... Many people do. Java applets are not particularly useful. There are too many security restrictions and too many users like Major Tom. If you build a Web...
1033
Deena Larsen
textra@xxxxx.xxxx
Oct 1, 1999 1:18 pm
Apologies for cross posting. Hypertext Chat: Join us for our monthly Hypertext Chat. We are holding an online meeting for hypertext writers, readers, ...
1034
Deena Larsen
textra@xxxxx.xxxx
Oct 1, 1999 1:24 pm
Hmmm... I'm using a Java applet to let readers mouse over an image so that the text appears in the side window. Could someone take a look at one of these and...
1035
George Pearson
George@xxxxx.xxxx
Oct 1, 1999 1:51 pm
Don't you get fairly decent Unicode support for Win95/98 if you install the Windows Multilanguage support? Multilanguage support is not installed by default,...
1036
Ken Jenks
MindsEye@xxxx.xxxx
Oct 1, 1999 2:55 pm
... You can get that same effect with JavaScript and DHTML, modifying the contents of a LAYER or DIV in the onMouseOver event. For a slightly different example...
1037
rongus@xxxx.xxxxxxxxx...
rongus@xxxx.xxxxxxxxx...
Oct 1, 1999 3:41 pm
... That would certainly expand what character sets are supported. But common math, Greek and symbolic characters are now supported in a default Windows...
1038
Skyhook Press/Shepard...
SP@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Oct 1, 1999 3:59 pm
... HTML supplies escape codes for diacritics and special characters. You can find references in many places, including this one: ...
1039
Larry Naukam
lnaukam@xxxx.xxxxxxxx...
Oct 1, 1999 4:27 pm
We have gotten a grant at our facility, to purchase ebooks and readers. To start the whole process, might I solicit suggestions as to where I can find what...
1040
Richard Seltzer
seltzer@xxxxxx.xxxx
Oct 1, 1999 5:00 pm
Check www.samizdat.com/catalog.html Richard Seltzer seltzer@... Internet evangelist/writer/speaker/consultant For details, check...
1041
Bowerbird@xxx.xxx
Oct 2, 1999 12:10 am
it's the last quarter of the last year of the 1900's... i expect to start using x-markup and oeb real soon now... have a nice weekend, everyone......
1042
Ken Jenks
MindsEye@xxxx.xxxx
Oct 2, 1999 3:47 am
... It may be a charm, but you need to know how to cast the spell. I downloaded and compiled nsgmls. (The Linux binaries didn't work.) But I can't figure out...
1043
VIPP -
vippub@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Oct 2, 1999 4:34 am
Hi: There was a mention of ebooks on CNBC this evening. One of the issues was the authors want more than the standard 6% for electronic medium and more in line...
1044
Martin Tillman
mtillman@xxxxxxx.xx.xxx
Oct 2, 1999 2:20 pm
... Pardon? Lynx, yes, Web for EPOC, yes, any other modern browser? - hardly. Though Opera can only render one layer of transparency, not the 256 that PNG...
1045
Joseph Teller
fantasyrealms@xxxxxxx...
Oct 2, 1999 3:40 pm
... Microsoft Explorer does not handle PNG. I don't believe Netscape handles it either. My tests with my copy of Opera 3.51 does not seem to work with PNG ...
1046
Ken Jenks
MindsEye@xxxx.xxxx
Oct 2, 1999 4:52 pm
... I'm not sure what versions of MSIE and Netscape you're referring to, but the HTML code and PNG images in the attached Zip file work just great in ...
1047
Ben Trafford
bent@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Oct 2, 1999 4:52 pm
... Beg your pardon? IE handles PNG just fine. So does Netscape. I would venture that your PNG creation tool is busted. ... and ... of the ... Different...
1048
Jon Noring
noring@xxxxxx.xxxx
Oct 2, 1999 5:51 pm
Ben Trafford <bent@...> ... PNG is superior to GIF in *all* respects for Web use except for 1) legacy Web browsers do not support them, and 2) last I...
1049
Charles P. Hall
chall@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Oct 3, 1999 2:38 am
... Netscape Navigator 3.0 does not support PNG. From what I understand, 3.0 still accounts for about 10% of the browser market. Users are increasingly slow to...
1050
Charles P. Hall
chall@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Oct 3, 1999 2:47 am
Just noticed that the OEB Initiative website has 9 GIFs, 1 JPEG, no PNG images. See for yourself: http://www.openebook.org/ -- Charles Hall Raleigh, NC ... ...
1051
John-Paul Ignatius
stmike-press@xxxxxxxx...
Oct 3, 1999 3:50 am
... Netscape 3.0 represents 2.58% browsing my site. Thus it is not worth worrying about incompatibility issues or any other issues with Netscape 3.0. From my...
1052
Bowerbird@xxx.xxx
Oct 3, 1999 5:20 am
... i'm sure they intend to start using oeb any day now. -bowerbird ... Thanks for using eBook-List, Discussion about Electronic Books ... Post Message:...
1053
Martin Tillman
mtillman@xxxxxxx.xx.xxx
Oct 3, 1999 2:32 pm
... <fx: fumble - places clove of garlic around neck> Hahahaha, so it doesn't (IE5!!). M$ wouldn't be conspiring with Unisys by any chance? Yet another good...
1054
David P. Dillard
jwne@xxxxx.xxxx.xxxxx...
Oct 4, 1999 8:40 am
REGARDING A NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE WITH LINK AND EXCERPT BELOW: A large segment of the internet using public has come to accept free access to online...
1055
Ken Jenks
MindsEye@xxxx.xxxx
Oct 4, 1999 11:55 am
That was an interesting article, but it completely missed Mind's Eye Fiction and our competitors. Mind's Eye Fiction has been on-line since 1995 and has been...
1056
David Ornstein
davido@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Oct 4, 1999 4:23 pm
... I probably shouldn't let myself get sucked into this -- and I'm sure there was an implied :-) after bowerbird's comment. But... The OEB spec is designed...
1057
Bowerbird@xxx.xxx
Oct 4, 1999 5:46 pm
as the bureaucratic crabgrass escalates its threat against the lush green lawn of the artistic vitality of e-publishing's future, both here on this listserve...
1058
Ken Jenks
MindsEye@xxxx.xxxx
Oct 4, 1999 7:11 pm
... But it's not quite in proper OEB format. For example, the DOCTYPE entries in both files should have fully-qualified domain names for the .dtd files. And...
1059
David Ornstein
davido@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Oct 4, 1999 9:02 pm
Ken, I can validate those files locally using nsgmls on my PC. ... David Ornstein, CTO, NuvoMedia, Inc. aim: dbo666 voice: 650-314-1200 web:...
1060
Doug Brent
dabrent@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Oct 4, 1999 9:59 pm
Deena, could you replace the number sign in the message below with a date? Thanks! ... -- Doug Brent Co-ordinator, Undergraduate Program in Communications...
1061
Ken Jenks
MindsEye@xxxx.xxxx
Oct 4, 1999 11:43 pm
... Could you give me a hint about the command line options? I have nsgmls, too, but I can't figure out the cryptic man page. As you pointed out last week,...
