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____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Monday 18 May 2009 17:29 : \____
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Homer belched out
> this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> Verily I say unto thee, that Chris Ahlstrom spake thusly:
>>
>>> This book will open your eye a bit:
>>>
>>> http://pdf.codev2.cc/Lessig-Codev2.pdf
>>>
>>> You can even "remix" it if you like!
>>
>> I caught the link to this in another post. Great book!
>
> I've been reading it in my OLPC XO.
>
> Normally, I use FBReader, which handles rotating the page image for ebook
> mode. But it doesn't support PDF format.
>
> So I've been using the basic PDF viewer, XPDF, to read it. What I've found
> out is that, not only does the XO manage XRANDR rotation well, but Fluxbox,
> a supposedly primitive window manager, also manages it well. All I have to
> do is start xpdf, and then maximize it. Then select the orientation by
> pressing the "rotate" button on the XO. Once the proper orienation is in
> place, wait a few seconds, and xpdf comes up maximized perfectly for ebook
> reading.
>
> It's pretty just how readable tiny quoted text is on the XO screen, too.
Bigger screen than Kindle, no DRM.
- --
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