Januari 26, 1997
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Title                   : Qthrob2.zip
Author                  : Paul Steffens
Email Address           : paul@exchange.macaw.nl
Description             : Quake Netscape throbber
                          for Netscape 3 and Communicator

Additional Credits to   : id Software, of course
                          PSC, for pointing out how to do this
                          Cable Hicks for Adquedit
                          Rene Post for making the Quake Model editor
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* Information *

New level               : No
New Sounds              : No
New Graphics            : Yes
New Music               : No
Demos Replaced          : No


* Construction *

Base                    : Quad powerup model from Quake
Editor(s) used          : Adquedit for extracting the quad model
                          Quake Model editor for viewing the model
                          Photoshop 4.0 for compositing and editing
Known Bugs              : This only works with Netscape 3 and Communicator
                          Netscape Communicator only uses the smaller
                          throbber and clips the image when the toolbar
                          buttons are displayed without text
                          (the 'advanced'-option according to the 
                          prefference menu, duh!)
Build Time              : several hours


* Other Info *

PSC showed me how to replace the netscape throbber. The throbber is
the Netscape logo at the top right of the browser that animates during the
sending and receiving of signals. Well, I just had to make one myself but
the logo I use was too wide for the job. So then it dawned on me that the
Quake quad powerup is perfect for this. I made a first version using 5
frames of animation thinking that was a limit. But I was wrong and so I
made this version that has 12 frames and should be a lot smoother.


* How to install *

Put both the .BMP's in the same directory as the netscape executable.
If you've used the standard path for netscape it would be (probably):

   C:\Program files\Netscape\Program

Fire up your browser and surf with quad power!

NOTE: if you use Netscape Communicator you only have to use 30m.bmp


* Copyright / Permissions *

You are free to distribute the zipfile as long as you keep all the files
intact and unchanged and don't charge anything. If you wish to publish
this zipfile for profit on CD-rom or any other medium you must contact
me first!