Web Page BroadCast
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1. F Connecting Students with handhelds Web Page BroadCast User s Manual Plucker Palm application web page viewer JPluck desktop web page converter Introduction _ Using JPluck on the Desktop for the teacher Using Plucker on the Palms for students More about JPluck _ Tips and Tricks Previewing web pages on the Palm _ e books For more information www tribeam com http jpluck sourceforge net http www plkr org Copyright 2004 Tribeam Technologies Inc All Rights Reserved 11 14 16 Introduction PO PO PO PDH P PL PL PL What do I use this for A way for teachers to provide selected web pages to students on their Palms What s good about it 1 It s easy to use 2 It gives teachers control by selecting web content to provide to students 3 It provides the students with a graphics capable web page viewer 4 The students are focused on the web content you want them to have Can I broadcast the web pages to the student s Palms using TriBeam s Broadcast Absolutely That s the idea Select a web page and give it to all the students at once Can it display pictures Yes it can It s up to the teacher You can choose to display images or just text What s the tradeoff Images require more memory so the files get larger more on this later What s the name of the desktop program The teacher uses a program called JPluck X This is the program th2. Images The two most important parameters you need to know about are Link Depths and Images The Link Depth sets how deep the web page conversion goes In other words with link depth of 0 you will get the main page but will not be able to follow links With a depth of 1 you can follow the links on the main page but no further You can also determine whether or not to include images and the pixel quality of the images Select Link Depth on the Main tab Edit Site C tain ormatting Patterns Advanced Document Mame USAtoday wr OOOO Template default i Site URL ttp ww usatoday comi wireless PALM _OSrindex html m Max Depth 1 2 links deep Restrict to none x Cache Use download cache Schedule Schedule none Convert now DK Cancel Select Images on the Formatting tab x Edit Site No embedded Main Formatting Patterns images or one to Main Formatting patterns Advanced i Images Aaa 16 bits per pixel E IES Images resolution Include image alt text Include image alk text Mo embedded images ke 16bpp embedded images No standalone images No embedded images Max width pixels 1bpp embedded images Max height 2bop embedded images If Jon include 4bpp embedded images 1 Link images select a Sbpp embedded images ida SSS Max width Try 16bpp embedded images Normal Links Leave as is 160 for low res Unresolved Links Lea
3. Lox You will see the information about the conversion Click the Save button Choose a location and give the file a name news jx l This saves the jxl file More about this later The file to BroadCast to the Palms USAtoday pdb is in the Destination Directory specified in the Preferences menu We called it jpluckpdbs in My Documents Use TriBeam s BroadCast feature to send the USAtoday pdb web page to all the student s Palms at the same time A lt Untitled gt IPluck File Document Help Category Last Converted Usataday Site Today 3 16 PM 7 KB a Save JxL file Save In My Documents e z l E C9 jpluckpdbs My Webs C9 My Data Sources OI Security I My Pictures File Name Files of Type JXL files jl sml Save Cancel w C Documents and Settings bakeri My Docun i Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help Pea o gt Gy Bsh Eres GE E X a E Address C Documents and Settings baker My Documents jpluckpdbs Modified Usatoday pdb 2KB PDE File Fi19 2004 3 16 PM 1 objectis f 70 KB My Computer Using Plucker on the Palms for students 1 Start Plucker on the Palm 2 A listing of web pages is 3 Here s the top screen Tap Plucker shown Tap USAtoday 3 Unfiled i WREE Soot Tl te USAToday com Updated 07 7192004 04 00 PM Hews 9 killed in fuel truck bombing in Baghdad Winds Tan Calif flames force more eyocuations Marine whe v
