for those who _do_ want to understand my aims, they're simple.
i've created a simple format authors can use to make e-books
which -- when displayed in my corresponding viewer-program --
have high-powered functionality and also render beautifully...
one example of the functionality that's provided _automatically_
is rich navigational links, beginning with the table of contents...
this same format will also be used for project gutenberg e-texts,
and i will convert the entire p.g. library to the format by myself.
one effect of this conversion of the p.g. library into my format
-- which is called "z.m.l.", short for "zen markup language" --
is that automatic conversions to other formats will be enabled,
specifically including .html, .pdf, and .ipod, and probably others.
to the greatest extent possible, these other formats will _also_
have the same high-powered functionality, like those auto-links.
another viewing option includes a web-viewer, now prototyped at:
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http://z-m-l.com/go/babelfish019.pl
-bowerbird