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July 25, 1996
This readme is for version 1.7 of the 32-bit Windows Plug-in, compact.
Note: The full version of this decompressor package, with demonstrations, and
loaded using Installshield rather than PKSFX is still available. The
version you have is designed for users who want to download the bare minimum
needed to view coded images with netscape.
Installing the plug-in...
1. Since you are viewing this readme, you have already executed ls32tiny.exe.
2. Be sure to read, understand, and accept the conditions of license.txt
prior to using this software.
3. The other file ls32tiny created is NPCOD32.DLL. Simply place this file in
the plug-ins directory of your 32-bit Netscape. Depending on the version
of Netscape you are running, you may need to modify the Options / General
Preferences / Helpers to include image/cis-cod and NPCOD32.DLL as the
viewer for that MIME-type.
What's New? (Additional information is at end of file)
Version 1.7
Enhancement:
Lightning Strike Plugin-in specific html for this
version:
MIME type: image/cis-cod
new -> colormap = <TRUE or FALSE>
introduced in 1.5 -> dither = <TRUE or FALSE>
introduced in 1.5 -> incremental = <TRUE or FALSE>
Colormap Information:
A fixed colormap is used by default for displaying 24-bit
images on monitors capable of only 256 colors. This makes
all images look as good as possible without degrading other images.
If you have images that have the same colors throughout then you
may want to use a custom colormap (colormap=false).
You may force a custom color map by setting colormap = FALSE.
Using a custom colormap makes the quality of 24-bit pictures
higher. The cost of the increased quality is a degradation
in any other pictures on the page (the Netscape symbol will
change colors as well when a custom palette is forced).
HTML Example:
<embed width=510 height=168 colormap=false incremental=false src="file.cod">
</embed>
Show picture with best possible colors and only show final picture.
Errata:
These are bugs in Netscape and/or the plug-in API's, that we cannot resolve
without Netscape first fixing their product.
Printing with an embedded image will cause the image to 'dissappear'.
The following HTML is known to cause the problem to occur when the Netscape
window is resized. (Atlas public release 2 is supposed to fix the table
problem).
<table border=4>
<th align=right>
<embed width=510 height=168 src="file.cod">
</embed>
</th>
</table>
You can use borders in the embed statements, but inserting
embedded items in tables can cause problems.
Version 1.62
Bug Fix: Netscape will call two instances of the plugin
under unknown circumstances normally causing
a GPF, the GPF condition is circumvented, although
an error message is now displayed.
The following HTML is known to cause the problem to
occur under unkown circumstances.
<table border=4>
<th align=right>
<embed width=510 height=168 src="file.cod">
</embed>
</th>
</table>
Version 1.6
Bug Fix: Under the 16-bit plugin in a 256 color environment
using a picture that had width or height not
divisible by 16 the picture would be displayed
incorrectly.
Version 1.5
Enhancement: Files can be saved as native Lighting Strike (*.cod)
or Windows BMP files (*.bmp).
Bug Fix: Pictures that had a compressed size of > 64k would
be incorrectly decoded, sometimes resulting
in a GPF in the 16-bit plugin. This was not
prevalent as most compresed file would be smaller
than 64k.
Bug Fix: Incremental display of some pictures would
have a 'rainbow' effect.
We appreciate your interest in our Lightning Strike
decompressor plug-in for Netscape. This technology represents
the leading edge in wavelet image compression.
The Lightning Strike image compressor allows Web content
developers to compress images for Web use. This software
comes bundeled with an unlimited distribution agreement
for the decompressor plugin (we advise using a link to
our site so you provide the latest available plugin).
A single royalty free license for the Lightning Strike image
compressor, version 2.5 is available for $99.95 to commercial organizations.
Please see the licensing agreement from Infinop for a full list
of terms. A Lightning Strike SDK is also available for licensing.
Non-profit organzations may use the Lightning Strike image
compressor for free. Our only request is that you drop us a line
and let us know the URL where you are displaying Lightning Strike
images.
Lightning Strike is a trademark of Infinop, Inc.
How to contact Infinop:
3401 East University, Suite 104
Denton, TX 76208
Attn: Craig Fisher
voice: (817) 891-1538
fax: (817) 484-0586
software orders: 800 816-4774
Sales/Marketing
email: craig@infinop.com
Technical issues:
email: tsupport@infinop.com