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- OS/2(R) Plug-in Pack v. 3.0 (Beta version) - README
-
- This README file contains the latest information about using the
- feature.
-
- Note: To help you locate information in this README, you can use
- the Find option under the Edit menu of the OS/2 System
- Editor. You can print the file by dragging it to your
- printer object or by selecting Print from the file object's
- pop-up menu. Using the right mouse button, click the object
- to display the pop-up menu.
-
- In the following sections, Netscape Communicator refers to Netscape
- Communicator 4.61 for OS/2 Warp and Plug-in Pack refers to OS/2
- Plug-in Pack v. 3.0.
-
- CONTENTS
- __________________________________________________________________
-
- 1.0 Known Limitations
- 2.0 Problem Reporting and Survey
- 3.0 Notices
-
- 1.0 KNOWN LIMITATIONS
- __________________________________________________________________
-
- The following limitations might occur in the OS/2 Plug-in Pack
- v. 3.0.
-
- o During installation, if a message is displayed stating that
- you do not have the correct FixPak level installed and you
- have verified that you have the correct software requirements
- (see section 1.0 Hardware and Software Requirements), then
- edit the OSPIP30.PKG file. Delete the following three lines:
-
- FILE
- EXITWHEN = INSTALL,
- EXIT = WIN16FIXPAK
-
- o LiveAudio/LiveVideo is not supported by the Multimedia
- Plug-ins.
-
- o Some Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 3.1 Plug-ins require OLE 2.0.
- If you do not have OLE 2.0 for WIN-OS2, you can install any
- 16-bit Windows 3.1 application that includes OLE 2.0 when
- it is installed (such as Netscape Communicator for Windows
- 3.1).
-
- o You might experience difficulty with the Digigami CineWEB
- installation program. You must have OLE 2.0 installed to use
- the Digigami CineWEB Plug-ins.
-
- o Software MPEG Plug-ins can cause your system to hang when
- you attempt to close the movie player.
-
- o Sometimes pages that contain plug-ins do not display
- correctly. This happens because the webmaster for the server
- did not add the MIME types correctly to the Web server
- software. For example, the Multimedia Plug-ins support MIME
- types such as video/x-flc.
-
- o Some Windows 3.1 Plug-ins do not install under OS/2 because
- they check for the version of Netscape Navigator for Windows
- that is installed. You may need to install Netscape Navigator
- for Windows 3.1 before you install the plug-ins.
-
- o Buffered play is not supported for MPEG-2 and single stream
- MPEG devices.
-
- o Sliders do not update with OS/2 multimedia applications on
- slower systems.
-
- o The video playback with movies over a LAN is poor.
-
- o REALmagic Pro and REALmagic might need a new AMPMXMCD.DLL
- fix which corrects the choppy video problem.
-
- o Some content from the ThinkPad(R) CD Sampler may corrupt video
- during playback of MPEG-2 Transport streams (files with 2_30
- in filename).
-
- o Systems with installed MPEG hardware can hang when users
- switch between the existing MPEG device and OS/2 Multimedia
- MPEG Support on OS/2 Warp 4. The workaround is to set up
- the associations (defined in previous section) for OS/2
- Multimedia MPEG Support to be the default MPEG device.
-
- o Difficulty may occur when opening MPEG-2 content with devices
- that support only MPEG-1.
-
- o AVI video files will not play on OS/2 Warp Server.
-
-
- 2.0 PROBLEM REPORTING AND SURVEY
- __________________________________________________________________
-
- To report a problem concerning this beta release:
-
- 1. Check section 1.0 Known Limitations to see if the problem
- you are experiencing is a known limitation.
-
- 2. Open Netscape Communicator.
-
- 3. Do one of the following:
-
- o Go to http://www.service5.boulder.ibm.com/pcpd.nsf/ocomm46+feedback.
- Then, click the Netscape Communicator 4.61 for OS/2 Warp
- link.
-
- o Click Help --> Service and Support.
-
- 4. Click the Problem Reporting and Survey link.
-
- 5. Click the Problem Report link.
-
- 6. Fill out the form as appropriate.
-
- All participants are requested to fill out a survey form giving
- IBM your opinion on various aspects of this pre-release program
- and the product.
-
- To participate in the survey:
-
- 1. Open Netscape Communicator.
-
- 2. Do one of the following:
-
- o Go to http://www.service5.boulder.ibm.com/pcpd.nsf/ocomm46+feedback.
- Then, click the Netscape Communicator 4.61 for OS/2 Warp
- link.
-
- o Click Help --> Service and Support.
-
- 3. Click the Problem Reporting and Survey link.
-
- 4. Click the Survey link.
-
- 5. Fill out the form as appropriate.
-
-
- 3.0 NOTICES
- __________________________________________________________________
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- 3.1 TRADEMARKS
- __________________________________________________________________
-
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-
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-
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