--- Sean Luke <seanl_at_cs.umd.edu> wrote:
> This just ain't gonna happen in a Newton.
>
> Sean
Sean --
I agree with your points completely, as far as
the graphics go. In my mind, though, the purpose
of a PDF viewer on a Newt is not necessarily to
view PDFs in all their graphical splendor, but
rather to view (at least initially) just the text
of the PDF in a readable format.
If a decryptor were part of the viewer (which I
strongly advocate) so that we could read
encrypted PDFs (like ebooks), so much the better
-- that would be a killer app for me.
I guess that is what I think of when I envision a
Newt PDF viewer -- something that lets us simply
read the text of a PDF on our Newts.
Maybe Laurent has bigger aspirations. Either
way, I say we should encourage Laurent and give
all the help we can (unfortunately, I'm only good
as a beta tester). Maybe it'll work.
--David
PS: Is your "UMD" the U of Minnesota in Duluth?
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