Flash Doc Reader?

sebio · 06-02-2007, 13:06

hellow everyone! now that my D2 can play Flash documents,could it be possible to read DOC files with a flash program? or a Doc to flash convertor?

thank you guys!

greetz!

seifip · 06-05-2007, 14:57

Right now, we are thinking of Flashpaper support on D2...
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nila · 06-05-2007, 15:21

seifip - if you're one of the developers of the Cowon firmware please consider some of the more basic usability features in the wish list before worrying about reading word documents.

I bought the Cowon D2 as a mp3 player primarily, secondly as a video and pic viewer and never as a word document reader.

Sure its a great feature I'd love it to have, but there are a lot more important features/bugs/etc that need sorting for the primary reason that 90% of people are buying this player.
I really doubt anyones walking into the shop looking for a 2.5" screen to read word documents with - pretty sure they're all after an mp3 player.

If on the other hand you mean your one of the developers of Flashpaper then please go for it as you obviously cant fix any of the other issues with the player

W33nie · 06-05-2007, 16:54

I don't think he works for cowon

nila · 06-05-2007, 17:01

Shame

I know the creative sales rep used to follow and participate in the creative nomad forum.
It was great getting interaction with the actual company like that.

seifip · 06-06-2007, 09:58

Sadly I'm not a cowon employee

I would impliment most of the features already if I was

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tehownt · 06-07-2007, 06:30

Actually, a flash pdf reader would be more useful.

seifip · 06-07-2007, 11:14

2tehownt: Flashpaper = pdf in flash

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tehownt · 06-08-2007, 04:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by seifip

2tehownt: Flashpaper = pdf in flash

Ok, nice, I thought it was something else (I'm waiting for the official 2.50).

Something that reads PDF/PS is indeed the most useful thing to have, nobody really needs .doc reading capabilities, you can export it in PDF which is a more "common" format (Open standard soon to be made ISO'd).
Reading .doc doesn't give you much advantages over reading PDF, especially on a portable device, unless you want to be able to edit the file, which isn't something you'd want to do on a 2.5inch screen...

Anyways I'll check out Flashpaper when 2.50 final is out.

Thanks for the tip.

neoxerxes · 06-08-2007, 07:50

I would like to know if flashpaper or something that allows you to view DOC/PDF files on the D2 would actually format text correctly so it would be viewable and not a mess. I mean, with such a tiny screen, just convert the DOC/PDF to a TXT file, and then run it through a text formatter. That's what I do. I can't imagine text being any easier to read than what TXT files currently offer.

Lixtetraxx · 06-08-2007, 09:21

I think you'r right Neoxerxes but if we coulds support PDF or even RTF with the ability to read half page at the time it would probably be interesting. I am reading everyday on my Cowon since I got it and I think that RTF support, at least, would offer us more possibility and less headache in rendering txt files...

For the Flashpaper thing I have search almost everywhere on the net and found almost nothing exept one guy that have simplify the .SWF viewer but it don't work in the D2. After I even try to create a slideshow of a plain text book with different font size and a basic B&W comic book but the result was disapointing!

Well...I still hope...

Sorry for my bad english.

Maxwell Smart · 06-08-2007, 12:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by neoxerxes

I can't imagine text being any easier to read than what TXT files currently offer.

I can.

They could normalize two or more sequential whitespace characters to one space instead of zero.

They could render a backslash (Unicode's "REVERSE SOLIDUS") as a backslash, instead of a Won sign.

seifip · 06-09-2007, 10:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by neoxerxes

I would like to know if flashpaper or something that allows you to view DOC/PDF files on the D2 would actually format text correctly so it would be viewable and not a mess. I mean, with such a tiny screen, just convert the DOC/PDF to a TXT file, and then run it through a text formatter. That's what I do. I can't imagine text being any easier to read than what TXT files currently offer.

http://luar.com.hk/blog/?p=664 - FlashPaper + Nokia 6680 - The screen is much smaller at worse than D2's but the text is much better readable and don't forget about the possibility to embed pictures etc. which comes with the PDF format

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nila · 06-20-2007, 14:55

What text formatter are you using and with what settings?

Thanks

06-02-2007, 13:06	#1
sebio Hardstyle Raver Join Date: May 2007 Location: belgium Posts: 11	Flash Doc Reader? hellow everyone! now that my D2 can play Flash documents,could it be possible to read DOC files with a flash program? or a Doc to flash convertor? thank you guys! greetz! __________________ Cowon D2 + Trancend SHDC 8g SD Card + Cowon Leather Case + Jvc Intra-Earphone Life's To Short To Listen To Slow Music... I live between 140 and 200 BPM's

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06-05-2007, 15:21	#3
nila Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 264	seifip - if you're one of the developers of the Cowon firmware please consider some of the more basic usability features in the wish list before worrying about reading word documents. I bought the Cowon D2 as a mp3 player primarily, secondly as a video and pic viewer and never as a word document reader. Sure its a great feature I'd love it to have, but there are a lot more important features/bugs/etc that need sorting for the primary reason that 90% of people are buying this player. I really doubt anyones walking into the shop looking for a 2.5" screen to read word documents with - pretty sure they're all after an mp3 player. If on the other hand you mean your one of the developers of Flashpaper then please go for it as you obviously cant fix any of the other issues with the player

06-05-2007, 16:54	#4
W33nie Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 596	I don't think he works for cowon

06-05-2007, 17:01	#5
nila Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 264	Shame I know the creative sales rep used to follow and participate in the creative nomad forum. It was great getting interaction with the actual company like that.

06-07-2007, 06:30	#7
tehownt Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 51	Actually, a flash pdf reader would be more useful.

06-08-2007, 07:50	#10
neoxerxes Resident D2er Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 138	I would like to know if flashpaper or something that allows you to view DOC/PDF files on the D2 would actually format text correctly so it would be viewable and not a mess. I mean, with such a tiny screen, just convert the DOC/PDF to a TXT file, and then run it through a text formatter. That's what I do. I can't imagine text being any easier to read than what TXT files currently offer.

06-08-2007, 09:21	#11
Lixtetraxx Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Montreal Posts: 23	I think you'r right Neoxerxes but if we coulds support PDF or even RTF with the ability to read half page at the time it would probably be interesting. I am reading everyday on my Cowon since I got it and I think that RTF support, at least, would offer us more possibility and less headache in rendering txt files... For the Flashpaper thing I have search almost everywhere on the net and found almost nothing exept one guy that have simplify the .SWF viewer but it don't work in the D2. After I even try to create a slideshow of a plain text book with different font size and a basic B&W comic book but the result was disapointing! Well...I still hope... Sorry for my bad english.

06-20-2007, 14:55	#14
nila Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 264	What text formatter are you using and with what settings? Thanks