[KLUG Members] Open Source browser formats for palm pilot
Patrick McGovern
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Mon, 25 Feb 2002 14:27:01 -0500
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Ok, let's use an example:
I have a text file with lines 80 characters or less. This text file is a =
FAQ so I want to use html to link the contents to each text category. I =
want to be able to create an html document with anchor tags to create =
these links. And lastly, I want to be able to use that file in the Palm =
pda and use the links to go to each category that I choose.
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>>> awilliam@whitemice.org 02/25/02 08:29AM >>>
>Is there an open source browser format for palm pilots? =20
Not sure what you mean by "browser format". Palm PDAs can sync to a =
Linux=20
box if that is what you mean.
>I stopped into a pda store and the only html file format available is
>Microsoft's pda Word/Excell program. This program allows you to save=20
>Word documents that could have hyperlinks onto the pda.
>An Open source html pda file format would be handy!!
Just not sure what your mean. I don't see the connection between html=20
file format and Word/Excell.
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<DIV><FONT size=3D1>Ok, let's use an example:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D1>I have a text file with lines 80 characters or =
less. =20
This text file is a FAQ so I want to use html to link the contents to each =
text=20
category. I want to be able to create an html document with anchor =
tags to=20
create these links. And lastly, I want to be able to use =
that=20
file in the Palm pda and use the links to go to each category that =
I=20
choose.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D1>Pat </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>>>> awilliam@whitemice.org 02/25/02 08:29AM >>><BR>&=
gt;Is=20
there an open source browser format for palm pilots? <BR><BR>Not =
sure what=20
you mean by "browser format". Palm PDAs can sync to a Linux <BR>box =
if=20
that is what you mean.<BR><BR>>I stopped into a pda store and the only =
html=20
file format available is<BR>>Microsoft's pda Word/Excell program. =
This=20
program allows you to save <BR>>Word documents that could have =
hyperlinks=20
onto the pda.<BR>>An Open source html pda file format would be=20
handy!!<BR><BR>Just not sure what your mean. I don't see the =
connection=20
between html <BR>file format and Word/Excell.<BR><BR>--=20
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GNOME,=20
Evolution, LTSP, and RedHat Linux + LVM &=20
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Certainly,=20
we should hold individuals accountable for <BR>what they did wrong, and =
we=20
probably will punish some, <BR>although many others will wiggle away, =
hiding=20
behind the <BR>skirts of high-priced lawyers and political connections. =
<BR>But=20
we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that they did <BR>what they did =
because the=20
current system allowed it. In <BR>fact, the system encouraged it."=20
<BR><BR>--"Ethics Matters" columnist Carlton Vogt, writing about <BR>Enron.=
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