Here are the beginnings of a FAQ Can I integrate flipomatic with my database? Yes ... Can I use XSLT with flipomatic? Yes ... Can I use flipomatic with EAD-encoded finding aids? Yes ... Can I use flipomatic with my existing Ebind documents? Yes, but ... Does flipomatic support Mr. SID? Yes. Flipomatic doesn't do everything I want it to do. How can I extend it? ... Why don't you just use a database? Because ... Why don't you just use XSLT and METS? Because ... Why do you use cgi? Wouldn't servelets/JSP/ASP be better? Yes ... I have a lot of images. Is flipomatic fast enough to serve them out? Maybe ... Can I integrate flipomatic with my existing search engine? Maybe ... How can I include "forbidden" characters in my data (like '|' or '{' or '&')? ... Can flipomatic searches handle diacritics? No, but ... How do I make flipomatic search more than one field for a single input box? ... Can flipomatic do a second search on the result set of a first search (refinement)? Yes. Can a flipomatic search return all records but with the search hits highlighted? Yes. How does flipomatic handle textual transcriptions? ... Can flipomatic maintain user albums/shopping carts? No, but ... How can a user print high-quality page images? PDF ... How can a user print an entire document without going to each page? PDF ... Can a user flip/mirror/rotate/resize/overlay images? Yes. Can flipomatic allow users to compare two images? Yes. Can flipomatic sort on more than one field? Yes. I want flipomatic to turn each word into a search hyperlink like my OPAC. Can it do that? Yes. Some of my captions are very long. Can flipomatic truncate them for a brief display? Yes. Can I include perl code in my templates to extend flipomatic? No. I like what flipomatic does but I really hate its name. Can I rename it? Yes. Can I turn flipomatic into a commercial product and sell it? Yes, but ... I see flipomatic files are basically databases. Can I use normalization/relationships like a real database? Yes ... Flipomatic is so great I want to send you some money for it. May I? No. Flipomatic is so crappy that I wasted a lot of valuable time on it. May I sue you? No. Do flipomatic datafiles have to all reside on my server? No. What are flipomatic's strengths and what are its weaknesses? ... I don't want to use flipomatic but I like your web design and functionality. May I steal it for my own script/product? Yes. I want to use flipomatic but I hate your web design and functionality. Can I change it? Yes. Where can I go to see what other people are doing with flipomatic? ... My commercial product is better than flipomatic. Can I have a list of your users so I can convince them to buy it? No, but ... Is there a forum where I can curse/praise flipomatic or ask questions? Yes. I notice the flipomatic forum is itself running on flipomatic. Are you just trying to show off? Yes.