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- AnfyFade 2.0 - Copyright (C) by Fabio Ciucci 1996/97
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- This applet can execute a cross-fade between any GIF or JPG image, the only
- requirement is that all images must be same size.
- Remember, are needed: AnFade.class and Lware.class.
- You must upload these 2 .class files and insert the <applet> tag on your
- html document to add this applet to your page.
- Here an example of what you have to write in the html (the things anfter
- the ; are comments with min-max values acceptet):
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- <applet code="AnFade.class" width=150 height=132> ; Name, Width, Height
- <param name=image1 value="imfad1.gif"> ; Image 1 to load
- <param name=image2 value="imfad2.gif"> ; Image 2 to load
- <param name=image3 value="imfad3.gif"> ; Image 3 to load
- <param name=image4 value="imfad4.gif"> ; Image 4 to load
- <param name=image5 value="imfad5.gif"> ; Image 5 to load
- <param name=image6 value="imfad6.gif"> ; Image 6 to load
- <param name=res value="1"> ; resolution (1-8)
- <param name=speed value="8"> ; speed of fade (1-255)
- <param name=pause value="1500"> ; pause in milliseconds.
- <param name=memdelay value="1000"> ; Memory deallocation delay
- <param name=priority value="3"> ; Task priority (1..10)
- Sorry, your browser doesn't suppor Java. ; Msg in no java browsers
- </applet>
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- NOTE: Don't place "; comments" on final HTML!!!
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- Copy and paste in your html document this cleared and correct tag:
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- <applet code="AnFade.class" width=150 height=132>
- <param name=image1 value="imfad1.gif">
- <param name=image2 value="imfad2.gif">
- <param name=image3 value="imfad3.gif">
- <param name=image4 value="imfad4.gif">
- <param name=image5 value="imfad5.gif">
- <param name=image6 value="imfad6.gif">
- <param name=res value="1">
- <param name=speed value="8">
- <param name=pause value="1500">
- <param name=memdelay value="1000">
- <param name=priority value="3">
- Sorry, your browser doesn't suppor Java.
- </applet>
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- Here detailed instructions about how to change parameters:
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- The images can be of any size, GIF and/or JPG. But must be same size.
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- res determine the size of the applet: with res=1 it equals the size of the
- pics, with res=2 is double, etc.
- Remember to update the width and height tags: with res=1 must be same as the
- size of pics, with res=2 must be double etc.
- Otherwise the applet will be not well displayed on browsers.
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- If you want to fade between 2 only images, you must do something like:
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- <param name=image1 value="imfad1.gif">
- <param name=image2 value="imfad2.gif">
- <param name=image3 value="imfad1.gif">
- <param name=image4 value="imfad2.gif">
- <param name=image5 value="imfad1.gif">
- <param name=image6 value="imfad2.gif">
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- If you want to fade between 3 only images, you must do something like:
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- <param name=image1 value="imfad1.gif">
- <param name=image2 value="imfad2.gif">
- <param name=image3 value="imfad3.gif">
- <param name=image4 value="imfad1.gif">
- <param name=image5 value="imfad2.gif">
- <param name=image6 value="imfad3.gif">
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- The speed parameter determine the speed of fade between images. To be exact,
- it determine the number of frames, calculated as 256/speed.
- A good value is 8, where you have 32 frames, a good resolution for 65000
- colors displays, and quite fast. Values under 8 are useful only for who has
- a 24bit video mode (16 millions of colors), otherwise is only slower.
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- The pause, in milliseconds, determine the "hold" time for images between
- the fades.
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- Compatibility parameters:
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- The "memdelay" parameter is useful only to run the applets without problems
- on some bugged versions of Netscape 3, that don't deallocate correctly
- the memory allocated, resulting in filling all the memory after a minute
- the applet is running. This can cause also a system crash in some cases.
- Last versions of browsers have fixed this problem, but if you want to run
- the applets on old bugged browsers too, set "memdelay" to low values, like
- "10" or "16", for example.
- But this will slow down a lot the applet speed, so you have to choose
- between speed (memdelay set to 1000 or higher) or slow compatibility with
- old browsers (memdelay set to 20 or lower).
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- The "priority" parameter is useful mainly when you are running more than
- one applet in same page, and one slows down or hangs.
- If this applet run too slow or hangs because other one steal all the CPU
- power, try increasing the priority.
- Otherwise, if this applet runs well and others slows down, decrease the
- priority. Consider the min priority is 1, normal priority is 5, and the
- max priority is 10. Usually a priority of 3 is ok for single applets.
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- Copyright and distribution notices
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- Fabio Ciucci is the author and owner of this applet.
- You can use freely this applet to enhance your web pages. But since I am
- the author of the applet, I placed a secret window that will appear if the
- applet is clicked with mouse: it is external to the web browser, so it will
- not hit the design of your beautyful html page. This small window will
- simply show my name and ask for a link to my java applets page.. the user
- can connect to it or cancel, or hide the window and connect after visiting
- all your pages. I hope this credit part is not a problem for you...
- In any case, if link is accepted a new browser window will appear and your
- page will remain on the original window, so you will not lost the visitor.
- Consider you will use an effect programmed by me, without pay, for FREE!
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- Fabio Ciucci (Randy/Ram Jam)
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- fabioc@anfiteatro.it
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- http://www.anfiteatro.it/java.html
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