SAMPLE: ThumbList Plugin

[Desmond]

Hello,

This sample showcases the ThumbList Plugin.

Skills Used: ThumbList Plugin, Thumbnails, Zoom, Images, Load Folder, Tables.

ThumbList_Sample_V6.apz (http://www.indigorose.com/forums/examples/ThumbList_Sample_V6.apz)

[dfahey]

Any idea when the thumblist will support gif images?

[Desmond]

Sorry, no, i don't have a timeline on that.

[Intrigued]

We will have to resolve to the wedgy treatment on Desmond. I hate to go to such lengths to pry some intel, but, it's for the greater cause!

@Desmond >>>---> :D

[Desmond]

Wedgy, huh? No, not THAT!!!

I'm sure when we revisit the thumblist plugin we'll explore adding gif functionality. I just don't know when that'll be.

[dfahey]

It has been 5 months, any word on when ThumbList will support gif images? Kind of hard to explain why thumblist shows all graphic files except gif. If it will not support gif files is there another option that will?

Drew

[Intrigued]

I have really missed .gif support in crucial parts of AMS itself, including plugins. I wish that would be implemented. I see other programs that support such for years now and never had a problem.

But, that's my thinking-angle.

[Brett]

We'll see what we can do. REF: 12240

[Worm]

The Thumblist is the first "real" reason I've seen anyone post for GIF support (IMO). If you were using it to let users see the images available in a folder and GIF wasn't there, it'd be a little odd. That said, and this is my opinion, that is the only real reason I can think of for GIF support.

[Mina]

The Thumblist is the first "real" reason I've seen anyone post for GIF support (IMO). If you were using it to let users see the images available in a folder and GIF wasn't there, it'd be a little odd. That said, and this is my opinion, that is the only real reason I can think of for GIF support.

Sounds Reasonable. I Personally never use .GIF Formatted images because of their old quality.

[Intrigued]

The Thumblist is the first "real" reason I've seen anyone post for GIF support (IMO). If you were using it to let users see the images available in a folder and GIF wasn't there, it'd be a little odd. That said, and this is my opinion, that is the only real reason I can think of for GIF support.

That's just one reason I see (but a crucial one no doubt) the need for .gif support.

Some of us developers have hundreds of transparent, animated .gifs we are really wanting to utilize in AMS.

and thanks Brett.

:yes

[playmenow]

if .PNG would be able to be animated like .GIF...everything would be smaller & nicer (better quality ;))

[yosik]

There is an animated png format which is called mng but it doesn't seem to have caught on, I don't know why....
Yossi

[Corey]

I think the main reason MNG failed was because Lorne didn't believe in it.

:D :p :wow :huh :lol :o :rolleyes :yes :) ;)

[dfahey]

Is there any way for me or anyone to reprogram the thumblist plugin to prevent the last access times from being updated? This is something I want to get fixed asap as I do NOT want the last access times of any files to be updated while I am scanning for pictures on a system.

The same thing happens when using the built in browsing capability of AMS 6. If that could be changed as well that would be great.

Drew

[Desmond]

Hello,

I only have a rudimentary understanding of file access flags, but it seems to me that any external program (eg. autoplay) that accesses a file in any way (such as grabbing a thumbnail version of an image) will trigger the 'last accessed' date.

This strikes me as correct, since you are technically accessing the file. Why is this a problem?

Desmond.

[dfahey]

Hello,

I only have a rudimentary understanding of file access flags, but it seems to me that any external program (eg. autoplay) that accesses a file in any way (such as grabbing a thumbnail version of an image) will trigger the 'last accessed' date.

This strikes me as correct, since you are technically accessing the file. Why is this a problem?

Desmond.


It is a problem when dealing with computer forensics as you are altering data. There is a way using external viewer programs to prevent time stamps from being changed. I was hoping I could do the same within AMS

Drew

[Roboblue]

If you are using XP and have formatted your drive as NTFS, XP will update any file open execept command structure files (exe, bat, etc). I do not believe this is a function of AMS or most other third party software.
See this webpage (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/core/fnee_exa_sfsu.mspx?mfr=true)
On a system with a lot of files being moved around, this updating can show a noticeable slow down. So, a lot of power users will turn of the updating. And they will also turn off the File Indexing service, and short file name creation.
These are registry settings and I am not a big fan of playing with any one's registry but, my own. But you can do a search for the process to find the disablers.

[dfahey]

Thanks, I am very familiar with that registry setting but that is not what I am talking about. I want to be able to browse a system (any windows version) without updating the last access times. There are a handful of 3rd party utilities that can do that ie FTK imager, pre-search, Encase, etc. I was hoping that it was something simple as building a dll file that would prevent writes to the last access time stamp (without tweaking the registry key).

Drew

[adnan]

thank

thank

[Desmond]

There's no built in way in AMS60. I suppose an interface DLL would work (possibly), but you'd still have a hard time interfacing that DLL with the thumblist plugin (it's not impossible, but I would assume quite hard).

If the purpose is for true forensic investigation, may I suggest some type of read-only interface for the hard-drive in question (example (http://fwdepot.com/thestore/product_info.php/products_id/1086)) -- that's the only true way to guarantee that no data changes. If the purpose is to monitor a networked system or the like in some clandestine fashion, then AMS60 is not an 'out of the box' solution for you.

Desmond.

[sebalius]

Thanks Desmond, nice bit of code.
sebalius :)

[Moises]

Espero puedar hacerlo funcionar

[rexzooly]

Is there any way for me or anyone to reprogram the thumblist plugin to prevent the last access times from being updated? This is something I want to get fixed asap as I do NOT want the last access times of any files to be updated while I am scanning for pictures on a system.

The same thing happens when using the built in browsing capability of AMS 6. If that could be changed as well that would be great.

Drew

Windows does that eveytime you access a file its a default thing you access it so it updates it why would you not want to do that? i see no reason why.

//EDIT

P.S its not a bug its how its meant to be like.