Simple hacks and small projects (?suitable for new scripters)
Newton's Bulb
 

 

Newtscape Suggestions

Suggestions for Newtscape (the best web browser for Newton OS)

Create Avis Books easily
Avis has the ability to handle graphics and create Newton books. With a little know-how it's possible to generate Avis Backdrop compatible books. However this process is not yet easy enough. What is needed is an option in the transport menu of Newtscape that lets you save selected pictures (from the images cache) as Avis compatible Newton books. The process would be something like this...

    1. Select the cache images
    2. choose "export to Avis backdrop"
    3. respond to a dialog where you can choose 1. the bit depth to use for the pictures, and 2. the model Newton to prepare it for (the default is your machine), and 3. whether to use landscape or portrait (the default is the current orientation).
    4. The pictures would be converted into an Avis compatable Newton book (if the ability to store multiple pictures in one book were added to Avis, then the user would be given the option of saving the the selected images in one book or several
 

Status
Not under development

Contact Person
No one  - It's probably a simple project modification.