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| 6 | they may profit from the data I collected. |
6 | they may profit from the data I collected. |
| 7 | |
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| 8 | The package consists of several parts: |
8 | The package consists of several parts: |
| 9 | * Documentation about Psion 5 data formats; |
9 | * Documentation about Psion 5 data formats; |
| 10 | * A library which can be linked against application that have to read |
10 | * A library which can be linked against application that have to read |
| 11 | (and in the future, perhaps write) Psion 5 files; |
11 | and write Psion 5 files; |
| 12 | * An example command-line program which reads Psion files and writes |
12 | * An example command-line program which reads Psion files and writes |
| 13 | more commonly used formats. |
13 | more commonly used formats. |
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| 16 | DATA FORMATS |
16 | DATA FORMATS |
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| 19 | As far as I know, and have gathered from the newsgroups, Psion does not want |
19 | As far as I know, and have gathered from the newsgroups, Psion does not want |
| 20 | or is not able to release the data formats of the saved files of their |
20 | or is not able to release the data formats of the saved files of their |
| 21 | internal applications. I am trying to reverse engineer these data formats |
21 | internal applications. I am trying to reverse engineer these data formats |
| 22 | and to document them for general use. At this moment, I understand their |
22 | and to document them for general use. At this moment, I understand their |
| 23 | Word, TextEd, Sketch, MBM and Record files. I want this information to |
23 | Word, Sheet, TextEd, Sketch, MBM, Clipart and Record files, as well as a |
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24 | few other less important formats. I want this information to be available |
| 24 | be available to everyone, in order to write better file conversion utilities |
25 | to everyone, in order to write better file conversion utilities for popular |
| 25 | for popular (non-)Windows programs. |
26 | (non-)Windows programs. |
| 26 | |
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| 27 | All documentation is written in Psion 5 Word. Fortunately, the utilities |
28 | All documentation is written in Psion 5 Word. Fortunately, the utilities |
| 28 | in this package can translate it to HTML and other formats. |
29 | in this package can translate it to HTML and other formats. |
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30 | |
| 30 | Unlike all other files in this package, the *.psi files in the directory |
31 | Unlike all other files in this package, the *.psi files in the directory |
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| 43 | application. It allows you to read Psion 5 files. Note that it comes |
44 | application. It allows you to read Psion 5 files. Note that it comes |
| 44 | under the GNU General Public License; that means that you can only link |
45 | under the GNU General Public License; that means that you can only link |
| 45 | it to programs which are also covered by that license. You can contact |
46 | it to programs which are also covered by that license. You can contact |
| 46 | me if you need other license terms. |
47 | me if you need other license terms. |
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49 | The following formats can be read at this moment: |
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50 | Word Word processor files |
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51 | TextEd OPL editor files |
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52 | Sketch Picture files |
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53 | MBM Alternate picture format; several pictures can be combined in it |
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54 | ClipArt Internal picture format; several pictures can be combined in it |
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| 48 | The parser is quite good at the moment. Page layout codes are not yet |
56 | The parser is quite good at the moment. Page layout codes are not yet |
| 49 | read, but almost everything that is described in the documents in the |
57 | read, but almost everything that is described in the documents in the |
| 50 | format directory is supported by it. Of course, it can also not yet |
58 | format directory is supported by it; but it can not yet cope with |
| 51 | cope with inserted objects (ie. documents in some other format) and |
59 | inserted objects (ie. documents in some other format). |
| 52 | other as of yet undocumented things. |
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| 54 | Documentation is scarce; please examine the source code or the example |
61 | Documentation is scarce; please examine the source code or the example |
| 55 | psiconv program. Some things may also be found in the doc subdirectory. |
62 | psiconv program. Some things may also be found in the doc subdirectory. |
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| 81 | The RTF target is not finished yet; in fact, it is no usable at all |
88 | The RTF target is not finished yet; in fact, it is no usable at all |
| 82 | right now. |
89 | right now. |
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| 84 | All ImageMagick graphic output formats are supported; depending on how |
91 | All ImageMagick graphic output formats are supported; depending on how |
| 85 | you compiled ImageMagick, this is betwee 20 and 50 different formats. |
92 | you compiled ImageMagick, this is betwee 20 and 50 different formats. |
| 86 | Your favorite one should be somewhere... |
93 | Your favorite one should be somewhere in there... |
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| 88 | I would very much like to add other targets, like (La)TeX, RTF (Rich Text |
95 | I would very much like to add other targets, like (La)TeX, RTF (Rich Text |
| 89 | Format) and XML (for AbiWord). If other people want to work on this, please |
96 | Format) and XML (for AbiWord). If other people want to work on this, please |
| 90 | let me know! Of course, you could also write your own conversion applications |
97 | let me know! Of course, you could also write your own conversion applications |
| 91 | just using my data format description. Native import/export filters for |
98 | just using my data format description. Native import/export filters for |
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