Thumbnail Index Generator

Right now, I'm sitting in the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. I've been in Las Vegas since Sunday, November 5, 2006, attending a conference named Visual Studio Connections. On Monday I attended a workshop on programming advanced windows functionality using Microsoft.NET. During the workshop, the speaker showed us a simple example of how to print an index of pictures. I have taken his example code, extended it, and made it print smaller indexed files in a flow layout, like the index sheet you get when you have your pictures developed at the grocery store.

Here's a screenshot of an index file generated in a horizontal layout:

I just put the finishing touches on the program. Try it out, let me know what you think, and if you find any bugs, let me know by posting a comment below.

You can download it here: http://kevin.watson.name/files/PicturePrintSetup_v1.1.zip

Features:

• Index all of the pictures in a folder
• Use your own title or no title
• Define the font and various font sizes
• Change the layout from vertical to horizontal
• Choose the picture height
• Print preview
• Displays the filename to the left of (vertical layout) or under (horizontal layout) the picture
• Displays the folder path in the footer
• Displays the page number in the footer
  

Uses:

• Use with PDFCreator (http://www.pdfforge.org/products/pdfcreator/) to generate soft copy index sheets
• Print to any black and white or color printer
• When archiving last year's pictures to CD-ROM, print out a hard copy index sheet and keep it with the CD
• Use the horizontal layout to generate smaller index files
  
• Use the vertical layout to generate home inventory documentation for homeowners insurance policies
  

Requirements:

• Microsoft Windows
• Microsoft.NET Framework version 2.0 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en)

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Update (version 1.1, 11/19/2006):

New features:

• User can set maximum height and width for both vertical and horizontal layout
• Saves user settings when the application is closed and restarted
• Default user settings have been adjusted to produce better output
• Uses a wider printing area
• Each picture now has a fixed width to eliminate jagged columns

Download the updated version here: http://kevin.watson.name/files/PicturePrintSetup_v1.1.zip