From 1b0d01e91a7b4080895db481fb57b9b8ed53d887 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Karl Berry Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:32:07 +0000 Subject: animate update (4jul07) git-svn-id: svn://tug.org/texlive/trunk@4619 c570f23f-e606-0410-a88d-b1316a301751 --- Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/animate/README | 186 +++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 94 insertions(+), 92 deletions(-) (limited to 'Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/animate/README') diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/animate/README b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/animate/README index fb0e666a0f2..d3b570d2956 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/animate/README +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/animate/README @@ -1,92 +1,94 @@ - ===================== - The animate Package - ===================== - -Author: - - Alexander Grahn - - -Description: - - This package provides an interface to create portable, JavaScript driven PDF - animations from sets of (vector) graphics files or from inline (vector) - graphics, such as LaTeX-picture, PSTricks or pgf/TikZ generated pictures, - or just from typeset text. - - It supports the usual PDF making workflows, i. e. pdfLaTeX and LaTeX -> - dvips -> ps2pdf (Ghostscript). - - The resulting PDF can be viewed in current Adobe Readers on all supported - platforms. - - The first release of `animate' was based on the work by Jan Holecek and Petr - Sojka: - - http://www.fi.muni.cz/~xholecek/tex/pdfanim.xhtml - - Meanwhile, the package was rewritten to use Optional Content Groups (OCG), - aka PDF-Layers. OCG-based animations are fully supported by Adobe Reader 8, - but have some performance issues. Playback is usually slower in Reader 8 - than in previous versions, which is probably a bug. - - The old, non-OCG approach is still available if the package file - `animate-noocg.sty' is used instead of `animate.sty'. However, options - `autoplay', `autopause' and `autoresume' are not functional in Reader 8. - Moreover, the animation position and the play/pause buttons are not properly - reset on page change. This is due to usage restrictions that Adobe imposed - on some important JavaScript methods in Reader 8. - - Note, this file only gives a summary of usage and available package and - command options. Please refer to the documentation `animate.pdf' in the - `doc/' directory for details and examples. - - Keywords: include, portable, PDF, animation, animating, embed, animated, - graphics, LaTeX, pdfLaTeX, PSTricks, pgf, TikZ, LaTeX-picture, - inline graphics, vector graphics, dvips, ps2pdf, JavaScript, - Adobe Reader - - -Usage: - - \usepackage[]{animate} - - -- Package options: autopause, autoplay, autoresume, controls, - buttonsize=, screenbg=, buttonbg=, - loop, palindrome, step, poster=[first | none | last] - - - \animategraphics[]{}{}{}{} - - \begin{animateinline}[]{} - ... typeset material ... - \newframe[] - ... typeset material ... - \newframe*[] - ... typeset material ... - \end{animateinline} - - -- Command options: width=, height=, depth=, - scale=, autopause, autoplay, autoresume, controls, - buttonsize=, screenbg=, buttonbg=, - loop, palindrome, step, poster=[first | none | last] - - -Requirements: - - pdfeTeX, version >= 1.20 - Adobe Reader, version >= 6 - - -Installation: - - Put the file animate.sty to a place where TeX can find it. - - -License: - - This material is subject to the LaTeX Project Public License. See - - http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/licenses.lppl.html - - for the details of that license. + ===================== + The animate Package + ===================== + +Author: + + Alexander Grahn + + +Description: + + This package provides an interface to create portable, JavaScript driven PDF + animations from sets of (vector) graphics files or from inline (vector) + graphics, such as LaTeX-picture, PSTricks or pgf/TikZ generated pictures, + or just from typeset text. + + It supports the usual PDF making workflows, i. e. pdfLaTeX and LaTeX -> + dvips -> ps2pdf (Ghostscript). + + The resulting PDF can be viewed in current Adobe Readers on all supported + platforms. + + The first release of `animate' was based on the work by Jan Holecek and Petr + Sojka: + + http://www.fi.muni.cz/~xholecek/tex/pdfanim.xhtml + + Meanwhile, the package was rewritten to use Optional Content Groups (OCG), + aka PDF-Layers. OCG-based animations are fully supported by Adobe Reader 8, + but have some performance issues. Playback is usually slower in Reader 8 + than in previous versions, which is probably a bug. + + The old, non-OCG approach is still available if the package file + `animate-noocg.sty' is used instead of `animate.sty'. However, options + `autoplay', `autopause' and `autoresume' are not functional in Reader 8. + Moreover, the animation position and the play/pause buttons are not properly + reset on page change. This is due to usage restrictions that Adobe imposed + on some important JavaScript methods in Reader 8. + + Note, this file only gives a summary of usage and available package and + command options. Please refer to the documentation `animate.pdf' in the + `doc/' directory for details and examples. + + Keywords: include, portable, PDF, animation, animating, embed, animated, + graphics, LaTeX, pdfLaTeX, PSTricks, pgf, TikZ, MetaPost, + LaTeX-picture, inline graphics, vector graphics, dvips, ps2pdf, + JavaScript, Adobe Reader + + +Usage: + + \usepackage[]{animate} + + * Package options: autopause, autoplay, autoresume, controls, + buttonsize=, screenbg=, buttonbg=, + loop, palindrome, step, poster=[first | none | last] + + + \animategraphics[]{}{}{}{} + + \begin{animateinline}[]{} + ... typeset material ... + \newframe[] + ... typeset material ... + \newframe*[] + ... typeset material ... + \end{animateinline} + + * Command options: width=, height=, depth=, + scale=, autopause, autoplay, autoresume, controls, + buttonsize=, screenbg=, buttonbg=, + loop, palindrome, step, poster=[first | none | last], + begin={}, end={}, + timeline= + + +Requirements: + + pdfeTeX, version >= 1.20 + Adobe Reader, version >= 6 + + +Installation: + + Put the file animate.sty to a place where TeX can find it. + + +License: + + This material is subject to the LaTeX Project Public License. See + + http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/licenses.lppl.html + + for the details of that license. -- cgit v1.2.3