pdaConverter pdaConverter simplifies the creation of documents for Palm OS based handhelds and works only under MS Windows. The daily synchronisation of webpages/channels can be done, too.pdaConverter is freeware.

Versioninformation

Current version: 1.3.7.0
Last Update: 01/21/2005

List of functions

  • Easy to use user interface
  • Support for IE favorites (*.url)
  • Integrate with the IE since version 4 (Convert links and graphics directly from the IE)
  • Integrate with the contextmenu and Palm Desktop
  • Add files via
    • Drag-n-Drop
    • Contextmenu
    • Standardialogs
    • Clipboard
  • Individual configuration of every entry
  • Save lists/favorites
  • Save individual configurations
  • Multi-Threading
  • Many import filters (PDF, RTF, HLP, …)
  • Individual configuration of all properties
  • Multi-Lingual

Major changes since 1.2

  • Conversion DOS Window is now redirected
  • MS Word/MS Excel/MS Power Point to text conversion (Windows 2000/XP only)
  • Improved database installer
  • Export favorites to HTML
  • Proxomitron proxy integration
  • Aportis conversion can be aborted
  • Support for Palm Quick Install
  • Add multiple files from explorer context menu into the same running instance
  • Full Plucker Desktop compatibility
  • Plucker link color customizable
  • Wordwrap in Edit|or
  • Merge multiple files to one
  • Watched Folder
  • Many smaller improvements
    • Bugfixes: Recognizes SS Scanner error: Could not create filtered stream
    • Fixed problems with outdated userdata.dll and hsapi.dll
    • Countless smaller bugs fixed (and probably some new one created happy smiley

Supported filetypes

pdaConverter supports the following filetypes:

  • PDF
  • HTML
  • Rich Text
  • Windows Help Format
  • Word Perfect
  • Text
  • MS Word, Excel, Power Point (Windows 2000/XP only)
  • Aportis Doc
  • JPEG
  • GIF
  • PNG

…and can write the following palm filetypes:

Translations

pdaConverter can be translated in every language you want using poEdit.

Available translations:

  • Catala by Paco Rivière
  • Czech by Jan Mrzena
  • English
  • Español (México) by Eber Ramírez
  • French by Eric Belfort
  • German
  • Portuguese (Brasil) by Michael Lees

Which fileformat should I use?

Plucker:
Text-/HTML-files, JPEG-, GIF-, PNG-Bilder Textformats as bold/italic will be kept Use it to read websites or to carry images on your PDAzTXT:
Textfiles (no Textformats) Unbeatable. Use it to read (especially long) texts

Palm Doc (Aportis):
Textfiles (no Textformats) Supported by all Doc-Readers, only weak compression.

 Filesizes

How do I use pdaConverter with the Mozilla Browser?

You can use pdaConverter with Mozilla and Mozilla Firefox.1.) Install the DownloadWith-Extension and restart the browser.

2.) Now open the extension dialog via Tools → Extensions and open the configure dialog for the Download With-Extension.

3.) Click Create new application and enter the following values:

Identification: pdaConverter
Label: pdaConverter
Command: This depends on your installation, should be something like C:\Program Files\pdaConverter 1.3\pdaConverter.exe
Arguments: [URL]

4.) You can now pass a link to pdaConverter if you perform a rightclick on a link and select Download With → pdaConverter

Download

Download pdaConverter at pdassi

Also required:

Allround eBook Reader:
PalmFiction (Russian Page)
PalmFiction Downloadpage
German PalmFiction Translation

Plucker Viewer:
Plucker

Anti-Alias-Fonts (For Plucker):
Fonts

Download With-Extension (Compatible with Firefox 1.5):
DownloadWith for Firefox 1.5