From: kramm Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 12:51:54 +0000 (+0000) Subject: added MacOSX section. X-Git-Tag: release-0-6-3~180 X-Git-Url: http://git.asbjorn.it/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=d281227c7de16595fdab0729df776265e22e6877;p=swftools.git added MacOSX section. --- diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index c226772..e5722b0 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -63,7 +63,16 @@ LDFLAGS=-lstdc++ ./configure -6.) Is there a pdf2swf/avi2swf for Windows? +6.) How do I compile swftools on Mac OS X? + + First, you need to install all the required libs (jpeg, t1lib, freetype, lame) via Fink. + Then, you have to inform configure of where they are: + + ( setenv LDFLAGS "-L/sw/lib" ; setenv CPPFLAGS "-I/sw/include -I/sw/include/lame" ; ./configure ) + make + sudo make install + +7.) Is there a pdf2swf/avi2swf for Windows? Windows versions of all SWF utilities are downloadable from http://www.quiss.org/swftools/download.html @@ -73,7 +82,7 @@ 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.) Where's the source code of the Windows version? +8.) 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 @@ -84,7 +93,7 @@ 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! +9.) The fonts in the SWFs generated by pdf2swf are wrong! Watch the output of pdf2swf closely. You should see something like: @@ -99,12 +108,12 @@ to (on Windows) C:\SWFTools\Fonts\, or (on Unix) /usr/local/share/swftools/fonts to make it work all the time. -9.) Can png2swf handle transparency? +10.) 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. -10.) How to do Flash MX compression with SWFTools? +11.) 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: @@ -117,11 +126,11 @@ decompresses. -11.) avi2swf converts my avi files upside down! +12.) avi2swf converts my avi files upside down! Try using the -p (--flip) switch. -12.) How to extract images/sounds from myfile.swf using swfextract? +13.) How to extract images/sounds from myfile.swf using swfextract? First list all extractable items: @@ -151,13 +160,13 @@ etc. -13.) Is there a mailing list for SWFTools? +14.) 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? +15.) Where can I donate? You can donate via PayPal by clicking on the "donate" button on http://www.quiss.org/swftools/index.html