Available Files
The following versions of Weasel Reader, makeztxt, and related utilities
are available:
| Program | Version | Packages available |
| Weasel Reader | 1.60 | source, binary |
| makeztxt | 1.62 | source, Linux i386 binary, Windows
command-line binary |
Download Weasel Reader
You can find all the files on the Sourceforge download page:
Weasel Reader project page on SourceForge
The lastest release of Weasel Reader is: ver 1.60
What's new in version 1.60
Weasel Reader 1.60 is the first stable release under the new name and
contains many bug fixes and feature enhancements. Weasel now has full
Palm OS 5.x support and full hi-res support. Rotation and all other
display options also work correctly on new devices.
The index form now features a system to browse directories/folders to
make it easy to find and manage your documents.
Requirements
- Palm OS 3.0 or higher (newer OS's have more features available)
- At least 2MB of RAM (of course, it doesn't actually USE this much)
- PalmZLib (included)
- For IR beaming: IR capable Palm, Palm OS 3.0 or higher
- For dynamic input area support: Install PalmResizeLibrary.prc
(included)
Quick Usage Instructions
- Put weasel-[language].prc onto your device.
- Install SysZLib.prc onto your device. This is included in Weasel
Reader's distribution.
- You can install the test document, GPL.pdb, to see if Weasel Reader
works. The test document is the GNU General Public License converted
into a zTXT database.
- Or get some e-text's from
Project Gutenberg
- And get makeztxt (or similar program) from the download area (see
above).
- Run makeztxt on the text files (see the makeztxt README for more)
- Put the generated databases on your Palm
- Thrill at the exciting features and low memory footprint. Amaze your
friends, impress your boss!
