hello,
recently someone from the forums asked me how to create chinese ebooks. as it might be of interest to others as well, here is a short guide:
first of all, you need a chinese OS like CJKOS or ChOS (which i use and which is the best, in my mind). next thing is some ebook reader like TiBR (freeware) and a tool for creating palm databases (pdb). i use TL-BDB, which is also freeware and which supports chinese. you can find both on http://www.freewarepalm.com.
then you just import the chinese text you want to read into TL-PDB. if you use the microsoft internet explorer, there is even an option for an integrated TL-PDB toolbar, so you can immediately create palm docs while browsing (i use firefox, so i have to copy/paste). save the file.
one important thing i found out is that the "language setting for programs not using unicode" (that's my translation, don't know the english name for it - you find it in the regional setting in the control panel) has to be set to simplified chinese. if you want to import SC text files, that is. i bought my notebook in taiwan, so it was set to traditional chinese and the text got messed up. you have to find out a setting that works for your needs and with your system.
finally, you just hotsync the files created (TL-PDB has a button for this) and can enjoy reading chinese docs on your palm (and using the plecodict resident)!
cheers,
jo.
recently someone from the forums asked me how to create chinese ebooks. as it might be of interest to others as well, here is a short guide:
first of all, you need a chinese OS like CJKOS or ChOS (which i use and which is the best, in my mind). next thing is some ebook reader like TiBR (freeware) and a tool for creating palm databases (pdb). i use TL-BDB, which is also freeware and which supports chinese. you can find both on http://www.freewarepalm.com.
then you just import the chinese text you want to read into TL-PDB. if you use the microsoft internet explorer, there is even an option for an integrated TL-PDB toolbar, so you can immediately create palm docs while browsing (i use firefox, so i have to copy/paste). save the file.
one important thing i found out is that the "language setting for programs not using unicode" (that's my translation, don't know the english name for it - you find it in the regional setting in the control panel) has to be set to simplified chinese. if you want to import SC text files, that is. i bought my notebook in taiwan, so it was set to traditional chinese and the text got messed up. you have to find out a setting that works for your needs and with your system.
finally, you just hotsync the files created (TL-PDB has a button for this) and can enjoy reading chinese docs on your palm (and using the plecodict resident)!
cheers,
jo.
Great!