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*                             TALK(F1.1)                        *
*                            Java Applet                        *
*                         Written by Mark Qian                  *
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Talk is a JAVA appelt written by Mark Qian. It is invisible.
It plays user-specified sounds(au files) in different styles.
You can play a primary(background) sound once or repeatly.
At the same time, you can also play a series of secondary sounds 
(foreground) once or repeatly.

You can even mix the primary sound with the secondary sounds
in a variety of styles. talk is an AdWare at this time.


Parameters:
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         RegistrationCode - Code that enable following features
         peroid       - period between each secondary sounds (in second).   
         randomperiod - the random part of period between each secondary sounds.
                        That is, the perid between each secondary sounds is
                              peroid + x milliseconds
                              where 0 < x < randomperiod
         primarysound - the primary sound. This sound will be played first
                        when Talk is called          
         primarymode  - the primary sound is played once when it is set to "play" 
                        the primary sound is played repeatly when it is set to "loop" 
         nprimaryrepeat - period when primary sound last (in second)
         sndmode      - the secondary series of sounds are played once when it is set to "play" 
                        the secondary series of sounds are played repeatly when it is set to "loop" 
         sndorder     - the order of playing secondary sounds. Play in the order of sound1, sound2, ...
                        if "regular". Play in a random order if "random"
         nsound       - number of secondary sound              
         
         sound1       -   secondary sound 1
         sound2       -   secondary sound 2
         ...
         soundn       -   secondary sound n


INSTALLATION:
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If you are a webmaster or experienced person, just follow the brief
instructions below. 

IMPORTANT:
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   *   If you are NOT familiar with Java applet installation an Unix environment,  *
   *   Please follow the detail instructions in                                    *
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   *   http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mark_qian                          *
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   *   to install it.  Don't try it youself.                                       *
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BRIEF INSTRUCTIONS (for experienced people only):
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  0). Unzip TALK.ZIP in your local machine (you had done this step).
  
  
  1). Rename class files. Because PKUNZIP will extract the
      class file, talk.class, to TALK~1.CLA,  you have to RENAME 
      the class file to talk.class. Similarly, RENAME PLAYSN~1.CLA to 
      playsnd.class. NOTE: They are case sensitive.           
  
  2). Open TEST_TK.HTM with your browser locally. If it works locally,
      go to next step.  Otherwise, go to Mark's home page for detail
      instructions.
      
  3). Try TEST_TK.HTM online(Ignore this step if you think that you 
      REALLY know what to do). 
  
         - place talk.class and playsnd.class in the place you want in your server.
           (FTP program may change talk.class to talk.cla. Rename class file
            if needed).
         - place TEST_TK.HTM and SOUND*.AU to the same directory
         - change access attributes of all the files above to readable(744)
         - Browse TEST_TK.HTM from your local machine
         
      If it works, go to next step.  Otherwise Go to Mark's page for instructions.
         
   
   4).Use your own stuff
         
     - add following HTML statements into your HTML's body  
 
      <applet code="talk.class" width=0 height=0>
      <param name=RegistrationCode value="f1.0-3222">
      <param name=peroid value="2">    
      <param name=primarysound value="SOUND0.au"> 
      <param name=primarymode value="loop"> 
      <param name=sndmode value="loop"> 
      <param name=sndorder value="random">    
      <param name=nsndsound value="5"> 
      <param name=sndsound1 value="SOUND1.au"> 
      <param name=sndsound2 value="SOUND2.AU"> 
      <param name=sndsound3 value="SOUND3.au"> 
      <param name=sndsound4 value="SOUND4.au"> 
      <param name=sndsound5 value="SOUND5.au"> 
      </applet> 
  
      - replace parametes such as "primarysound" and "sndsound" with your stuff.
  
  
  5). If it works, enjoy it!! (If you like to do its hard-working author a favor, Drop him an 
      EMail to let Mark know It runs OK).  Otherwise, go to Mark's page for detail instructions
      of troubleshooting.


    
Go Mark's Home Page(http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mark_qian") to see more exciting applets!