From d05afe4d0a293d9062b09fbae99ad83882fa08db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: kramm <kramm>
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 17:41:34 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Brought up to date

---
 FAQ |   36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ
index 2e63e3d..a90a976 100644
--- a/FAQ
+++ b/FAQ
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@
 
 3.) What libraries do I need to compile swftools on Unix/Linux/BSD?
 
-    You need t1lib and jpeglib to compile pdf2swf.
+    You need t1lib, freetype and jpeglib to compile pdf2swf.
     Links:
+	freetype:
+	 http://www.freetype.org
 	t1lib: 
 	 ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/linux/libs/graphics/t1lib-1.3.1.tar.gz
 	t1lib (mirrored here): 
@@ -61,15 +63,28 @@
 
     LDFLAGS=-lstdc++ ./configure
 
-6.) Is there a pdf2swf for Windows?
+6.) 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.
 
-7.) The fonts in the SWFs generated by pdf2swf are wrong!
+7.) 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
+    of the sources.
+    You need MingW (http://www.mingw.org) to compile it.
+    When cross-compiling under Linux, e.g. the following generates the Windows .exe files:
+
+    CXX=i386-mingw32msvc-g++ CPP=i386-mingw32msvc-cpp CC=i386-mingw32msvc-gcc \
+    ./configure --host=i586-mingw32msvc && make
+
+8.) The fonts in the SWFs generated by pdf2swf are wrong!
 
     Watch the output of pdf2swf closely.
     You should see something like:
@@ -84,12 +99,12 @@
     to (on Windows) C:\SWFTools\Fonts\, or (on Unix) /usr/local/share/swftools/fonts 
     to make it work all the time.
 
-8.) Can png2swf handle transparency?
+9.) 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.
 
-9.) How to do Flash MX compression with SWFTools?
+10.) 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:
@@ -102,11 +117,11 @@
 
     decompresses.
 
-10.) avi2swf converts my avi files upside down!
+11.) avi2swf converts my avi files upside down!
 
     Try using the -p (--flip) switch.
 
-11.) How to extract images/sounds from myfile.swf using swfextract?
+12.) How to extract images/sounds from myfile.swf using swfextract?
 
     First list all extractable items:
 
@@ -136,9 +151,14 @@
 
     etc.
 
-12.) Is there a mailing list for SWFTools?
+13.) Is there a mailing list for SWFTools?
 
     Yes there is. You can subscribe by going to
     
     http://mail.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/swftools-common
 
+14.) Where can I donate?
+
+    I have a PayPal account (http://www.paypal.com). My EMail address is
+    kramm@quiss.org. Any financial support for this project is most welcome!
+
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