4. anished says he didn t desert Plucker Find Slower auto scroll Bookmarks Start auto scroll Viewing top 13 Faster auto scroll Library Listing Back File management Home CT Forward 13 4 Gro i l it USAToday cot Updoated 07 r 1972004 04 00 FM Tap screen to stop IE F Mews auto scroll 9 killed in fuel truck bombing in Baghdad Winds tan Calif flames force more evacuations Marine who vanished says he didn t desert File Management Library management E i E Library Library Delete document E Find again H Add bookmark c Bookmarks More about JPluck JXL files Jxl files store the list of web sites that you have converted When you open JPluck X you ll see something like this Note the title is now called News jxl This is what we called it when we saved it As you add more web sites the file grows You can save multiple jxl files To update a website with current content such as a News or Business site just select it and click the convert button File Document Help ion ei Fes LB Usdtoday Site Today 10 46 AM 2 KB File Document Help tol e CEs BE Category Last Converted nasa Tue 20 Jul 10 48 AM 947 KB UsSatoday Mon 19 JulS 55 PM 62 KB weather Tue 20 Jul 11 55 AM 8 KB File Document Help ees tp Last Converted Tue 20 Jul 10 48 AM 947 KB Category Mon 19 Jul5 53 PM 62 KE Tue 20 Jul 11 55 AM 3 KB weather Link Depth and
5. at extracts the web site content and converts it to a format compatible with the Palm viewer What s the name of the Palm application program The students use a program called Plucker on their Palms This is the program to view the web site content like a web browser Okay where d the name come from The idea is that web site content is plucked and converted to be viewed on Palms Using JPluck on the Desktop for the teacher Start JPluck Since you ve installed r JPluck on your computer you should alt see an icon like this on your desktop IPluck And when it starts it should look like A lt Untitled gt JPluck this File Document Help iol eit Tihs BB Category Last Converted If you installed JPluck you should a _ lt Untitled gt JPluck X have already selected a destination EBB horer Help directory an Open chro Type Last Converted Reopen Save As Chrl S Click File gt Preferences New Window Ctrl Shift y x Close Chel showcase d EFi Preferences AutoUpdate Tools Exit In the Preferences screen you should a et eera 1s 1s where the converted we pages p db files will be stored on a Network Cache Miscellaneous AutoUpdate your desktop computer These are eee the files you broadcast to the Palms Compression ZLIB compression Images Generate multi images Make a note of this directory Destination There s more information about HotSync crea
6. has Plucker installed along with some example web pages Tap the Plucker You ll see the Plucker Library which shows the list of loaded files Tap a name to view it 7on 04 GABk de USAtodayi 7 29 04 Zk Link depth 1 with images g USAtoday2 7 29704 5 k USAtoday 1 Link depth 0 no images SH USAtoday4 Fz 04 103k o weather Trai Tk USAtoday2 Link depth 1 no images USAtoday3 Link depth 0 with images USAtoday4 Link depth 1 with images weather Link depth 0 with images 14 Use W Emulator exe to view your pdb files It has Library Plucker installed with no web pages heme fee ki Just drag and drop a pdb file you created with Mo documents found JPluck onto the emulator see below a SNES cia ae z Ben oT Hal R cone gt Pee a E es Se oe eee Y T 7 k jo A ao ay i X oa r is bs o a 3 ers He z4 ca aw ao ina ee Se Errei naa T E F tote B x i C Documents and Settings baker My Docum Plucker article PDE File POB File 7 20 2004 10 48 AM PDB File 7izer2004 10 46 AM PDB File Fizof2004 11 55 AM PDB File Fi2U2004 8 44 AM a T PDB File Fi2U2004 6 44 AM USA PDB File Fizw2004 6 45 AM E UsAtoday4 pdb PDB File 7i29 2004 6 46 AM Click Plucker and yov ll see the web page listed Note 1f you move a pdb file onto the emulator and it doesn t show up in the library list just tap home i and start Plucker again 15 e books Plucker is an excellent e Book Reade
7. r especially with its automatic scroll capability There are numerous e book sites Many have free to download e books And many already have e books formatted for Plucker A few sites are listed here These are all free Site Format What to do http www memoware com Plucker Download and send to Palms http home clarksville com bcollins PalmDocs htm Plucker Download and send to Palms http www pluckerbooks com Plucker Download and send to Palms http unpress bandersnatch org Download and send to Palms http www gutenberg net text Download text file and convert it to Plucker using JPluck http www bibliomania com Copy and save text file convert it to Plucker using JPluck 16
8. r s The Moral of the story A picture is worth a thousand words and a lot of Kilobytes 10 Tips and Tricks Link Depth and Images e Carefully consider what you want give to the students If all the information is on the main page set the link depth to 0 e Include images only if they are useful e Set the link depth only as deep as you need to go e For a news site where you want the students to be able select various stories links bump the link depth to one but consider not including images e A link depth of one or more with images may result in very large files e Set the URL to the exact web page you want If a particular Site ___ news article if down a link set the URL here with a link URL http science nasa gov depth of 0 Max Depth links deep e Consider the Restrict to domain option see picture to Restrictta none keep links from being followed off site 1f the link depth 1s Peia one or more Cache oad cache Schedule Schedule none Convert now URL e The URL must include all information including the http and the www e Be careful of URL addresses that re direct For example http pocket usatoday com palm re directs to http www usatoday com wireless PALM_OS index html Be sure to use the actual URL Edit Site Main Formatting Patterns Advanced Document Mame Us4today wy C Template default Site si ts nea URL ttp fv satoda
9. ting the Destination Directory in the Installation Manual Directory snts and Settings baker My Documents jpluckpdbs Gory SUDOFeccories In the example here we named the Feed folder jJpluckpdbs and it is in My Date Format Full Monday July 19 2004 Documents Feed Date Use feed date for document Click OK Converting a web page Click the Add button Select Add New Site Click OK Give the Site a Name USAtoday Fill in the URL or copy and paste NOTE you must include the complete URL including the http and the www Check Convert now at the bottom Click OK Youll get a message when the conversion 1s complete The USAtoday pdb file is created and saved in the Destination Directory specified in the Preferences menu Click Close Note If you are viewing a web site on your desktop browser cut and paste is a great way to copy the URL A lt Untitled gt JPluck x File Document Help An eWs me Last Converted Due Add New Docu Hew Document gt Add New Site Add New Feed Lok cancel USaAtoday Ni Edit Site Main Formatting Patterns Advanced Document Mame Category Template _default Site AALLON n URL ttp finn ratoday com wireless PALM_OStindex html Max Depth links deep Restrict to none hai PO Use download cache Referrer Cache Schedule Schedule Convert now none z Cancel
10. tp wap oa yahoo com raw dp news amp f us news 580 index xml http wap oa yahoo com raw dp news amp f us news 530 index xml http 64 94 26 1 partners avantgo index htm http www usatoday com wireless PALM_ OS index html http www industryweek com avantgo http wap oa yahoo com raw dp quote http tv bloomberg com imode en home asp http www thestreet com offers avantgo html markets index html http oda businessweek com index html Education Sites http Awww tribeam com edu2 education html http science nasa qov http dave pluckerbooks com 81 http www bibliomania com Handheld Portals http www tribeam com webconnect html http wap oa yahoo com Weather http Awww accuweather com pda pda_5dy asp thisZip 60004 change zip code for your weather 12 USA Today http jwww usatoday com wireless PALM_OS index htm The Sporting News http mobile sportingnews com Handy Facts Consumer Info Horoscopes http mobile msn com pocketpc horoscopes asp 13 Previewing web pages on the Palm Would you like to be able to see what the web page is going to look like on a Palm Well you can and it s very easy Two versions of the emulator are Mame Size Type Modified included WT Emulator exe 6 512KB Application 7 29 2004 8 38 AM Copy them to your desktop BT Emulstor_examples exe 6 520 KB Application 7 29 2004 8 52 AM computer Double click to start T Emulator_examples exe It
11. u selected was Sorry the link you selected was not downloaded by Plucker not downloaded by Plucker It wos probably an external site It was probably an external site oF exceeded the maximum depth or exceeded the maximum depth that the referring page was asked that the referring page was asked to retrieve to retrieve URL http www gsatodow corn wir Updated OFr 1972004 03 20 FM URL http www gsatodow corn Mir next gt eless PALM OS news html Winds fan Calif flames force eless PALM OSs news html more evacuations Updated 07r 1972004 03 20 FM Winds fan Calit flames force LOS AMGELES AP Dry windy Copy URL j wegther on Mondaw hampered Copy URL j more evacuations File Size Another Example http science nasa gov http science nasa gov Link l Resulting PDB lt a e 4 oot FE fd eb Science amp MASA LOGO Today s Story NASALOGO Wowoger 1 Prepare for Action Table of Contents for Scientific Discipline Areas Link to Tracking Foge Subscribe to Science HASA Updates ae oe 4 Sot Cl d ep 16 bpp bits per pixels Max width 160 pixels Host Science amp MASA Content voyager 1 Prepare for Action Direct to People 3 There s a Blue Moon coming on July i a 31st But will it really be blue Believe it or not scientists say blue colored Meteoroids in space since the Civil This story is moon are red War will spice up this summe
12. ve as is al Palms or 320 for high res Palms You may Character Encoding have to experiment with this Input encoding lt Autodetect gt i i Output encoding lt Defaulk gt w Keep in mind higher bpp resolution and utput encoding lt Defaut gt max width means larger files Convert now OK Cancel File Size As seen by the following examples the Link Depth and inclusion of embedded images affects the size of the resulting pdb file that will be sent to the Palms for viewing http www usatoday com wireless PALM_OS index html Link Embedded images ee E Depth size Example i 60 behi d USAToday com Updated 07r 1972004 04 00 FM Mews 9 killed in fuel truck bombing in Baghdad Winds fan Calif flames force more eyocuotions Ll Marine who vanished says he didn t desert ay 118 So Cll End Yes Updated 07 19 2004 06 13 PM 16 bpp bits per pixels Max width 160 pixels 4 killed in fuel truck barbing in Baghdad Minds fan Calif flames force more evacuations hiari rm mba sanam n Bd Cani as ba Eai a F Aidr Link Depth The Table below shows the result on the Palm of following a link Follow a link by tapping on the underline Winds fan Calif flames force more evacuations If the selected link is not included a Sorry message is shown No Images With Images Link depth O Link depth 1 Link depth 0 Link depth 1 External fink E External link B Sorry the link yo
13. y comiwireless PALM _OSlindex html ee Max Depth links deep 11 Websites While JPluck can convert and Plucker can display any website there are many sites that have been designed for handhelds Consider these sites as they look very good on handheld displays BBC USA TODAY Washington Post ITN Headlines Guardian Unlimited Sidney Morning Herald New York Post LA Times San Diego Union Detroit Free Press Dallas News Houston chronicle Amarillo Globe Honolulu Advertiser Cincinnati Enquirer Fredericksburg Jacksonville Yahoo Reuters News Yahoo AP News The Motley Fool USA Today Industry Week Yahoo Finance Bloomberg The Street Business Week Cell Biology Nasa Science Plucker books Bibliomania TriBeam Yahoo AccuWeather News http news bbc co uk text_only stm htto www usatoday com wireless PALM OS index html http www washingtonpost com wp srv avantgo html http avantgo itn co uk http www quardian co uk avantgo http Awww smh com au handheld http www nypost com avantgo http www latimes com wireless avantgo http go sosd com http www freep com avantgo _detroit index htm http www dallasnews com pda http www chron com content chronicle handheld index html http www amarillonet com palm_pilot palm_index html http the honoluluadvertiser com palm http www cincinnati com text http fredericksburg com news palm index html http www jax2go com palm Business ht
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