibility (as shown in the sample code above) to remove a default button(s), currently you cannot add a custom button yet.
Q: Can I specify where and how big the Editor is?
A: Yes, as shown in the sample code above, you can use the parameter element to specify where the editor is created and then use width and height to specify its size.
Q: Can I change the colors of the Editor?
A: Yes, as shown in the sample code above, the parameters border , topMenuBorder , innerBorder and
background can be used to specify the style including color of the editor.
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