...sounds like Sophie to me... But then, I'm somewhat biased ;-) Michael
Yoric wrote: > Mmmhhh.... looks like impedance mismatch in the definition of what an > e-Book is. > > Ok, let's define what I have in mind: an e-Book is a one-file package > that may be downloaded, archived, copied, etc. That package may contain > references to internal resources (i.e. files that are part of the > package) and external resources (i.e. files that may be anywhere on the > web, including inside another book). A package with only internal > resources will behave somewhat like a PDF (i.e. plenty of chapters and > images inside one self-contained file), while a package with only > external resources may be seen as only a table of contents (or a > super-bookmark). > > With this in mind, I intend to be able to reference > * the package itself (to be able to download it, from Firefox or from > anywhere else) > * resources internal to the package (to be able to display them, to > bookmarks them, to link to them) > * resources external to the package (for the same reasons). > > Furthermore, I would like to be able to share my bookmarks with other > readers. So, when I bookmark chapter 7 of __Alice in Wonderland__, if I > send this bookmark to some friend, that bookmark should keep working if > the friend has __Alice in Wonderland__ on the computer. I don't want > that bookmark to depend on the name of the directory in which the book > has been moved to. Even better, it should have a meaning even if my > friend doesn't have __Alice in Wonderland__ yet. > > Do we agree up to this point ? > > Cheers, > David > > _______________________________________________ > Devel mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel > _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
