USAT Printed edition : come on guys !

Arnaud · 09-08-2004, 03:15 PM

ah come on !!
please ?

isn't there anyone interested to make a pda (isilo) friendly version of their newly revamped "printed edition" webpages ?

only 4 pages, one per section :
- News http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/index.htm
- Sports http://www.usatoday.com/printedition...0825/index.htm
- Money http://www.usatoday.com/printedition...0825/index.htm
- Life http://www.usatoday.com/printedition...0825/index.htm

each section has been put together in only one web page

(as i already mentioned in my previous post nobody seemed to care about

pleaaaaase

you would get my eternal gratitude
:-))))))

hacker · 09-08-2004, 03:25 PM

And why is it that you cannot convert these yourself?

For us (or anyone else) to convert them and redistribute the converted works, would be a copyright violation. I don't think you want to be encouraging that.

Why not just point directly at their mobile edition instead?

Arnaud · 09-08-2004, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hacker

For us (or anyone else) to convert them and redistribute the converted works, would be a copyright violation. I don't think you want to be encouraging that.

ok then
i didn't know that

i don't see the difference between that site, and the (many) others that are discussed here on the same forum ... (NYT or Slate for instance)

Quote:

Why not just point directly at their mobile edition instead?

because it has nothing to do !
what i'm talking about is the complete printed edition
what you mention has a complete different content

i'm already a subscriber of the printed international (European) edition, but that's an abridged one that doesn't include all the articles of the US'
that's why i was interested

PS :

Quote:

And why is it that you cannot convert these yourself?

because i'm not able to do it (don't have the know-how) !

anyway, thanks for your answer

ignatz · 09-08-2004, 04:03 PM

This would be a perfect job for sitescooper. Would like to help, but I'm currently swamped. Have a look at the tutorial.

Alexander Turcic · 09-08-2004, 04:27 PM

I agree with ignatz. Arnaud, it is not so easy to make a non-mobile page print-friendly. You would have to scrape the content, e.g. with Sitescooper or your own little Perl/PHP script, strip the parts you don't want, plus reformat everything to take the small PDA screen into account. Have you already looked at Sitescooper?

Arnaud · 09-09-2004, 03:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ignatz

This would be a perfect job for sitescooper. Would like to help, but I'm currently swamped. Have a look at the tutorial.

ok, i'm gonna try
thanks

doctorow · 09-09-2004, 03:59 PM

Arnaud I can really recommend Sitescooper for these kinds of tasks. Don't hesitate to ask questions here if you get stuck trying it!

Arnaud · 09-10-2004, 03:36 AM

ok, thanks guys : i'm gonna try it out

geoffreynz · 09-10-2004, 03:55 AM

I agree with that. Sitescooper's great, but it is technical. Look in the sitescooper forums on this site and you'll get assistance. Also: the sitescooper mailing list (mostly dead now) at http://www.mail-archive.com/sitescooper-talk@taint.org/. I have had USA Today as a channel for sitescooper in the past, but I haven't used it for some time, so I would probably have to update it. I'll do that later in the year, when I've got time. Sitescooper is very time consuming, because the site files you make have to be 100% right, or they don't work. Anyway, there should be more than enough to keep you going from the files I've already posted. The hardest thing is getting sitescooper up and running, in my experience. In total, I've probably spent 150 hours with sitescooper since I installed it last November. But it is worth it, if you want to read real content on your Palm.

Geoffrey

09-08-2004, 03:15 PM	#1
Arnaud Enthusiast Posts: 47 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2004 Device: iPod Touch	USAT Printed edition : come on guys ! ah come on !! please ? isn't there anyone interested to make a pda (isilo) friendly version of their newly revamped "printed edition" webpages ? only 4 pages, one per section : - News http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/index.htm - Sports http://www.usatoday.com/printedition...0825/index.htm - Money http://www.usatoday.com/printedition...0825/index.htm - Life http://www.usatoday.com/printedition...0825/index.htm each section has been put together in only one web page (as i already mentioned in my previous post nobody seemed to care about pleaaaaase you would get my eternal gratitude :-)))))) Last edited by Arnaud; 09-10-2004 at 01:59 PM.

09-08-2004, 03:25 PM	#2
hacker Technology Mercenary Posts: 617 Karma: 2561 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: East Lyme, CT Device: Direct Neural Implant	And why is it that you cannot convert these yourself? For us (or anyone else) to convert them and redistribute the converted works, would be a copyright violation. I don't think you want to be encouraging that. Why not just point directly at their mobile edition instead? Last edited by hacker; 09-08-2004 at 03:28 PM.

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09-08-2004, 04:03 PM	#4
ignatz mechanoholic Posts: 582 Karma: 1000217 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sarasota, FL Device: Nook STR/iPhone 4S/EVO 4G	This would be a perfect job for sitescooper. Would like to help, but I'm currently swamped. Have a look at the tutorial.

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Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,175 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	I agree with ignatz. Arnaud, it is not so easy to make a non-mobile page print-friendly. You would have to scrape the content, e.g. with Sitescooper or your own little Perl/PHP script, strip the parts you don't want, plus reformat everything to take the small PDA screen into account. Have you already looked at Sitescooper?

09-09-2004, 03:59 PM	#7
doctorow Guru Posts: 914 Karma: 3410461 Join Date: May 2004 Device: Kindle Touch	Arnaud I can really recommend Sitescooper for these kinds of tasks. Don't hesitate to ask questions here if you get stuck trying it!

09-10-2004, 03:36 AM	#8
Arnaud Enthusiast Posts: 47 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2004 Device: iPod Touch	ok, thanks guys : i'm gonna try it out

09-10-2004, 03:55 AM	#9
geoffreynz Member Posts: 17 Karma: 44 Join Date: Jul 2004 Device: Palm m515	I agree with that. Sitescooper's great, but it is technical. Look in the sitescooper forums on this site and you'll get assistance. Also: the sitescooper mailing list (mostly dead now) at http://www.mail-archive.com/sitescooper-talk@taint.org/. I have had USA Today as a channel for sitescooper in the past, but I haven't used it for some time, so I would probably have to update it. I'll do that later in the year, when I've got time. Sitescooper is very time consuming, because the site files you make have to be 100% right, or they don't work. Anyway, there should be more than enough to keep you going from the files I've already posted. The hardest thing is getting sitescooper up and running, in my experience. In total, I've probably spent 150 hours with sitescooper since I installed it last November. But it is worth it, if you want to read real content on your Palm. Geoffrey

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