X-Git-Url: http://git.asbjorn.biz/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=FAQ;h=dbb5226a672a8e06f5a8d9b2f3333bb9ef180b3b;hb=c2ff95460eafa033ed1aa901d5ff0fb1a93d1049;hp=67fc1aea504a01065eeb1ad2c2133a8fb45e740e;hpb=8e6c12f547bc9ccf1eaecb6fce4f48c47215d263;p=swftools.git diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index 67fc1ae..dbb5226 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -1,9 +1,15 @@ -1.) What's the cost of swftools? +1.) What's the price of swftools? - SWFTools is free of charge, and is released under the GPL - (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html). + SWFTools is free of charge (donations are welcome, though), and is + released under the GPL (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html). -2.) How to compile/link swftools on Unix/Linux/BSD? +2.) Where can I donate? + + You can donate via PayPal by clicking on the "donate" button + on http://www.swftools.org/donate.html + . + +3.) How to compile/link swftools on Unix/Linux/BSD? Download swftools-0.x.x.tar.gz. Then type, on the command-line: @@ -16,7 +22,7 @@ (you will have to be root for the last step) -3.) What libraries do I need to compile swftools on Unix/Linux/BSD? +4.) What libraries do I need to compile swftools on Unix/Linux/BSD? You need t1lib, freetype and jpeglib to compile pdf2swf. Links: @@ -33,7 +39,7 @@ http://avifile.sourceforge.net . -4.) when compiling the sourcecode version, configure doesn't find my jpeglib / my t1lib! +5.) when compiling the sourcecode version, configure doesn't find my jpeglib / my t1lib! In case some of your libraries/include files are installed in /usr/local, try the following: @@ -47,10 +53,16 @@ ranlib /usr/local/lib/libjpeg.a ldconfig /usr/local/lib + In order to install jpeglib, it's furthermore been remarked that you need + to do + make install-lib + make install-headers + . + If it still doesn't work, try removing the file "config.cache" before running configure again. -5.) There are problems during compilation: +6.) There are problems during compilation: Error messages complain about "undefined reference to `operator new(unsigned)'" as well as "undefined reference to `__gxx_personality_v0'". @@ -58,7 +70,7 @@ LDFLAGS=-lstdc++ ./configure -6.) How do I compile swftools on Mac OS X? +7.) How do I compile swftools on Mac OS X? You need to get fink (http://fink.sourceforge.net), and install it. After this, you need to install all the required libs (jpeg, freetype, lame): @@ -81,17 +93,15 @@ /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3/include/python2.3/ before running configure. -7.) Is there a pdf2swf/avi2swf for Windows? +8.) Is there a pdf2swf/avi2swf for Windows? Windows versions of all SWF utilities are downloadable from http://www.quiss.org/swftools/download.html . (There's a self-extracting .exe version of all versions since 0.6.1, and a .zip or .rar archive of the newest development snapshot) - Notice: For now, the utilities need to be installed to C:\SWFTOOLS to make pdf2swf work- - otherwise it won't be able to find its fonts. -8.) Where's the source code of the Windows version? +9.) Where's the source code of the Windows version? It's the same as the Unix source code. If you want to compile under Windows, it's recommended that you get the CVS version @@ -102,7 +112,10 @@ CXX=i386-mingw32msvc-g++ CPP=i386-mingw32msvc-cpp CC=i386-mingw32msvc-gcc \ ./configure --host=i586-mingw32msvc && make -9.) The fonts in the SWFs generated by pdf2swf are wrong! + For compiling on Windows itself, there's a HOWTO from Daichi Shinozaki: + http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/swftools-common/2005-02/msg00023.html + +10.) The fonts in the SWFs generated by pdf2swf are wrong! Watch the output of pdf2swf closely. You should see something like: @@ -117,12 +130,12 @@ to (on Windows) C:\SWFTools\Fonts\, or (on Unix) /usr/local/share/swftools/fonts to make it work all the time. -10.) Can png2swf handle transparency? +11.) Can png2swf handle transparency? Yes. 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. -11.) How to do Flash MX compression with SWFTools? +12.) 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: @@ -135,11 +148,11 @@ decompresses. -12.) avi2swf converts my avi files upside down! +13.) avi2swf converts my avi files upside down! Try using the -p (--flip) switch. -13.) How to extract images/sounds from myfile.swf using swfextract? +14.) How to extract images/sounds from myfile.swf using swfextract? First list all extractable items: @@ -169,16 +182,18 @@ etc. -14.) Is there a mailing list for SWFTools? +15.) Is there a mailing list for SWFTools? Yes there is. You can subscribe by going to http://mail.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/swftools-common -15.) Where can I donate? +16.) Why didn't Matthias answer my swftools-related mail? - You can donate via PayPal by clicking on the "donate" button - on http://www.quiss.org/swftools/index.html - . - Any financial support for this project is most welcome! + Currently, Matthias is getting much more mails than he can answer. It's frustrating, + but it's true. + He tries his best to at least *read* all mails he receives. + If you need an answer to something, it's usually more effective to post it on the + mailing list, though, as there are a lot of friendly users around there which may + have the one or other helpful tip concerning your problem.