AWeb progressive animated GIF plugin
version 1.10

Test anim

Index

Introduction
Installation
Disclaimer
Requirements
Shareware & Registration
Known bugs
History
Future improvements
Credits

Introduction

These days animated gifs are getting more and more popular to give internet pages a nice extra touch. For AWeb users these animations were just shown as the first image of the animation. Until now! This plugin for AWeb will decode and play (nearly) all gif animations on the world wide web making AWeb the Amiga internet browser which is able to show you the pages as they where meant to be!

Not only animations are supported, normal gif images are handled by this plugin as well. It will show them in a progressive manner, meaning that you can see images been build-up during their download.

Installation

To install the GIF decoder and AWeb plugin, double-click on the installer icon and follow all steps. After that you'll need to configure the AWeb browser settings to use the plugin for all standalone gifs and gif animations. This is made very easy by AWeb's ARexx capabilities. Just select your setup below and click on the install button (remember to do this after you installed the plugin).

AnimGIF settings installation

Set scale mode to:

0 No scaling
1 Enlarge width or height (the aspect ratio of the image will be as it was meant to be by the author of the image)
2 Reduce width or height (same as above, but now the size reduced instead of enlarged)

If you prefer to do the settings manually here's how it goes:

Disclaimer

This software is provided as-is, without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. In no event will the author be liable for direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages or data loss resulting from the use or application of this software. The entire risk as to the results and performance of this software is assumed by the user! As for the registration procedure, the author can not be held responsible for any loss of money during the transfer.

If you experience any problems during the use of this plugin or the registration procedure, please write a letter containing the exact problem to the author's postal address or an e-mail to Willem Mestrom or Vincent Groenewold.

Requirements

This is what you'll need to be able to use this plugin:

Shareware

This plugin is shareware. The demo version is complete, but will display a message text over the second half of the animation reminding you that you haven't registered yet. I'm not trying to make a lot of money with this shareware fee, but I do want to support all new hardware (like Graphic boards and the PowerPC). Unfortunately I'm just a student and can't afford this hardware without your support. It's probably possible to crack the program and remove the message, just remember that this is illegal and how much better you'll feel having your own personal copy.

For more information about registration look here.

Known bugs

Known bugs in this release are: The Cybergraphics bugs seem to be Cybergraphics bugs only. When using e.g. the Picasso-96 system all works well.

Future improvements

Planned improvements for the near future are:

Credits

Programming:Supporting company:Beta-Testing:ARexx coding:
Willem Mestrom
Amitrix
Vincent Groenewold, Yvon Rozijn and the AWeb Beta-testers
Gabriele Favrin
This page was created by Willem Mestrom and Vincent Groenewold.