01-23-2003, 02:00 PM
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Repligo Allows You To View Most Documents On Your Pocket PC
http://www.cerience.com/products/index.htm
"RepliGo represents a breakthrough in document conversion technology and mobility. In a matter of seconds, virtually any document you have on your PC can be transferred to your handheld device while maintaining the document�s original look and feel. This includes Microsoft� Office documents, Adobe� PDF files, Web pages and hundreds of other formats. Once on your device, documents can easily be viewed, printed, and shared with others using the supplied RepliGo Viewer."
Normal and zoomed mode of an Excel spreadsheet with chart.
It supports Word, Excel, Project, Adobe PDF, Visio, MapPoint, Money, Word Perfect, Lotus 1-2-3, Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw and others. Where applicable it will reflow the document for the smaller Pocket PC screen, and can shrink the file up to 50%. It is just a viewer and does require the conversion to happen on the desktop, so files you receive in an email won't work. All Pocket PCs are supported and you need ActiveSync 3.1 or higher on the desktop. 10MB is required on the desktop and about 550K on the Pocket PC. It is $49.95, but if you buy from Handango before February 21 affiliate link using the promotional code 614A745 you get $10 off. There is a 14 day trial version at the Cerience site.
Update: Ok, just installed it. Wow! :crazyeyes: It adds an icon for conversion to Excel, Word and IE, but for all other apps, you simply hit File|Print then pick the Repligo printer. So, as long as your app can print on the desktop, Repligo can "convert" it for viewing on your Pocket PC. Buying a copy today! Look for a full review by next week. Oh, it also includes its own print drivers and will print to IR or any printer mapped to a COM port, like through Bluetooth!
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01-23-2003, 03:49 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Why not just use PDF?
Hi,
What additional benefit does if have over using the Adobe PDF viewer on my PocketPC? In that way I'm using a industry standard file format.
Granted it removes the need to buy the overly expensive PDF creation software, but it is in itself $50.
My 2c
PJE
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01-23-2003, 03:57 PM
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Re: Why not just use PDF?
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Originally Posted by PJE
Hi,
What additional benefit does if have over using the Adobe PDF viewer on my PocketPC? In that way I'm using a industry standard file format.
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If you only want it for PDF, it isn't worth it, but as I said, just about any app on your PC that can print can be Repligo'd to your Pocket PC. PDF is but one of thousands of file formats.
Given the nice free PDF viewer from Adobe, I doubt I'll use Repligo for PDF much, but those that don't want to install the 5MB Adobe Reader may.
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01-23-2003, 04:06 PM
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Same with Adobe Acrobat...
Ed,
Adobe Acrobat installs two printer drivers when it installs. You can create a PDF from any application by just printing it via the PDFwriter driver in the same way as you describe for RepliGo.
The only advantage that this has is if it were more intelligent in the way it fits things on the smaller screen - although lower cost and smaller reader size are also pluses. I'll give it a whirl to see how well it compares.
PJE
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01-23-2003, 04:24 PM
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Pupil
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I use the Adobe Acrobat option that PJE is talking about. I have the full version of Adobe Acrobat 5.0 and you can print anything on your PC to Acrobat Distiller and it will create a PDF document for you. This is just another option that I use all of the time. I never end up keeping paper copies of anything like receipts online, so I just make them into a PDF file and save them on my hard drive.
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01-23-2003, 04:38 PM
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Re: Same with Adobe Acrobat...
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Originally Posted by PJE
Ed,
Adobe Acrobat installs two printer drivers when it installs. You can create a PDF from any application by just printing it via the PDFwriter driver in the same way as you describe for RepliGo.
The only advantage that this has is if it were more intelligent in the way it fits things on the smaller screen - although lower cost and smaller reader size are also pluses. I'll give it a whirl to see how well it compares.
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Duh! Sorry - hadn't had my coffee when I replied. Now I see what you are talking about.
For those with Adobe on the desktop, ok - a small population, but it works.
Repligo on the Pocket PC is MUCH faster than Adobe Reader 1.0
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01-23-2003, 04:47 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Apr 2004
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Well, there is one HUGE advantage RELIGO has over Adobe Acrobat Reader.
I bought an e-book in Adobe Acrobat format. Although I have a full version of Adobe 5.0, I could not tag it for reflow (so it would be readable on my Pocket PC), due to the security settings imposed by the creator. The same was true for converter that comes with Pocket PC version of Acorbat Reader and normally tags your files when you sync them to your Pocket PC. It could not do that due to security restrictions.
In summary, I was unable to read that e-book on my Pocket PC. What a waste of money!
Then came the solution - RELIGO. I printed that Acrobat file from my Adobe 5.0 to RELIO printer, synchronized it to my Pocket PC and RELIGO viewer had no problem at all presenting it in a reflow mode. Finally I can read that e-book on my Pocket PC!
It looks to me that this is a very nice universal viewer than can display documents created in any application you can print from on your desktop.
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01-23-2003, 04:51 PM
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Intellectual
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Re: Same with Adobe Acrobat...
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Originally Posted by PJE
Ed,
For those with Adobe on the desktop, ok - a small population, but it works.
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I am not sure what you mean by "small population". Adobe Acrobat Reader is one of the most popular applications. As long as you download it (for FREE) from Adobe and install on your desktop or notebook, you can print any Acrobat document from it to RELIGO printer and then view it on your Pocket PC (including reflow!).
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01-23-2003, 04:53 PM
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Re: Same with Adobe Acrobat...
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Originally Posted by GadgetMan
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Originally Posted by Ed Hansbrry
For those with Adobe on the desktop, ok - a small population, but it works.
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I am not sure what you mean by "small population". Adobe Acrobat Reader is one of the most popular applications. As long as you download it (for FREE) from Adobe and install on your desktop or notebook, you can print any Acrobat document from it to RELIGO printer and then view it on your Pocket PC (including reflow!). |
You can't create documents with Acrobat Reader, just Acrobat, which is a few hundred bucks. With it you can "print" a PDF file from Excel, Word, or whatever. That is what he was referring to.
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01-23-2003, 04:57 PM
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Re: Same with Adobe Acrobat...
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Originally Posted by GadgetMan
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Originally Posted by Ed Hansberry
For those with Adobe on the desktop, ok - a small population, but it works.
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I am not sure what you mean by "small population". Adobe Acrobat Reader is one of the most popular applications. As long as you download it (for FREE) from Adobe and install on your desktop or notebook, you can print any Acrobat document from it to RELIGO printer and then view it on your Pocket PC (including reflow!). |
GadgetMan,
The quote wasn't from me :wink:
Ed means the full Acrobat creation application - which is only used by a small percentage of PDF users.
I've just installed RepliGo and I'm impressed. The file sizes are small, the reader is reasonably sized. My only concern currently is the fuzzy text.
I may even buy it!
PJE
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