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ImageKit7 ActiveX: Update Log

Below is a log of the updates made to the ImageKit7 ActiveX including the date of the update and a brief explanation of what was changed in the module. To download the latest update, please click here.

 

Fix No. Date Explanation
15 10/15/2008 Fixed:
1. In Windows Vista with the desktop set to "Windows Classic Style", there was a problem with the rectangle drawn with the mouse when RectDraw=True.
2. In the ImageKit control, when transparency was enabled (Transparent=True), the image was not properly scaled when displayed in display modes other than actual size.
3. Multi-page tiff and animated gif files could not be saved using SaveFileMem.
4. When executing the GetImageFileType method (in DLL version, the IKFileType function) or the LoadFile method (in DLL version, the IK***FileLoad function), files with size of 0 bytes were deleted.
14 09/01/2008 Fixed:
1. PNG images that were saved using the ImageKit7 could not be inserted into Microsoft Office Excel 2007.
2. There was a problem loading certain portions of DXF files.
13 08/08/2008 Added:
The ImageKit7 Scan interface now supports Canon DR scanner's Moire Filter and Color/BW detection while suppressing the scan driver's UI.

Fixed:
When using the Canon DR scanner's UI with Color/BW detection and memory tranfer, the scanned image was not created correctly.
12 06/24/2008 Fixed:
In some cases, when the Open file dialog is displayed, the screen flickers. This has been repaired.
11 05/14/2008 Fixed:
In VS2008, when the ImageKit7 controls were placed on the form, they couldn't be resized or repositioned. This has been fixed.
10 03/21/2008 Fixed the ImageKit Control's Scan.ClearProperty (Corrected the default value)
9 02/05/2008 Added:
1. The BackgroundImageFile, BackgroundImageVectorWidth, and BackgroundImageVectorHeight properties were added to the ImageKit Control.

Fixed:
1. The ImageKit Control's RectDraw property allows you to select an area on the image using the mouse. Until now, you could only select an area that was completely within the ImageKit Control. The RectDraw property has been improved so that you can now select an area on the image even though that part of the image extends beyond the ImageKit Control.
2. The ImageKit Control's raster image editing toolbar has also been improved to allow the same behavior as in #1 above.
3. Fixed problems with the display of the scroll bars in the ImageKit Control in Windows Vista
4. Fixed problems loading SVG and Tiff(Jpeg) images.
5. Fixed problems in the Thumbnail Control's scroll bar position when the ColCount and StartNum property values were changed.
8 12/27/2007 Added:
1. Added the RefineColorImage property to the ImageKit Control

Fixed:
1. Fixed a problem when an Exif file was referenced. If the Exif information string was too long, an error occurred.
2. In the Progress Dialog (Effect and File processing), occasionally an unusual string appeared that had not been set. This has been repaired.
3. Made some improvements to the pen for the eraser in the raster image editing toolbar when the Transparent property is True.
7 11/26/2007 1. Fixed problems displaying images in "Fit To Height" and "Fit To Width" display mode
2. Added high quality image display for 4 and 8 bit images.
3. Fixed problems that occurred with drawing vector data.
6 10/23/2007 Added:
1. Added the GetDpiF and SetDpiF methods to the ImageKit Control (Added DLL functions IKGetDpiF and IKSetDpiF)
2. Added the Picture property to the ImageKit Layer interface

Fixed:
1. Fixed problems loading TIFF-JPEG (YCrCb) images
2. Fixed problems with the palette information when combining two images that are 4 bit grayscale using the LayerImage or PasteImage methods (IkLayer, IKLayerEx, or IKPasteImage DLL functions).
3. There were some problemw displaying or saving vector data. This has been repaired.
4. When the ImageKit Control's MouseWheel property was set to ikDisable, the mouse wheel events did not fire. They are now enabled.
5 08/17/2007 Added:
1. Support for Tiff (JPEG compression) image files was added to both ImageKit Control and DLL functions
2. OCX and DLL files have all been digitally signed

Fixed:
1. IKIsClipBrdData function has been modified.
2. Repaired a problem editing vector images. When using vector images in the Layer interface, text could not be added to the vector image via the vector-image-editing toolbar.
4 07/23/2007 Added:
1. New file transfer functions have been added that seperate the transfer functionality from the connect and disconnect functionality. Now there are seperate functions to connect to and disconnect from FTP, HTTP, and HTTPS servers. File transfer functions that can be used with the new connect and disconnect functions have been added. These have been added to both the ImageKit Control (OCX version) and to the ImageKit7 DLL version.

Fixed:
1. Portions of SVB images weren't displayed properly. This has been corrected.
2. Repaired the ImageKit Control's magnifier.
3. In the Slideshow Control, displaying DXF images with color has been improved.
3 06/19/2007 Fixed:
1. In the Thumbnail Control, when the scroll bar had focus and the Clear method or GetFiles method were executed, the scroll bars remained even when they were not necessary. (Windows Vista)
2. Modified the Vector Image Editing toolbar
2 05/21/2007 Added:
Support for HTTPS file transfer has been added.

Fixed:
1. There was a problem displaying certain portions of SXF images
2. Made some corrections to the ImageKit Control's Magnifier
3. Fixed problems with the Thumbnail Control's SelectImage method
4. Fixed problems with the Vector Image-Editing Toolbar's text function
5. Corrected some problems scanning with automatic document feeders
6. Improved security in libpng
1 02/01/2007 Fixed:
The Thumbnail Control would freeze if you moved the form of another program over the top of the form containing the Thumbnail Control