New Release: World Factbook PDA Version

mcduck · 03-29-05, 10:31 PM

Heya All.

Out of total boredom, i decived to copy the world factbook over to my x50v. After unzipping the zip file, i discovered it was over 70mb! So I decided to shink it, edit the html code to make it more readable on PDA's, and remove the flags.

The World Factbook v0.1:

* All countries
* All maps for all countries
* Smaller HTML files
* New index file
* Removed flags (And flags code in HTML)
* Up to date as of March 30, 2005

Size: 13.7MB! (5.1MB Zip)

This release is in pure HTML (Don't you just hate the Ebook versions of it?), so you can view it with Pcket Internet Explorer. Included are some screenshots.

Please, let me know what you all think of this version. If enough people like it, i will keep updating and maintain it.

You can browse the PDA Version before deciding if you want to download it.

View: http://mobile.windowsbeta.net/pdafactbook/
Download: http://mobile.windowsbeta.net/pdafac...dafactbook.zip

Of cource, its all free.

Update:
Screenshots: Index, Country Listing, Maps for all countries and regions, The data

03-29-05, 11:20 PM

Thisis cool. Thanks.:)

Don't Panic! · 03-30-05, 12:07 AM

Is there a .lit version for free?

03-30-05, 12:43 AM

Cool! Don't know when I'd use it, but still neat...

shameless408 · 03-30-05, 12:49 AM

Very nice, thanks for all your hard work. :approve:

psionandy · 03-30-05, 02:10 AM

Originally Posted by shameless408

Very nice, thanks for all your hard work. :approve:

Well done,
The Tomeraider version is free (although you do have to buy tomeraider) and includes all of the flags. It weighs in at 8.75mb

(you can also get the IMDB in Tomeraider format :) )

www.tomeraider.com

03-30-05, 06:44 AM

Excellent, mcduck!! :approve: Will download later today!

03-30-05, 06:56 AM

Thanks mcduck. I really like this. Very useful reference tool. :approve:

Adrian Knack · 03-30-05, 07:24 AM

This is a nice reference, thanks!

mcduck · 03-30-05, 08:23 AM

Thanks alot for the positive replies :)

I'v been working on shrinking it even more, and v0.2 will probably be the same size, with flags. Finally, iv found a use for my old 16MB SD card that came with my digital camera!

Of cource, it could be made even smaller in a ebook format, but I prefer html, so we can use our favorite browsers to view it.

psionandy · 03-31-05, 02:34 AM

Originally Posted by mcduck

Thanks alot for the positive replies :)
Of cource, it could be made even smaller in a ebook format, but I prefer html, so we can use our favorite browsers to view it.N

I only happend to mention Tomeradier as i have a soft spot for it (It was the first commercial PDA software i ever bought) and i've used it on 3 platforms now :)

Having said that sometimes you can't beat plain, old fashioned, honest to goodness, 100% HTML. So thanks and thanks again. :approve:

ylsf · 03-31-05, 11:50 AM

That is cool. Thanks for your efforts.. Too bad I wasn't in school still! This would have been great for my last job in international market research (I often used the fact book to grab some quick info).

EDIT: THe about CIA worldfactbook link is black text on dark gray background for me (using firefox)

03-31-05, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by ylsf

EDIT: THe about CIA worldfactbook link is black text on dark gray background for me (using firefox)

I agree - I changed it before I copied it to my PDA (it is fairly easy to change the backgound colour in a text editor).

Other than that - thanks for the great job mcduck :approve: