Pyrite Publisher 2.1.1

[Rob Tillotson]

Pyrite Publisher converts HTML, text, and CSV databases into Palm
platform PDA compatible formats, including Doc, zTXT, and JFile.  It
has a wxWindows-based GUI (optional) and a command-line interface, and
runs on Unix/Linux and Windows.

For more information or to download, visit the Pyrite Project home
page:

    http://www.pyrite.org/

Mailing lists are available at:

    http://nyip.net/mailman/listinfo/pyrite-announce  [moderated, low volume]
    http://nyip.net/mailman/listinfo/pyrite-discuss


What's New In 2.1.1
===================

Version 2.1.1 is a bugfix release; it has no significant new features.


What's New In 2.1.0
===================

- WebInput, a new plugin that recursively spiders a HTML page and
  concatenates all of its sub-pages into the output document.  This is
  still somewhat experimental; it is not available from the GUI and
  must be explicitly requested from the command line.

- Minor changes to the plugin developer API.


Features of Pyrite Publisher
============================

Pyrite Publisher is an extensible, plugin-based system of filters to
convert common information formats into documents and databases
suitable for use on a Palm platform PDA.  Its main focus is on e-book
conversion, but database support is being added as well.  It has the
following features (among others):

  - Supported e-book formats: Doc, zTXT (Weasel), Doc with RichReader
    markup, Doc with TealDoc markup
  - Convert raw data to any supported e-book format
  - Convert text to any supported e-book format with paragraph
    wrapping
  - Convert HTML to any supported e-book format
  - Auto-bookmarking of HTML headers
  - Auto-bookmarking based on regular expressions
  - Direct conversion between Doc and zTXT, preserving bookmarks
  - Auto-annotation (zTXT) of links in HTML documents
  - Support for markup (bold, underline, headings, etc.) in formats
    that support it
  - Recursive web page retrieval

  - Convert CSV to JFile (more database formats on the way)
  - Guess field types from input CSV data

  - Retrieve input data from local files or ftp/http URLs
  - Installation of converted files using JPilot (Unix/Linux only)
  - Direct installation of converted files onto PDA (Unix/Linux only;
    requires pilot-link and its Python bindings)
  - Supports external converters to handle unknown file types
  - wxWindows-based GUI for Unix/Linux and Windows 9x/2000/ME/XP

-- 
Rob Tillotson  N9MTB  <rob@pyrite.org>