Microsoft KB Archive/185426

LM1: Features That Are Displayed in Internet Explorer 4.0 Only

PSS ID Number: Q185426 Article last modified on 07-22-1999

WINDOWS:1.0

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft Liquid Motion for Windows 1.0 == 

= SUMMARY =

Some features of Microsoft Liquid Motion may not be displayed in all Web browsers. For example, some of the advanced features in Liquid Motion are displayed only if you view the animation in Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0 and later. This article describes those features.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Animation features that require Internet Explorer version 4.0 or later for playback include the following.

3-D Shapes
Three-dimensional (3-D) Shapes used in Liquid Motion animations are actually Microsoft DirectX files with a .x extension. DirectX files can only be played back in Internet Explorer 4.0 and later.

Filters and Transitions
Liquid Motion uses the Dynamic HyperText Markup Language (DHTML) to display filters and transitions in your animations. Liquid Motion renders a Java version rather than a DHTML version of your animation to Web browsers with the exception of Internet Explorer versions 4.0 and later. These browsers receive the DHTML rendering. The Java version does not include the DHTML features.

Rotated Images and Text
Liquid Motion uses Microsoft Direct Animation to display the image or text as rotated. Direct Animation is only supported in Internet Explorer versions 4.0 and later; therefore, this feature is not displayed in other browsers.

Spinning Images and Text
Liquid Motion uses Microsoft Direct Animation to spin images and text. Direct Animation is only supported in Internet Explorer versions 4.0 and later, so this feature is not displayed in other browsers.

Some Audio Formats
The following audio formats will only be played back in Internet Explorer versions 4.0 and later:


 * Waveform Audio (WAV) files
 * Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) files
 * Moving Picture Expert Group (MPG) files
 * MPEG Layer 2 (MP2) files
 * Music Publishers’ Association (MPA) files

Animations viewed in browsers other than Internet Explorer version 4.0 will only play 8-bit, 8000 Hz, mono, u-law audio (.au) files. The .au file format is an audio digital file format supported by the Java programming language, developed by Sun Microsystems.

Audio “Panning”
Liquid Motion uses DHTML to create the effect of Audio “Panning.” Liquid Motion generates the Java version rather than the DHTML version of your animation in browsers other than Internet Explorer version 4.0 and later. The Java version does not include the DHTML features.

Transparent Background
Browsers other than Internet Explorer 4.0 use a Java applet to display your Liquid Motion animation. Java applets do not support transparent backgrounds. Java applets run as a separate application outside the browser, and therefore contents rendered in the browser cannot show through to space taken up by the applet.

For more information, please see the MSDN Web Workshop:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/default.asp

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