Cloud Text Applet V1.00 by Sureshot - Users manual

 

Table of contents
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1. Introduction
2. Install
3. Uninstall
4. Setting up Cloud Text Applet on your web site
5. Examples
6. Final words
7. FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions


1. Introduction
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Make your site come alive! Create slide shows with a fractal transition effect with the Cloud Text Applet. Cloud Text Applet can run in the middle of a web page or in a pop up window.

Cloud Text Applet is JRE 1.2 compatible.


2. Install
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Unzip the files in a directory of your choice. If you don't have a zip extractor, please download Winzip at http://www.winzip.com/. Do not use any white spaces in the path name where you install the software. For example, do not unzip the software in "C:\Program Files\applet\", prefer "C:\prog\applet\".

These files are unzipped on your computer: 

  faq.html
  index.html
  manual.html
  resources.jar
  cloudtext.jar

 3. Uninstall
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Just delete the files.


4. Setting up Cloud Text Applet on your web site
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In order to add the applet your web site, please follow the instructions below.

1. Add the APPLET HTML code in your web page. You should add the following to your .html file: 
<APPLET CODE = "se.bysoft.sureshot.products.webeffects.applet.CloudTextApplet.class" 
ARCHIVE = "cloudtext.jar,resources.jar" WIDTH = "300" HEIGHT = "30" 
ALT = "Your browser understands the applet tag but isn't displaying any applet." >
<PARAM NAME="info" VALUE="Cloud Text Applet - http://www.bysoft.se/sureshot/webeffects/">
</APPLET>
You may have to change the values of WIDTH and HEIGHT properties depending on the size of your images.

2. Create the images used in the slide show. In this example we assume that you have named them image0.gif, image1.gif, image2.gif and image3.gif.

3. Configure the applet. This is done by creating a file called 'config.txt'. The file should have the following format: 
#############################################################
#                                                           #
# Configuration template file for the Cloud Text Applet     #
#                                                           #
# http://www.bysoft.se/sureshot/webeffects/                 #
#                                                           #
#############################################################

#
# The speed of the transition from one image to another.
# 1 is the fastest transition. Use a higher number for
# a slower transition.
#
speed=3

#
# The images used in the slide show.
#
image0=image0.gif
image1=image1.gif
image2=image2.gif
image3=image3.gif
Configure the applet by changing the values above.

4. Copy 'config.txt' and the images to a temporary directory. Create a .jar archive containing the 'config.txt' and the images by running the 'jar' command. (The jar command is part of the Java SDK). 
cd c:\tmp\cloudtexttmp\
jar cf resources.jar *
resources.jar should now contain the configuration file and the images.

5. Upload the necessary files on your web site. You should upload the .html file, cloudtext.jar and resources.jar. Upload them in the same directory. Test the applet.



5. Examples
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Open index.html to view an example.


6. Final words
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If you have questions about the software, would like to make a comment or have found a bug please send us an email!

If you are using the applet your site, please let us know. We will add a link to your site on the applet's home page!


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by Sureshot