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Quijote for PCW

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MikePcw

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Mar 15, 2007, 4:25:45 AM3/15/07
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Hi all!

I am working on a new release of Quijote, my html browser for the pcw.

Any comments/ideas/feedbacks/bugs... about the current (old, 3 years
ago!) version?

Thanks,

Miguel

http://pag-per.servicam.com/migl/amstradpcw

Prodatron / SymbiosiS

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Mar 15, 2007, 4:32:20 AM3/15/07
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Hi,

this is very cool! I wonder if you are planning to implement HTML-
table support, or if this is already done? I would like to develop a
HTML browser for the CPC, maybe we can share our experiences.

CU,
Prodatron

MikePcw

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Mar 21, 2007, 12:55:20 PM3/21/07
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On 15 mar, 09:32, "Prodatron / SymbiosiS" <nos...@prodatron.net>
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Hi,

Well, not supported tables yet.

Graphics is the more difficult thing to do with 64k of ram, but
formatted text is possible.

Regards,

Miguel

Prodatron / SymbiosiS

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Mar 27, 2007, 6:18:11 PM3/27/07
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Yes, with only 64K the graphics wouldn't make much sense. I was
thinking about a BMP and GIF converter (there are already Z80 source
codes in the MSX community available for decoding!), which also
shrinks them down to 50% width/height. But still 64K wouldn't be
enough in many cases I guess. Don't know if the Joyces' CP/M can
handle additional memory not as ram disc but as application ram.
But at first I think handling tables is more important. I wonder if
you already have any ideas about handling nested tables. I think this
will be very hard to implement. This is a result of the current DOX
file viewer for SymbOS:
http://www.symbos.de/files/doxreader6.gif
...which should be able to convert HTML files into the (internal,
binary) DOX format, too, in the future, but as I mentioned I see some
problems with nested tables. And without them I guess most HTML would
look terrible.

CU,
Prodatron

MikePcw

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Mar 28, 2007, 3:59:45 AM3/28/07
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On 28 mar, 00:18, "Prodatron / SymbiosiS" <nos...@prodatron.net>
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Yes, a BMP reader/converter is easy, in the case of the PCW the result
must to be black and white only.
I use a intermediate internal binary format to see on the screen the
html
file.
My problem is that this internal format works well in text lines, and
I
don't know how to do for images and sophisticated tables.
Currently the support for tables is very simple and basic.

Regards,

Miguel

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