brought up to date

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a151844..bea4568 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -275,3 +275,8 @@
        * lib/modules/swftools: Fixed several bugs in Flash8 parsing
        * src/swfrender: Added --ng switch
        * lib/swf/: New gfxdevice
+
+0.8.2:
+       * pdf2swf: Added support for Flash 8 Flashtype
+       * src/swfdump: now dumps a few more Flash 8 tags (like DEFINESHAPE4)
+       * pdf2swf: Common fonts are now linked directly into the executable (removes need for InstallPath in registry)

diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ
index 8014c17..dbb5226 100644 (file)
--- 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:
@@ -56,7 +62,7 @@
     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'".
 
@@ -64,7 +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):
@@ -87,7 +93,7 @@
       /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
@@ -95,7 +101,7 @@
     (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)
 
-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
@@ -109,7 +115,7 @@
     For compiling on Windows itself, there's a HOWTO from Daichi Shinozaki:
     http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/swftools-common/2005-02/msg00023.html
 
-9.) The fonts in the SWFs generated by pdf2swf are wrong!
+10.) The fonts in the SWFs generated by pdf2swf are wrong!
 
     Watch the output of pdf2swf closely.
     You should see something like:
@@ -124,12 +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:
@@ -142,11 +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:
 
@@ -176,16 +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.swftools.org/donate.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.