Web-Structures, Inc. Introduces webThumbs, a Thumbnail-Generating Component

Web-Structures, Inc. today announced the availability of webThumbs, a technical component that allows developers to programmatically generate thumbnails of existing images.

Apex, North Carolina -- February 12, 2003 -- Web-Structures, Inc. today announced the availability of webThumbs, a technical component that allows developers to programmatically generate thumbnails of existing images in their applications. Do you need to programmatically generate thumbnails for existing jpeg images within your application? Do you want the flexibility to control the height, width, and quality of your thumbnail images? If so, then webThumbs is the component for you!

webThumbs is a technical component (JavaBean) written in 100% pure Java code. The webThumbs component loads an image via java.awt.Toolkit, scales it down to a user-defined resolution, and saves it as a jpeg file. This component is a great addition to any Web-based photo application in which you need to generate thumbnails for existing jpeg images.

webThumbs provides a very easy to use server-side method of programmatically creating thumbnails. Simply supply five parameters to the call of the component from your application and you are up and running. The five parameters the webThumbs component requires are the name and location of the existing image file, the name and location of the new thumbnail file, the thumbnail width, the thumbnail height, and the quality (a value from 0 to 100, 100 being the best and 0 the worst quality). An example would be:

String[] thumbNailArgs = ;
rc=webThumbs.createThumbnail(thumbNailArgs);

The webThumbs component ships with one JSP example showing a method that you can use to create thumbnails from your existing images.
Some notable features of webThumbs include the following:
• It is a 100% Java component that can be used in any Web browser, operating system, or servlet engine.
• It is very easy to use! With a few lines of code, you are programmatically creating thumbnails!
• webThumbs is a technical component that could be integrated in any Java/JSP/Servlets application.
• webThumbs can create a new image with the supplied parameters, or simply overwrite an existing image with new dimensions.

For more information about webThumbs, as well as Web-Structures and its available services and products, visit www.web-structures.com.

About Web-Structures, Inc.
Since 2000, Web-Structures, Inc. has been an e-Business solution provider offering complete packages of Web services, including Web Design, e-Commerce, Portal Implementations, Maintenance, Marketing, Support, and Software Development. We provide professional, innovative, no-nonsense Web services for our customers. We help organizations achieve their online business goals, preparing them for competition in the digital arena. We can take a project from just a thought or an idea, and make it a reality for our customers.