Mateusz Viste wrote:
On 27/01/2020 19:02, Jim Hall wrote:
I think a better option to create an ebook reader for DOS is to build
one. My thought is most ebooks (at least EPUB) are just zip files that
contain a predetermined structure;
Yes, ePub files are just zip files with a bunch of xml
On 27/01/2020 19:02, Jim Hall wrote:
I think a better option to create an ebook reader for DOS is to build
one. My thought is most ebooks (at least EPUB) are just zip files that
contain a predetermined structure;
Yes, ePub files are just zip files with a bunch of xml metadata and some
On Sun, Jan 26, 2020 at 12:48 PM Roderick Klein wrote:
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> While a lot of of OS/2 API's look like DOS API names, that is whre the
> simularities end...
>
> In terms of memory management its not like Windows 9x/ME. Its a true
> protected mode OS with its own network NDIS stack, graphical
On 26-01-20 17:27, Eric Auer wrote:
Hi Roderick,
I am the chairman of the Dutch OS/2 VOICE organisation. On OS/2 we had
the port of QT 4.78 for OS/2. A port of QT 5.13 took about 12 months by
on person working 40 hours a week. So a 32 bit platform is supported by QT.
On Sun, Jan 26, 2020 at 12:03 AM Karen Lewellen
wrote:
>
> I am well aware of what calibre can do, and know some who use it on the
> desktop.
*You* know. Others may not. The background was there for people who might not.
> the question is, if a compile of Calibre is possible for dos...you
Hi Roderick,
> I am the chairman of the Dutch OS/2 VOICE organisation. On OS/2 we had
> the port of QT 4.78 for OS/2. A port of QT 5.13 took about 12 months by
> on person working 40 hours a week. So a 32 bit platform is supported by QT.
>
> https://github.com/bitwiseworks/qt5-os2
That is
On 26-01-20 07:50, TK Chia wrote:
Hello Karen Lewellen,
>> But meanwhile, forget Calibre under DOS. If you really want to use
>> it, run Linux.
> the question is, if a compile of Calibre is possible for dos...you know
> the focus of this list? smiles.
> The qt idea came from a member
On Sat, Jan 25, 2020 at 07:52:05PM -0500, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> Hi folks,
> Anyone know if the qt platform can be used to create DOS ports of programs?
> www.qt.io
My guess is its creators will know it for sure. Why not query them directly?
--
regards,
Zbigniew
Hello Karen Lewellen,
>> But meanwhile, forget Calibre under DOS. If you really want to use
>> it, run Linux.
> the question is, if a compile of Calibre is possible for dos...you know
> the focus of this list? smiles.
> The qt idea came from a member of the calibre forum at mobileread.
I am well aware of what calibre can do, and know some who use it on the
desktop.
the question is, if a compile of Calibre is possible for dos...you know
the focus of this list? smiles.
The qt idea came from a member of the calibre forum at mobileread.
regardless, the question desire and
On Sat, Jan 25, 2020 at 8:10 PM Karen Lewellen wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
> Anyone know if the qt platform can be used to create DOS ports of programs?
> www.qt.io
I don't believe the Qt framework can be used to create DOS
applications. And it wouldn't help you because it exists to create
Hi folks,
Anyone know if the qt platform can be used to create DOS ports of
programs?
www.qt.io
The discussion is tied to the calibre ebook reading platform, with my
wondering if it might be possible to create a DOS edition, there is a
Linux one, strong in command line options, but I am not
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