What is NPAvi?
NPAvi is a plugin for Netscape Navigator which displays AVI movie files. NPAvi
can be controlled with JavaScript because it is LiveConnected.
The plugin is built using a command line makefile, which goes through
the entire process of creating the java interfaces and compiling the DLL.
Building and using NPAvi
Win32:
- Download the JDK 1.0.2 from JavaSoft, and install it into the
c:\java directory.
- Using the DOS prompt, cd to the Examples\NPAvi\Source directory.
- Enter the following command: "nmake JDK_ROOT=c:\java"
- Copy the java class files AviPlayer.class and AviObserver.class to
the Navigator plugins directory.
- Copy the plugin NPAvi.dll from the objs directory to the
Navigator plugins directory.
- Quit and relaunch the Navigator, if it is running.
- With the Navigator, open the file
Examples\NPAvi\Testing\NPAviExample.html.