Mappy Java Playback Library Release 6
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MappyJV Release 6
2 August 2003 (by Robin Burrows)

	Added example using Swing (see source folder SwingMapTest.java)
	Added logEnable()
	Added loadMAR()
	setBlock was added last release but undocumented
	readStream now attempts more than 1 byte at a time
	ran javadoc to update docs folder


MappyJV Release 5
v1.24 - 5 July 2003 (by Robin Burrows)
	corrected error message in drawLayer
	hopefully sped up loading (readStream)
	Each graphic tile now has its own image as the tall image was causing problems
	FMP1.0 support (but pillars are not yet, so isotst.fmp looks odd)
	some typos and error messages corrected
	Transparency value is now taken from the value in the map (MapTools, Map Properties)
	I have not updated the javadocs or thoroughly tested, so please report mistakes on
	the discussion board at http://www.tilemap.co.uk

MappyJV Release 4
v1.23 - 6 December 2002 (by Robin Burrows)
	Now works with 15 and 16bit maps
	getBlock now works with animated blocks
	example now accepts lots of params in the HTML file, so
	you can put your maps on your pages without recompiling it
	(put your map in the .jar file, remove test.fmp then adjust
	the values in the HTML file to suit)

v1.22 - 12 December 2001
	 - Now compatible with Java v1.1 so it works with with Applets.
	 - Removed the static variables from the inner classes to make Mappy Java 
	   v1.1 complient.
	 - Tracked down a really annoying IO bug that kept spurting out splurious 
	   data from a InputStream.read(). Grr, that one irritated me!


v1.20 - 11 December 2001
	 - The first release. 
	 - Everything works fine on Java2 v1.4!



Information
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The is the first official(!) release. With it you should find all you need to
get up and running with Mappy maps in Java. You have the following directories:

	docs	- Complete JavaDocs for Mappy, it's public inner classes and for
			  the test Applet.
			  
	example	- A web page containing a test Applet displaying a test map. All 
			  the required class files and .FMP files are in the .jar file.
			  
	source	- What you really want! The complete source for Mappy and the test
			  Applet. Gee look, only one file for each!
	
You may have some problems viewing the test web page in Netscape. My advice is 
to switch to Internet Explorer!

Mappy has been enclosed into one source for your convenience. Meaning you don't 
have to place the code in huge package directories or mess with classpaths just
to try it out!

This is the part where most people put "You are FREE to distribute, alter and 
use the code in any format you like, so long as you give me credit" or 
something similar. Well I can't be arsed! Do what you like, I mean I'm not
going to track you down and sue you! Besides, I wrote it for general use anyway!

Hustlers'n'Harcore,

Slimer.

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