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19As far as I know, and have gathered from the newsgroups, Psion does not want 19As far as I know, and have gathered from the newsgroups, Psion does not want
20or is not able to release the data formats of the saved files of their 20or is not able to release the data formats of the saved files of their
21internal applications. I am trying to reverse engineer these data formats 21internal applications. I am trying to reverse engineer these data formats
22and to document them for general use. At this moment, I understand their 22and to document them for general use. At this moment, I understand their
23Word, TextEd, Sketch, MBM and Record files. I want this information to 23Word, TextEd, Sketch, MBM, Clipart and Record files. I want this information
24be available to everyone, in order to write better file conversion utilities 24to be available to everyone, in order to write better file conversion
25for popular (non-)Windows programs. 25utilities for popular (non-)Windows programs.
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27All documentation is written in Psion 5 Word. Fortunately, the utilities 27All documentation is written in Psion 5 Word. Fortunately, the utilities
28in this package can translate it to HTML and other formats. 28in this package can translate it to HTML and other formats.
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30Unlike all other files in this package, the *.psi files in the directory 30Unlike all other files in this package, the *.psi files in the directory
43application. It allows you to read Psion 5 files. Note that it comes 43application. It allows you to read Psion 5 files. Note that it comes
44under the GNU General Public License; that means that you can only link 44under the GNU General Public License; that means that you can only link
45it to programs which are also covered by that license. You can contact 45it to programs which are also covered by that license. You can contact
46me if you need other license terms. 46me if you need other license terms.
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48The following formats can be read at this moment:
49 Word Word processor files
50 TextEd OPL editor files
51 Sketch Picture files
52 MBM Alternate picture format; several pictures can be combined in it
53 ClipArt Internal picture format; several pictures can be combined in it
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48The parser is quite good at the moment. Page layout codes are not yet 55The parser is quite good at the moment. Page layout codes are not yet
49read, but almost everything that is described in the documents in the 56read, but almost everything that is described in the documents in the
50format directory is supported by it. Of course, it can also not yet 57format directory is supported by it; but it can not yet cope with
51cope with inserted objects (ie. documents in some other format) and 58inserted objects (ie. documents in some other format).
52other as of yet undocumented things.
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54Documentation is scarce; please examine the source code or the example 60Documentation is scarce; please examine the source code or the example
55psiconv program. Some things may also be found in the doc subdirectory. 61psiconv program. Some things may also be found in the doc subdirectory.
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81The RTF target is not finished yet; in fact, it is no usable at all 87The RTF target is not finished yet; in fact, it is no usable at all
82right now. 88right now.
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84All ImageMagick graphic output formats are supported; depending on how 90All ImageMagick graphic output formats are supported; depending on how
85you compiled ImageMagick, this is betwee 20 and 50 different formats. 91you compiled ImageMagick, this is betwee 20 and 50 different formats.
86Your favorite one should be somewhere... 92Your favorite one should be somewhere in there...
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88I would very much like to add other targets, like (La)TeX, RTF (Rich Text 94I would very much like to add other targets, like (La)TeX, RTF (Rich Text
89Format) and XML (for AbiWord). If other people want to work on this, please 95Format) and XML (for AbiWord). If other people want to work on this, please
90let me know! Of course, you could also write your own conversion applications 96let me know! Of course, you could also write your own conversion applications
91just using my data format description. Native import/export filters for 97just using my data format description. Native import/export filters for

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