[Linux] Note format reader and convertor

benlau · 12-27-2009, 01:34 AM

Hi,

I have made a tiny open source software called PRS Note Reader which could read the .note format (both of text and drawing) used in Sony PRS reader , and it also can convert the file to svg or text file. Now it run on Debian or Ubuntu Linux. As it use Python and QT as the platform (just like Calibre) , should be portable to Mac and Windows.

Screenshot:

Project Site:
http://launchpad.net/prsnotereader

Packages:
prsnotereader_0.2-1_all.deb

Installation:

You may download the .deb file from the site above , or add the following source repository to your APT.

Code:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/benlau/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

Then run

Code:

sudo apt-get install prsnotereader

Enjoy it.

GangstaSnail · 12-28-2009, 02:36 AM

nifty, will try next time I connect the reader to pc ....

osowiecki · 12-28-2009, 07:15 AM

Sir, You have made my day x]

wifish · 12-28-2009, 08:36 AM

it sounds very intresting,and how to do that for XP user?

benlau · 12-28-2009, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wifish

it sounds very intresting,and how to do that for XP user?

I am going to port the software to Windows and Mac for ver 0.2. Hopefully the works for Windows will finish within this week.

In fact, I want to port to Mac first. But it was failed to build qt in macports. I am waiting for the maintainer of qt-mac to solve the problem....

wifish · 12-28-2009, 08:55 AM

what a pleasure,we await your good news

Abstractus · 01-29-2011, 03:39 PM

I am bumping up this old thread, but I downloaded source code, and it does not work (under debian lenny). Has anyone else tried to get this to work?

jakeluck · 01-29-2011, 04:24 PM

can you make the source available as a tgz or tb2 download?

Abstractus · 01-30-2011, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jakeluck

can you make the source available as a tgz or tb2 download?

Indeed this would be a good idea, especially since "packages" link in the original post seems to be dead.

In the meanwhile, if you are using Linux, you can install bzr package, and then just type:

Code:

bzr branch lp:prsnotereader

This will download the source code to local directory.

benlau · 02-02-2011, 02:10 AM

Hi,

Sorry that the link to PPA is broken for long time. I have resubmitted the package to PPA , and updated the link in the first post.

gudzwabofer · 02-21-2014, 03:49 AM

***** very cool, i like the easy folder navigation via slideshow buttons, and how the exported images have a transparent background

gudzwabofer · 02-21-2014, 05:18 AM

Actually I have noticed one issue. If I convert more than one file and save them in the same directory then I need to click on the first file which was created in order to view them in ristretto image viewer, also trying to open them on a mobile proved impossibe. I'm not sure if this is a bug in my linux (Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS - ubuntu studio precise) or maybe embedded code in the file. I can still open it in gimp, i guess because it doesn't load all images in the directory at once.

stegro · 12-13-2018, 04:35 PM

Just for the books: I have made an even smaller tool to achieve this.
By applying the XSLT file from my repository
https://github.com/stegro/sony-prst2-tools
on the .note files, they convert to proper SVGs. No need to install a fullblown GUI program.

12-27-2009, 01:34 AM	#1
benlau Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 260 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Sony Reader PRS-600	[Linux] Note format reader and convertor Hi, I have made a tiny open source software called PRS Note Reader which could read the .note format (both of text and drawing) used in Sony PRS reader , and it also can convert the file to svg or text file. Now it run on Debian or Ubuntu Linux. As it use Python and QT as the platform (just like Calibre) , should be portable to Mac and Windows. Screenshot: Project Site: http://launchpad.net/prsnotereader Packages: prsnotereader_0.2-1_all.deb Installation: You may download the .deb file from the site above , or add the following source repository to your APT. Code: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/benlau/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main Then run Code: sudo apt-get install prsnotereader Enjoy it. Last edited by benlau; 02-02-2011 at 02:09 AM.

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GangstaSnail Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Earth Device: Sony PSR-600	nifty, will try next time I connect the reader to pc ....

12-28-2009, 07:15 AM	#3
osowiecki Connoisseur Posts: 64 Karma: 3252 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Poland Device: ASUS eee Note / Nook Touch	Sir, You have made my day x]

12-28-2009, 08:36 AM	#4
wifish SONY FAN Posts: 22 Karma: 22 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: SHANGHAI CITY Device: PRS-600	it sounds very intresting,and how to do that for XP user?

12-28-2009, 08:55 AM	#6
wifish SONY FAN Posts: 22 Karma: 22 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: SHANGHAI CITY Device: PRS-600	what a pleasure,we await your good news

01-29-2011, 03:39 PM	#7
Abstractus Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 2152 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Sony PRS-505, PRS-950	I am bumping up this old thread, but I downloaded source code, and it does not work (under debian lenny). Has anyone else tried to get this to work?

01-29-2011, 04:24 PM	#8
jakeluck Groupie Posts: 193 Karma: 3252 Join Date: Dec 2004	can you make the source available as a tgz or tb2 download?

02-02-2011, 02:10 AM	#10
benlau Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 260 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Sony Reader PRS-600	Hi, Sorry that the link to PPA is broken for long time. I have resubmitted the package to PPA , and updated the link in the first post.

02-21-2014, 03:49 AM	#11
gudzwabofer Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2014 Device: sony prs-350	***** very cool, i like the easy folder navigation via slideshow buttons, and how the exported images have a transparent background

02-21-2014, 05:18 AM	#12
gudzwabofer Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2014 Device: sony prs-350	Actually I have noticed one issue. If I convert more than one file and save them in the same directory then I need to click on the first file which was created in order to view them in ristretto image viewer, also trying to open them on a mobile proved impossibe. I'm not sure if this is a bug in my linux (Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS - ubuntu studio precise) or maybe embedded code in the file. I can still open it in gimp, i guess because it doesn't load all images in the directory at once.

12-13-2018, 04:35 PM	#13
stegro Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 47050 Join Date: Dec 2017 Device: Sony PRS-T2	Just for the books: I have made an even smaller tool to achieve this. By applying the XSLT file from my repository https://github.com/stegro/sony-prst2-tools on the .note files, they convert to proper SVGs. No need to install a fullblown GUI program.

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