This is a plugin for the Webbrowsers Netscape, Mozilla, Firefox and SeaMonkey available for OS/2 and eComStation that extends them with the support of reading all bitmap formats supported by GBM.DLL.
For being able to use it, the following additional files are required:
Note:
GBM.DLL version 1.41 must not be used as it contains a compiler
optimization issue that reduces stability. When used together
with the GBM plugin, the browser might crash when opening bitmaps.
Please upgrade to GBM.DLL version 1.42 or higher.
Note:
This plugin requires so far that the browser cache is enabled.
Further version might be able to directly stream the images into
the system memory.
There is the embedded mode with reduced functionality and the fullscreen mode with full functionality.
Fullscreen mode viewer with a load of features:Simply copy npgbm.dll
into the plugin directory of your browser.
Please check the requirements listed for gbm.dll
above.
Copy gbm.dll
either into the plugin installation directory beside
npgbm.dll
or put it somewhere in your LIBPATH (defined in CONFIG.SYS).
The plugin will try to use the GBM File Dialog if it is found somewhere in the LIBPATH. If it is not found, the standard OS/2 file dialog will be used. Save options for bitmap export cannot be specified in the OS/2 file dialog and thus the plugin will use the default export options of each bitmap format.
Note:
If you are using Rich Walsh's RUN! or LIBPATHSTRICT, the plugin will not work
without some additonal effort from you. Simply copy gbm.dll
into the browser installation directory (beside the .exe) or beside the plugin
DLL npgbm.dll
. This does not work with gbmdlg.dll
.
I have not found a way to get the GBM File Dialog loaded with LIBPATHSTRICT enabled
without having to rewrite large parts of it. I'll not do this until I have a need for it.
You'll have to stick with the OS/2 standard file dialog or don't use LIBPATHSTRICT.
Copyright (C) 2006 Heiko Nitzsche
This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty. In no event will the author be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.
Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose, including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it freely, subject to the following restrictions:
SeaMonkey showing embedded PNM and TIF images by using the GBM plugin:
SeaMonkey showing a PNM image fullscreen by using the GBM plugin: