How to read .pdf or .chm files ?

vaindioux · 12-08-2005, 06:15 PM

Hi

I just installed Sunrise on my desktop and plucker on my Zire 31. I have tried some websites and it's working fine.
How do I use the same pair to read .pdf or .chm files that are currently on my hard drive?

Thanks a lot

Patrick

Laurens · 12-09-2005, 03:24 AM

Not possible.

vaindioux · 12-09-2005, 06:53 PM

Hi

Ok so is there another reader for these type of files (.chm .pdf) ?
What about regular text files? Can I use sunrise/plucker for these?

Thanks

Patrick

Laurens · 12-10-2005, 04:42 AM

PalmPDF

I don't know any CHM reader for Palm, but there are tools for unpacking CHM to HTML files. You can then use Sunrise to convert those.

Dick Tracy · 12-10-2005, 04:35 PM

PalmPDF (beta freeware) can read native pdf files. So can Documents to Go 8 premium.

Bob Russell · 12-10-2005, 04:41 PM

Repligo is quite good for pdf files, but you need to print to a file first.

TadW · 12-11-2005, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vaindioux

Hi

I just installed Sunrise on my desktop and plucker on my Zire 31. I have tried some websites and it's working fine.
How do I use the same pair to read .pdf or .chm files that are currently on my hard drive?

Perhaps not directly, but there are various tools which allow you to transform PDF and CHM into HTML, from which you can use Sunrise. CHM is nothing but HTML embedded in a container, so the transformation works very well for it. PDF leaves much to be desires for, especially when you have to deal with multi-column documents.

vaindioux · 12-11-2005, 05:43 PM

Hi

Woww, very happy with all the feedback I am getting on my question. Can anyone suggest a freebie in particular do transform these .CHM files into HTML ones?

Thanks again to all

Patrick

TadW · 12-12-2005, 05:00 AM

CHM2HTML works great, I've been using it for years to transform CHM content to HTML. Shareware. Mobile-only version is sufficient for your needs, costs $14.95.

Alternative, do a search on Google

Laurens · 12-12-2005, 08:02 AM

KeyTools lets you extract contents of a CHM to a directory. Very easy to use and freeware.

Alexander Turcic · 12-12-2005, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laurens

KeyTools lets you extract contents of a CHM to a directory. Very easy to use and freeware.

Nice find, thank you Laurens!!

vaindioux · 12-12-2005, 09:49 PM

I'll go with Laurens freebie.

Thanks again to all

Patrick

shajul · 04-26-2008, 06:15 AM

Just go here, download the software and convert to PDB (iSilo) files and read!

Description by publisher:

Convert CHM files to iSilo PDB Reader format

Convert CHM to PDB - Read all your CHM files/e-books on your handheld PDA
Let me present to you a small program that i have made..

After searching through the net for a reader for CHM files, i was frustrated.
So i have compiled a program that will convert your CHM files to iSilo PDB, so that they can be easily read with iSilo PDB reader!

The user interface is very simple, infact you just have to point towards the source file and the destination folder!!

Any suggestions / comments are welcome.

Mgilbride · 06-22-2008, 04:24 AM

Though this thread appears to be dead, I wanted to point out that it is now possible to convert PDFs to HTML (Not sure if that was not an option when this thread started but I doubt it). This is awesome with Sunrise and plucker as the docs are so much more readable. You can batch process pdfs with a third party tool or use adobe acrobat professional. I have yet to come up with a good free alternative but I'm looking. I did see reference to a conversion process that converts pdf to html to plucker in one shot. I was getting sick of dorking around with pdf articles and resources on Palm. Now it's not an issue.

Workflow:
1.) Batch convert pdfs to html
2.) Convert the htmls to plucker with sunrisexp.

12-08-2005, 06:15 PM	#1
vaindioux Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2005 Device: Zire 31	How to read .pdf or .chm files ? Hi I just installed Sunrise on my desktop and plucker on my Zire 31. I have tried some websites and it's working fine. How do I use the same pair to read .pdf or .chm files that are currently on my hard drive? Thanks a lot Patrick

04-26-2008, 06:15 AM	#13
shajul Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Palm TX	Convert CHM files to iSilo PDB Reader format Just go here, download the software and convert to PDB (iSilo) files and read! Description by publisher: Convert CHM files to iSilo PDB Reader format Convert CHM to PDB - Read all your CHM files/e-books on your handheld PDA Let me present to you a small program that i have made.. After searching through the net for a reader for CHM files, i was frustrated. So i have compiled a program that will convert your CHM files to iSilo PDB, so that they can be easily read with iSilo PDB reader! The user interface is very simple, infact you just have to point towards the source file and the destination folder!! Any suggestions / comments are welcome.

06-22-2008, 04:24 AM	#14
Mgilbride Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Palm TX	Though this thread appears to be dead, I wanted to point out that it is now possible to convert PDFs to HTML (Not sure if that was not an option when this thread started but I doubt it). This is awesome with Sunrise and plucker as the docs are so much more readable. You can batch process pdfs with a third party tool or use adobe acrobat professional. I have yet to come up with a good free alternative but I'm looking. I did see reference to a conversion process that converts pdf to html to plucker in one shot. I was getting sick of dorking around with pdf articles and resources on Palm. Now it's not an issue. Workflow: 1.) Batch convert pdfs to html 2.) Convert the htmls to plucker with sunrisexp. Last edited by Mgilbride; 06-22-2008 at 04:26 AM. Reason: to add info I forgot to put in

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12-09-2005, 03:24 AM	#2
Laurens Jah Blessed Posts: 1,295 Karma: 1373 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Netherlands Device: iPod Touch	Not possible.

12-09-2005, 06:53 PM	#3
vaindioux Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2005 Device: Zire 31	Hi Ok so is there another reader for these type of files (.chm .pdf) ? What about regular text files? Can I use sunrise/plucker for these? Thanks Patrick

12-10-2005, 04:42 AM	#4
Laurens Jah Blessed Posts: 1,295 Karma: 1373 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Netherlands Device: iPod Touch	PalmPDF I don't know any CHM reader for Palm, but there are tools for unpacking CHM to HTML files. You can then use Sunrise to convert those.

12-10-2005, 04:35 PM	#5
Dick Tracy Detective Posts: 109 Karma: 4455 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: California Device: Palm TX	PalmPDF (beta freeware) can read native pdf files. So can Documents to Go 8 premium.

12-10-2005, 04:41 PM	#6
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	Repligo is quite good for pdf files, but you need to print to a file first.

12-11-2005, 05:43 PM	#8
vaindioux Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2005 Device: Zire 31	Hi Woww, very happy with all the feedback I am getting on my question. Can anyone suggest a freebie in particular do transform these .CHM files into HTML ones? Thanks again to all Patrick

12-12-2005, 05:00 AM	#9
TadW Uebermensch Posts: 2,583 Karma: 1094606 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Italy Device: Kindle	CHM2HTML works great, I've been using it for years to transform CHM content to HTML. Shareware. Mobile-only version is sufficient for your needs, costs $14.95. Alternative, do a search on Google

12-12-2005, 08:02 AM	#10
Laurens Jah Blessed Posts: 1,295 Karma: 1373 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Netherlands Device: iPod Touch	KeyTools lets you extract contents of a CHM to a directory. Very easy to use and freeware.

12-12-2005, 09:49 PM	#12
vaindioux Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2005 Device: Zire 31	I'll go with Laurens freebie. Thanks again to all Patrick