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                         Taiji Applet Pack
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Version      : 2.2
Type         : Shareware
Price        : $19.95
Author       : Benoit Bocquillon from Taiji Software (tm)
Platforms    : Windows 95, 98, NT
Requirements : a pentium 133 or higher - at least 32 MB Ram
Description  : The Taiji Applet Pack is a collection of 38 applets
               to make web sites more powerful and attractive.
               Tools, small boards games, image-processing, animations... 
               without any programmation. You just have to set the applets
               parameters in the html code. Applets are much configurable.
New in 2.2   : no more domain name required, 4 new applets
e-mail       : home@taijisoftware.com
website      : http://www.taijisoftware.com

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I)    NEW FEATURES
II)   WHAT ARE APPLETS ?
III)  USER MODE
IV)   LICENCE
V)    UPGRADES AND BUGS REPORT
VI)   FAQ


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I)                       NEW FEATURES
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--> In 2.2 : 
  *) Because many people had troubles with the domain name to put in
     the GiveCode applet I decided to make the applets independent
     from the domain name like in the past.
     So : if you register the first time, launch the GiveCode applet
     by viewing 'GiveCode.htm' in a browser and enter the registration
     code in the field. You will get the registration code for all
     the applets.
     If you already have registered Applet Pack, just enter your old 
     registration code in the GiveCode applet field and get the code
     for the applets.

  *) 4 new applets : 
       CropImages2 : a new slide show between images.
       Puzzle : a small game 
       MenuFrame : a frame appears with a menu inside, useful to navigate 
       through your site
       MenuPopUp : a classic popup menu appears when the mouse is over the
       applet area.

--> In 2.0.0 : 
  *) Most of the applets have a lot of new parameters: the possibility
     to play sounds (on load, on mouse over, on click), to add a link
     on click, to add a small text when mouse over, to add a message
     in the status bar of the browser...
  *) The applet protection has changed: now the "pass" parameter becomes
     "registration_code" which depends on the domain name where the applet
     will stand. An additional applet, "GiveCode" give you the code, if
     you have a registered version.
     This have been made to avoid some people to copy the applets from a 
     domain and use them on another domain.

--> In 1.9.0 :
  *) 8 new applets.

--> In 1.6.0 :
  *) 4 new applets: GuestBook, LoginBox, Navigation, WhoIsVisitor.
  *) In ButtonLink, CheckBoxLink, RandomLink and ListLink the URLs
     can now be relative (for example: '/links/links.html').

--> In 1.2.2 :
  *) A new applet: StatusBarScroller, which scrolls a choosen text 
     in the status bar.
  *) No more window in the limited version, but applets can work
     only off-line.

--> In 1.1.2 :
  *) StarsText and StarsText2 can now display a scrollbar which let
     user set the speed animation (usefull because computer speed  
     is often different on different computers)


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II)                       WHAT ARE APPLETS ?
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Applets are composants you add to your web pages. Because they are
written in a programmation language they are more powerful than 
scripts like Visual Basic Script or Java Script. Applets are written
in Java, an universal language which allow you to use applets on any
web browser that includes a java interpreter. It's the case for most
of the actual browsers (like Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator...)
With Java Programming Security is maximum. Indeed applets can't read
or write on your hard disk or on the web server it stays. Applets can
only read images and sounds.


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III)                          USER MODE        
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First of all if you have never seen a java applet in your web browser
Java may be inactivated : you can set it in "internet options" or
"preferences".

When you want to add to your web page an applet of this pack, go to 
the corresponding directory and :
  - if you write html : copy the html fragment including the applet, 
    that is to say the text between the balises <applet and </applet>
  - if you use a html editor like FrontPage : load the html file 
    including the applet you want and copy the applet directly on the
    page and paste it on your page.
Next copy the .class file(s) in the same directory as the html file.
Then adjust the requiered parameters.


For each applet there is a text file which describes the parameters
and the defaults values (default value is used when you put a parameter)
When there is no default, you are obliged to set a value.  

Note : don't include too much applets on one page because your site will
become slow on old computers.

For most of the applets you can can choose an image as background. You
can also choose a color. This color must be input in hexadecimal format
This format is used in HTML to describe colors. So if you want to set
the background color the same as the color page, look at the HTML and
find the balise <body bgcolor="#00FFFF"> "#00ffff" is the color number.
For example red is "#ff0000", blue is "#0000ff" ...
To get the hexadecimal number of a color, use the "HexColor" applet in
HexColor directory. 

In this applet you can use JPG and GIF images (even animated gif 
sometimes the animation flickers, depending on the type of animation)
When the images used are not in the same directory as the html file,
put the relative path, for instance : "images/name.jpg", where "images" 
is the directory including "name.jpg". 


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IV)                            LICENCE
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The Applet Pack is a shareware.
The unregistered version is for trial use only. 
Applets in a unregistered Applet Pack can work off line and popup to
the TaijiSoftware site on line.
When you register you get a password which let you get the value to
put with the "registration_code" parameter. By doing this there is 
no more window and you can get for free all the future versions of 
the Applet Pack (registration code remains valid).
You can register on line at :
http://www.taijisoftware.com


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V)                    UPGRADES AND BUGS REPORTS
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Check for free upgrades at : http://www.taijisoftware.com

Please report bugs at : support@taijisoftware.com


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VI)                              FAQ
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Q) Why doesn't any applet running ?



Q) Why doesn't any applet running ?
A) -Check that java is enable on your browser (see in 'internet options'
    or 'preferences' section)
   -Check that your browser version is 4.x or higher