> But the resulting pdb file itself isn't all that usable, for my
> purposes. But at least I know how it works, now.
This is definately not how it works. Firstly, the file is a tar
file ([t]ape [ar]chive) and then compressed with gzip. The file should be:
MyFile.tar.gz, and inside there, you will find MyFile.pdb, which is
the result of converting MyFile.pdf to MyFile.pdb. There is no zip file
involved here (as in with a .zip extension) and there is definately not a
file within a file within a file.
MyFile.tar.gz -> MyFile.pdb, that's it.
> Question - how hard would it be to make Plucker read PalmDoc files?
We've kicked this around auite a bit, and it's not that hard. Code
has to be added to support the DOC file format. Ideally, this should be
loaded in the same way that SysZLib.prc is loaded now, dynamically. This
decreases the bloat in the viewer itself and doesn't burdon the users with
functionality they may not need in the viewer.
> And/or (I don't know how cheeky this would be...) would it be possible
> to make Plucker see iSilo or Teal Doc files (since both those formats
> are based on html...) Just a thought.
Well, at last count, there were 17 separate (different) kinds of
Palm DOC file formats around, and of those only three are open and
documented, and of those, only one supports more than text (i.e. images,
clickable links, etc.).. Plucker. If someone wants to write "snap-ins" to
support these other formats (DOC, TombRaider, iSilo, TealDOC, etc.), we'll
gladly accept patches.
/d
