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godel10 · 07-21-2009, 04:59 PM

First of all, thanks to Mackx for exporting xournal to our device.

Some minutes ago I have tried (my first time) the PC version of this software, and it is really great. I cannot understand why this application is not more well-known; it seems really wonderful for the people that do a daily research using pdf's.

I hope to try the Irex version around this weekend, but before I would like to point out here something.

One of the main drawbacks of the device (at this point) is still the merging software. I have managed to compile the alternative Linux version written by thomega (and available in this forum), but at least to me it is not working in all cases (for small files it is fine). I think that perhaps the easiest way to get a merging software would be to write some software converting the "metadata.db" files (which store the scribbles) from the Irex device into ".xoj".

If we could manage to do this, then we could automatically obtain all other functionalities for a merging software (like merging into a new pdf file, etc) using xournal software in a PC. In other words, it seems to me that it would be enough to create this conversion utility.

And here is the question for the people that know how xournal and DR1000S are respectively managing the keystrokes. Do you believe it is difficult to write this conversion software?

07-21-2009, 04:59 PM	#79
godel10 Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 204 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: Sony Librie, Irex DR1000S	About using xournal as "merging software" First of all, thanks to Mackx for exporting xournal to our device. Some minutes ago I have tried (my first time) the PC version of this software, and it is really great. I cannot understand why this application is not more well-known; it seems really wonderful for the people that do a daily research using pdf's. I hope to try the Irex version around this weekend, but before I would like to point out here something. One of the main drawbacks of the device (at this point) is still the merging software. I have managed to compile the alternative Linux version written by thomega (and available in this forum), but at least to me it is not working in all cases (for small files it is fine). I think that perhaps the easiest way to get a merging software would be to write some software converting the "metadata.db" files (which store the scribbles) from the Irex device into ".xoj". If we could manage to do this, then we could automatically obtain all other functionalities for a merging software (like merging into a new pdf file, etc) using xournal software in a PC. In other words, it seems to me that it would be enough to create this conversion utility. And here is the question for the people that know how xournal and DR1000S are respectively managing the keystrokes. Do you believe it is difficult to write this conversion software?