Good way to display Images on page?

[jsteph]

Hi all,
I'm not sure if this or the html forum is the correct forum, but since my code is in ASP, I'll start here...

The question is, I want a simple web page (ie 6 or 7) which will display images, but with some very basic image tools--mainly Zoom in/out--something like is the default if you view a jpg in a standard IE page. However--I *don't* want a simple <a> tag or thumbnail link which when clicked on opens a new window--I want to stay in the same page without reloading and the user having to hit 'back' after viewing each image.

For example I have a list of thumbnail images in a iframe (this part I have coded and it's fine). Then below the iframe, I want the rest of the page real estate to be blank by default, and then whichever thumbnail I click upon fills that space with the fullsize image.

HOWEVER...while I can do that by just using an <img> tag in that space--it doesn't appear that that tag has the capability to zoom in and out. Plus, I can't seem to get the <img> tag to automatically maintain aspect ratio of the image in the 'scale', 'zoom', or 'clip' modes which I've seen in VB image controls.

Bottom line--do I need some 3rd party activeX control for this, or is there a standard html or ASP way to accomplish this?
Thanks
--Jim

 

[Tarwn]

You could use Javascript to increase or decrease either the width or height of the image. Then you would just have to either use existing mouse events or provide a set of buttons that increment or decrement the size for the dimension you chose.