Folks,
Is there a working barcode reader for the Windows Mobile platform? I am looking for something like what Google's G1 phone has, it uses the camera to read barcodes.
Thanks,
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Hey everyone, I am running an XDA IIs at the moment, and have alot of pdf's that I would like to read on my one hour bus ride into the city, I have tried the latest adobe reader but it is slow and not very "reading" friendly. Does anyone have any suggestions, I have tried converting the pdf is .doc format but that is a no go as well because I could never find a coverter that actually worked. I did a little search on this forum but no definitive results. Thanks alot
On my device, ClearVue PDF is preinstalled. But there is also a good freeware alternative (PocketXpdf).
Hey there Alegra, thanks for the tip, will give it a try... will also see if I can purchase ClearVue for a try.
i often convert dpf's to Lit to use the ms ebook reader which is free and let one set bookmarks which is importent if i read whole novels
That might be a good idea, I do like the .lit format, will have a look at that too
Did you tried XPDF?
http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/
Freeware and work's great.
Valeriu
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Hey there Alegra, thanks for the tip, will give it a try... will also see if I can purchase ClearVue for a try.
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If it is preinstalled, you don't need to buy it. If not, there are enough freeware alternatives.
You can also look for the thread "iPhone style browser" here in the forum. That's Picsel Browser, also a very good web browser / Office / PDF viewer.
EDIT: XPDF is a PDF viewer for computer (I couldn't find a Windows Mobile version on their page). There is a port for Pocket PC (PocketXpdf) which I already mentioned.
I bought a MicroOLAP CHM eBook Reader a while back to use on ppc. It's fantastic. However they don't have a version for smartphone. Is there a good chm reader available for dash? The only thing I found is this one: http://www.smartphone.net/software_detail.asp?id=1663
But it hasn't been updated for long time. And the author didn't reply my inquiry.
I'm afraid I can't recommend any program for ebooks I was curious as to what a .chm file was so I popped it into wiki and came across this:
"In 2002, Microsoft announced some security risks associated with the .CHM format, as well as some security bulletins and patches.[1] They have since announced their intentions not to develop the .CHM format further, and will be moving to a new generation of Windows Help called Microsoft Assistance Markup Language in the Windows Vista operating system."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Compiled_HTML_Help
Could be why it has not been updated in a long time.
thanks for the reply. Too bad that MS gives up on chm, even their latest Visual Studio 2008 is still using the format for help files....
That's the biggest problem with eBooks in general. Each manufacturer creates its own, proprietary format to store the book data. This usually comes with some form of DRM so that only that company's supported readers can view the content. Software writers can't easily make reader software without being given the nod from that company.
Until there is a truly open format for eBooks, the market isn't really going to take off and there won't be readily available readers for them ubiquitous among device platforms.
on a side note, I googled 'convert .chm smartphone', and came up with a few hits... especially http://forum.isilo.com/showthread.php?p=10968 (converts CHM to PDB = Isilo)
and iSilo is yet another proprietary format that you have to find a player that works (and they're all ugly) and pay for it.
I just found Alreader 2.5 can display chm files. It's not as good as dedicated chm reader like MicroOLAP CHM eBook Reader, but at least now I can read it.
I used Alreader 2.5 to read html files. It's a nice surprise that it can handle chm too!
As for book format, personally I think they should just publish in html. Most likely no other ebook formats can be as popular as html.
Plain text, rich text, and xml are also up there.
Hi,
does anyone know if there are free versions
of software like Speed Reader Plus or RapidReader?
I've found Wordstreamer on XDA Dev. but i'm looking for more
advanced stuff to read PDF's to.
TIA
are you talking about this ?
http://handheld.softpedia.com/get/W...iewer/Speed-Reader-Plus-Pocket-PC-16870.shtml
I coudn't see versions of windows mobile
are you saying it won't install ?
Gary
hey people, i was just wondering if there is a google sky type app available for windows mobile. for those that dont know what it is it displays the names and location of stars using gps and an inbuilt compass. however, im not sure if the touch pro 2 has the necessary hardware to run such an app.
any info would be greatly appreciate
thanks
I would love to see this on the WoMo platform.
it's not looking too likely.. hopefully one day its released on windows mobile though or someone creates a similar app
Here you go. Vito Astro Navigator. http://vitotechnology.com/astronavigator.html
The TP2 does not have a built-in compass, only GPS.
Google Sky
I've been using Pocket Stars from Handango for about a year.. awesome little program and a data connection is not needed!
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The TP2 does not have a built-in compass, only GPS.
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Correct, the TP2 does not have the necessary hardware. The HD2 has one. Have seen the program on an Android phone, and it's a great way to show off the hardware.
i just installed xandroid on my TP2....and downloaded the google sky app via android marketplace...and installed it and it worked perfect.
the gps can be used as a compass i believe.....
someone needs to make this a winmo app and make it for free !!!
Hey y'all - I tried a few chm readers (fast chm / allreader2) but these aren't working or registering some of my medical chm books. Are there any recommendations on newer chm readers that I can use? My books are stored on my SD card, and I was hoping I can install the program to the SD as well. Any idea would be greatly appreciated!
I'm still using the stock windows mobile 6.5 (sprint)
Thank you
The only program I know of is MicroOlap, and im not to familiar with it, but you could always give it a try
MicroOlap is fantastic in my humble opinion the best CHM reader (the rendering of the page is perfect also in presence of images). In my Sony Ericsson X1 it worked well with Windows Mobile 6.1, since I've replaced with Windows Mobile 6.5 it doesn't work: every CHM files are showed as a blank page. Someone has a similar problem?
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MicroOlap is fantastic in my humble opinion the best CHM reader (the rendering of the page is perfect also in presence of images). In my Sony Ericsson X1 it worked well with Windows Mobile 6.1, since I've replaced with Windows Mobile 6.5 it doesn't work: every CHM files are showed as a blank page. Someone has a similar problem?
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I little search in XDA forums and I found the solution to my problem.
The CHM reader is based on Internet Explorer 6.1 so with Windows Mobile 6.5 you have a never version not compatible with CHM reader. Installing the IE 6.1 the CHM reader starts to work
Thank to this post for inspiration:
http://ip208-100-42-21.static.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=563585&page=4