The client applet is free. However the server script which I wrote cost $25. My script translates the image into a JPG or PNG image and emails it to someone.

I have gotten this to work on Netscape 4.x, IE 4.x, and IE 5.x on a Windows machine. I have not tested it on the 6.x browsers. I do not know if it works on the Mac. It does not work on the 3.x series of the browsers. Let me know please if the Palm or Pocket PC supports Java and you can get this to work. This applet has many uses. My example displays an image only. I have Perl script for a server, which you can order if you desire. The server script sends the signature via email. This requires uuencode or a similar encoding program on your server. You can have visitors submit drawings to you and have an art gallery on your web site. However, a unique use is for e-commerce. Now you can have customers sign for their orders. Please download the test version if you wish to see if you can run this script on your server. I wrote a demonstration Perl script to create the PNG image. To create images in Perl you need to use gd & gd for Perl. Of course you will need Perl. Included in the zip file is a simple encoder/decoder so you can pass the data to and from mail scripts. This is useful if you cannot setup gd or cannot use CGI scripts. In this example on my site, you can scribble something in the signature area and then press Send Signature. It can take up to a half of a minute. You will receive back a PNG image. You can save the image if you wish. To save, you must use the File, Save As feature in your browser. It will not work in Netscape if you right click the image and select Save Image As. It does work in IE if you right click and select Save Picture As. If you have problems in IE, select the file type as bitmap. If you try and draw more than once and still see the original drawing, press Reload and post the results again. Printing from within the browser may not work and you'll get a missing image icon. I could print on Netscape, but not on IE. If the browser reloads the image to print, it will fail. If you have a problem printing: save it locally first and then open the image to print. If you would like to order the Perl script which I wrote for use on your server, please download the test version. Run it from your server. If you are successful in running the script, you will be able to access the ordering URL.

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