removed references to the (not existing) README

[swftools.git] / FAQ

diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ
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--- a/FAQ
+++ b/FAQ
@@ -21,19 +21,36 @@
     make 
     make install
 
     make 
     make install
 

-3.) Is there a pdf2swf for Windows?
+3.) configure doesn't find my jpeglib / my t1lib!
+
+    In case some of your libraries/include files are installed in /usr/local,
+    try the following:
+
+    rm -f config.cache
+    LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib" CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/include" ./configure
+
+    Furthermore, a new installation of jpeglib (the following assumes it's in
+    /usr/local/lib) often requires doing a
+
+    ranlib /usr/local/lib/libjpeg.a
+    ldconfig /usr/local/lib
+
+    If it still doesn't work, try removing the file "config.cache"
+    before running configure again.
+
+4.) Is there a pdf2swf for Windows?

 
     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
 
     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.
+    Cygwin (http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin), however, there's no working version yet.
+

     If you want to use pdf2swf, find a Unix machine.
 
     If you want to use pdf2swf, find a Unix machine.
 

-4.) Is there *going to* be a pdf2swf for Windows?
+5.) Is there *going to* be a pdf2swf for Windows?

 
     Probably. As soon as we find the time to look into the Cygwin compile issues.
 
 
     Probably. As soon as we find the time to look into the Cygwin compile issues.
 

-5.) The fonts in the SWFs generated by pdf2swf are wrong!
+6.) 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
 
     Try running pdf2swf with the "-v" switch.
     If you see a line reading "substituting VerySpecialFont -> Times-Roman", then pdf2swf

@@ -44,14 +61,12 @@
     The font files should, in this case, have the filenames VerySpecialFont.afm and
     VerySpecialFont.pfa (.pfb).
 
     The font files should, in this case, have the filenames VerySpecialFont.afm and
     VerySpecialFont.pfa (.pfb).
 

-6.) Can png2swf handle transparency?
+7.) Can png2swf handle transparency?

 
 

-    It supports PNG mode 2 transparency (alpha palettes) since version 0.4.2. 
-    Mode 6 (32 bit RGBA truecolor) is also supported since version 0.4.3, however
-    it seems most Flash players don't handle the alpha channel in the resulting 
-    32 bit images correctly.
+    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.

 
 

-7.) How to get Flash MX compression with SWFTools?
+8.) 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:
 
     Most tools support the -z flag for outputting compressed SWF.
     Furthermore you can compress/uncompress SWF files using swfcombine:

@@ -64,11 +79,11 @@
 
     decompresses.
 
 
     decompresses.
 

-8.) avi2swf converts my avi files upside down!
+9.) avi2swf converts my avi files upside down!

 
     Try using the -p (--flip) switch.
 
 
     Try using the -p (--flip) switch.
 

-9.) How to extract images/sounds from myfile.swf using swfextract?
+10.) How to extract images/sounds from myfile.swf using swfextract?

 
     First list all extractable items:
 
 
     First list all extractable items:
 

@@ -98,8 +113,9 @@
 
     etc.
 
 
     etc.
 

-10.) Is there a mailing list for SWFTools?
+11.) Is there a mailing list for SWFTools?

 
 

-    There used to be, however it was shut down due to lack of traffic. The archive
-    is available as raw INBOX file on http://www.quiss.org/swftools/list.tar.gz .
+    Yes there is. You can subscribe by going to
+    
+    http://mail.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/swftools-common