BMPsqueezer installation notes
BMPsqueezer is shareware written by Colin Mummery who can be contacted at
equitysoft@iname.com and whose homepage is
www.kagi.com/equitysoft.
The BMPsqueezer zip file name indicates the date that the product version in the file was built in day/month/year order.
The JAR file contains the following files:
- This file
- A changes file
- The license
- The BMPsqueezer JAR file executable (Squeezer.jar)
- A registration program for Windows
- A windows .bat file to run the JAR if double clicking the JAR has been disabled
BMPsqueezer requires that the Java 2 virtual machine be installed on your machine (Sun calls this the JRE). This
is available free at Sun's website.
The program is packaged into the single executable JAR file called "Squeezer.jar". This can be run by either double clicking on it
in Windows (or a single click in Solaris) or alternatively with the command
java -jar Squeezer.jar
The executable JAR file is self-contained and should not be tampered with. This JAR file cannot be run as an applet
in a browser, instead it must be run as a standalone application (similar to a '.exe' file on a PC).
It can be placed in any directory on a users
machine. When it runs it will create two directories as subdirectories to the directory where
it resides. These are called "props" and "applets". The directory "props" contains files for saving
session information as well as registration information. The others are default directories for saved archives.
Erasing any
of the directories is not critical as they will automatically be recreated however they also
contains registration information so the registration code may have to be re-entered.
The user manual for the product is accessed via the help menu and it might be best if this
is looked at first.
The minimum recommended PC for the product is a Pentium 233 with 24 MBytes of RAM.
It is written entirely using the Sun Java 2 JRE and users must have this installed on their machine.
Known issues
When scolling a large image in Internet Explorer it may be that the image tends to get "cut up".
This is remedied by pressing the refresh button.
Paying for BMPsqueezer
BMPsqueezer is shareware and the idea is that you have 30 days to play with it and after that you should
either register the software or delete it from your machine.
To encourage payment, created applets will only function for 72 hours while the software is
unregistered. In addition, while the software is
unregistered the text "Evaluation software" will appear in the frame title.
Registration is done through the KAGI software registration service. The small Windows program
included can be run to generate a form that can be e-mailed, faxed or posted to Kagi. They should
then automatically issue a registration code which is entered through the option in the help menu.
If a code isn't forthcoming then e-mail the author to find out what's going on. If payment must be made
by credit card over the phone ring Kagi in the US on (510) 658-5244 (5 dollar surcharge for phone orders).
For more information about paying as well as online registration go to the EquitySoft
purchase page.
The policy on new revisions of products
Products are regularly updated with new features. My policy is not to charge any fee for new releases which
may only include bug fixes, cosmetic changes and minor functional changes. In general therefore, the original
registration code that you receive on paying the initial license fee should be kept and reused after downloading
a new product version. Do not pay for another license unless you're sure it's absolutely required.
Bugs and feedback
Bugs should be sent to EquitySoft@iname.com and
product news can be found at
http://www.kagi.com/EquitySoft. All feedback is most welcome.
© 1998, 1999 all rights reserved, Colin Mummery.