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Ok firstly the files you downloaded are packaged with a compression facility called WinZip. This is a compression facility that is used on the internet to compress files.
You will have to uncompress the files first and then copy them to your PDA. The Winzip program is
shareware, and can be obtained from
http://www.winzip.com
Check the extension of the file. If the file has the extension .zip then it is still compressed.
Then the file will have the extension .tr this is the Tomeraider file that you copy to the
PDA.
Thus a file it-v102.zip is a compressed file, while the it-v102.tr
is the Tomeraider file.
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You would need to download and install the Tomeraider program for your PDA. This is a commercial program and is available at
http://www.tomeraider.com
Once the program is installed you should be able to open the .tr files on your PDA.
Palm users need to convert the file in the Windows Tomeraider program.
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The reason we chose to use the Tomeraider platform is because they support all of the PDA operating systems. This way we could concentrate on the development of the Library and not on the software that is used to read the library.
Also the Tomeraider program was already developed and many PDA users already are using this program for other documents.
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The reason for using the Tomeraider system is because it is not a text
reader, but rather a text database.
The problem that we found with porting these publications
to a reader is that a reader will open the whole publication and then only allow you to read a very small portion of it at one time.
You can understand this when you realize that the NWT has 1275 pages in the Tomeraider version and is around 2.6Mb in size.
Thus a reader will open all 1275 pages and allow you to read only one, or
less on a PDA screen.
Tomeraider does not do this, it only loads a page at a
time, and leaves the other on the Ram Disk. Thus the main benefit is
speed. It opens in around 1-2 sec on a PDA compared to around 10-15 sec
or longer in a reader. Also moving between the pages in a reader is also
slow as it has to deal with a huge document.
On the Nokia 9210 it is even faster. It is amazing to see the IT volumes,
around 2500+ pages and around 6Mb open in 1-2 sec and locate a page in about the same time.
Thus we made the decision to use the Tomeraider software, it does have a cost involved, but we have managed to arrange a 50% discount for users of the MWtlib thus the license should cost you around $7.5 for your PDA.
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This process was a bit more time consuming than might seem. We actually extracted the text from the CD-Rom and then manually edited the files to prepare them for the Tomeraider conversion. We did some
formatting and in most of the publications, we created a navigation system.
The actual conversion is very simple as Tomeraider provides a program to do it for you. Once the files are created we simply copy them to the PDA and there you have it.
Anyone can create these files on their own computer, and if you would
like to know the process we have documented the process check the download
page, for the process document.
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Firstly we wanted to know who to send updates to, and for the Tomeraider software you would have to register to use the software.
Also
you will receive a 50% discount on the Tomeraider software, once you
register on our site. We do not have any commercial kickback from this
discount, it was arranged as a part of the agreement to use their software.
Much like a volume license.
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This is because we are manually creating them, and due to not knowing the
format that the CD-Rom, MEPS, uses to store the data directly, we have to extract
the data from the CD-Rom using the Windows interface.
Thus the CTRL-C and CTRL-V keys are well worn... ;)
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This is due to a setting on your Browser and not the site.
Check the security info for your browser. Make sure that you have
set the User Authentication to Prompt for Username and Password.
How in Internet Explorer
- Select the Tools Menu
- Select Internet Options
- Click the Security Tab
- Click the Custom Level button
- Scroll down to the bottom of the list
- Set the User Authentication to Prompt for Username and Password
This will set the browser to ask you for the username and password for the
site you are trying to access. Thus when you click the download links it
will popup the security window and allow you to enter the username and
password.
This process is by design, as other Internet sites are doing the same, your
browser is just login on for you using anonymous logins for downloading.
Now you know more about Internet Security.
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This is due to the way the Palm Pilot works, You will need to convert the
TR file to a PDB file that would then be copied to your Palm.
Assuming you already have the Tomeraider program
installed on your palm pilot.
The first thing you need to get the files on your
palm pilot is the Tomeraider for Windows
program.
You can use this to open up a Tomeraider file in
Windows.
- Once you open the file
- There is an option under the File menu for "hotsync
to Palm OS".
- Select that and perform a hotsync.
- That will install the file to the Palm pilot.
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A number of those who are using the library have asked some questions,
had problems with their setup etc. Hence
we created this list for your convenience.
