Re: [NTLK] Multi-format book packages (was Reformating Newton

From: Jon Glass (jonglass_at_usa.net)
Date: Sat Feb 21 2004 - 23:29:30 PST


on 2/21/04 2:17 PM, Steve Weyer at saweyer_at_comcast.net wrote:

> a book stores the non-paginated text (and graphics) in a data area; and
> for a given page resolution, it then formats/laysout the data to fit
> the given page container (by setting margins for wrapping, and using
> substring indexes into the book data).
>
> so, in theory adding another multiple page resolution to the same book
> package shouldn't be much overhead (another view but not a separate
> copy of the data); in practice, I don't know if the book reader really
> supports this, or whether examples of any such multi-format books
> really exist (though there have been rumors mentioned here).

Aha... I could only go by my memories of using BookMaker. to create
Newtonbooks, and remember using Word to set my margins, page breaks, etc. I
guess this was for the sake of pre-visualizing how the book would look,
however. In any case, I do remember trying to create a multi-format book
once, and never could get it to work... I never tried NewtonPress, however.

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