On 26.02.03, 12:34:01, Verlorene Seele wrote: > Hi! > > Don't call me nuts, but there would be a theoretical possibility to > make Plucker online-capable: > > I know a Linux Proxy which converts japanese kanji characters into > romaji (that's our western letters, those you read at this moment). > It is called "japana". You integrate it into your browser (just add > the proxy server adress to your config) and automatically converts all > japanese language pages. (Very useful and funny to read) > > If there was a proxy on the net it could "pluck" the html files before > it sends them to the Palm. > > This is just a funny thought of mine, it is a bit unrealistic, because > somebody would have to run this proxy (and pay for traffic, service, > electricity etc) and it doesn't fit into the original plucker concept. > > I just wanted to show that there was a possibility to do online > browsing on Palm and plucking remotely.
Actually, that's how many of the commercial on-line web browsers for PalmOS do it. I know definitely that Handspring's Blazer does. You must use a special proxy that converts the web pages into a format usable on the small 160x160 screen. And Avantgo also routes _all_ traffic through its own servers, which is quite stupid technically, since it still is normal html. But this is they way they do it, so they can charge the content-providers based on actual traffic. And it's why some content providers terminated their agreements with Avantgo (namely the German heise Verlag, makers of c't and iX magazines). > > Greetings, Stephen D. Leedle A.K.A. Verlorene Seele > > _______________________________________________ > plucker-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.rubberchicken.org/mailman/listinfo/plucker-list > -- Bernd Sieker NetBSD - a devil of an operating system. -- Julian Assange _______________________________________________ plucker-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.rubberchicken.org/mailman/listinfo/plucker-list
