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- How to create Arachne Packages (.APM)
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- APM file is simply normal ARJ archive. It is handled by freeware UNARJ.EXE
- included in Arachne package. It will be unpacked to Arachne directory. It
- is good idea to place more complex upgrades to separate directories.
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- APM package can contain any Arachne plug-in, DGI script, or patch - for
- example multimedia player, different font set, or simply just APM.ID file
- with list of changes to Arachne configuration files.
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- Only rule is, that APM package must containg file called APM.ID with
- following structure:
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- ---cut---
- [arachne-package]
- [APMicon=URL of package icon (eg. file:ZIP.IKN) - must be on first line!]
- Name=name of the package
- License=freeware,shareware, commercial, public domain ... GNU, copyright ..
- Description=some information about this package
- [Description=....more lines]
- [Mime=valid MIME.CFG line (MIME type will be replaced or added)]
- [Mime=...]
- [Icon=valid WWWMAN.CFG line]
- [Icon=...]
- [Config=valid ARACHNE.CFG line]
- [Config=...]
- [Overwrite=name of package which is overwritten/deactivated (without .APM!)
- [Overwrite=...]
- ---cut---
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- You can use HTML tags in Name, License and Description variables.
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- Please send all your public APM packages or information about them to me
- (xchaos@arachne.cz), because *REQUIRED* starting URL for APM packages
- is "http://home.arachne.cz/apm/". APMs don't necessary have
- to be located there, but this page should be at least starting point
- for Arachne users to find them.
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- There is "Find APM" button in "Save download file" and "Copy file" dialogue
- boxes; this button uses CGI script "http://home.arachne.cz/cgi-bin/find-apm"
- to locate suitable APM for given mime type of file extension.