X-Git-Url: http://git.asbjorn.biz/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=FAQ;h=434c4659e0ba1852463414be3b4abe48efda6cfe;hb=829a9253e6d364d1eaf3a24f69a6df01f09fa4fa;hp=37cba0c56c799e9cfde5d1cfa4f30c694b9ddfc3;hpb=fa9f00a460c9d7178423b3a42c2fc9ffc20fbb08;p=swftools.git diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index 37cba0c..434c465 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -21,7 +21,22 @@ make make install -3.) configure doesn't find my jpeglib / my t1lib! +3.) What libraries do I need to compile swftools? + + You need t1lib and jpeglib to compile pdf2swf. + Links: + t1lib: + ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/linux/libs/graphics/t1lib-1.3.1.tar.gz + t1lib (mirrored here): + http://www.quiss.org/swftools/t1llib-1.3.1.tar.gz + jpeglib: + http://www.ijg.org/files/jpegsrc.v6b.tar.gz + + Furthermore, if you want to compile avi2swf, you need the avifile library: + http://avifile.sourceforge.net + . + +4.) configure doesn't find my jpeglib / my t1lib! In case some of your libraries/include files are installed in /usr/local, try the following: @@ -38,19 +53,23 @@ If it still doesn't work, try removing the file "config.cache" before running configure again. -4.) Is there a pdf2swf for Windows? +5.) There are problems during compilation: + Error messages complain about "undefined reference to `operator new(unsigned)'" + as well as "undefined reference to `__gxx_personality_v0'". - No. pdf2swf only runs on Unix platforms, like Linux, *BSD, MacOS X, etc. - There have been some reports on more or less successfully compling pdf2swf on Win32 using - Cygwin (http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin), however, there's no working version yet. + Try running configure as - If you want to use pdf2swf, find a Unix machine. + LDFLAGS=-lstdc++ ./configure -5.) Is there *going to* be a pdf2swf for Windows? +6.) Is there a pdf2swf for Windows? - Probably. As soon as we find the time to look into the Cygwin compile issues. + Windows versions of all SWF utilities (except for avi2swf) are in + http://www.quiss.org/swftools/swftools-win32.zip + . + Notice: You need to unzip the Archive to C:\SWFTOOLS to make pdf2swf work- + otherwise it won't be able to find it's fonts. -6.) The fonts in the SWFs generated by pdf2swf are wrong! +7.) The fonts in the SWFs generated by pdf2swf are wrong! Try running pdf2swf with the "-v" switch. If you see a line reading "substituting VerySpecialFont -> Times-Roman", then pdf2swf @@ -61,12 +80,12 @@ The font files should, in this case, have the filenames VerySpecialFont.afm and VerySpecialFont.pfa (.pfb). -7.) Can png2swf handle transparency? +8.) Can png2swf handle transparency? It supports PNG mode 2 transparency (256 color palettes with alpha) since version 0.4.2. Mode 6 (32 bit RGBA truecolor) is also supported since version 0.4.4. -8.) How to do Flash MX compression with SWFTools? +9.) How to do Flash MX compression with SWFTools? Most tools support the -z flag for outputting compressed SWF. Furthermore you can compress/uncompress SWF files using swfcombine: @@ -79,11 +98,11 @@ decompresses. -9.) avi2swf converts my avi files upside down! +10.) avi2swf converts my avi files upside down! Try using the -p (--flip) switch. -10.) How to extract images/sounds from myfile.swf using swfextract? +11.) How to extract images/sounds from myfile.swf using swfextract? First list all extractable items: @@ -113,7 +132,7 @@ etc. -11.) Is there a mailing list for SWFTools? +12.) Is there a mailing list for SWFTools? Yes there is. You can subscribe by going to