Re: [NTLK] PDF reader Poll status

From: Steve Weyer (weyer_at_kagi.com)
Date: Fri Sep 07 2001 - 15:36:16 EDT


> From: Paul Guyot <pguyot_at_kallisys.net>
>
>
>> Is this the same for a NewtonScript app? (I guess not.)
>
> The NS APIs are really different between NOS 1.x and NOS 2.x. Anyway,
> talking about NOS 1.x, you wouldn't have VBOs, so parsing PDFs is not
> really a good idea without them.
>
> However, you're not serious about parsing PDFs in NewtonScript, are
> you? In the unprobable case that you are, I think you'd better
> consider a desktop solution.

I'd agree with Paul that if you are going to create a Newton client, it
should be 2.x -- that gives you the advantages of VBOs for large binary
data, ability to transfer the files via http:, option to call C++ code.
even with MP2K, it might not be fast enough in NewtonScript (or Waba)...

a desktop solution wouldn't be as resource constrained, and could allow user
to create books for 1.x or 2.x.

-- 
Steve
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