This information is for registered Newt's Cape users.
It contains standard (and some older) versions of Newt's Cape and related tools.
If there are new features or bug fixes that you would like access to, or you don't mind helping with testing,
there will be references to beta versions on the main regnewtscape page.
Many external links may be obsolete -- if you have updates, please send.
There may be problems with .pkg files (esp. for Mac OS X); it may be safest to use .zip archives.
See separate page about known problems, bug reporting
Additional Newt's Cape-related documentation, examples and other tools are
available via this page, in the /regnewtscape and /regsloup directories.
The .zip archives are password protected.
(You received the password from us when you registered or when we changed it.
Contact us if you've forgotten it or didn't receive the new one).
Please do not redistribute the archives or password.
To minimize number of file formats and maximize the chances for successful transfers,
files are available as:
.zip (binary, Zip archive) due to space limitations -- and sometimes .pkg (binary, Newton package).
To test transfer and make sure you can unzip and open a password protected archive, try the small test file first.
Test (.zip)
NOTE: I use the following terms:
- 1.x-only
- works or intended only for 1.x systems: OMP, MP100, MP110, MP120(non-2.0);
these are not guaranteed to run correctly or optimally on 2.x systems.
Created book packages will run on all Newtons. File suffix: none (except N for Native or lowercase beta letter).
Newt's Cape 1.5N; NewtPack 3.4, 3.4N.
- Native
- contains some RISC code. This generally makes the package/plugin faster
but also somewhat larger. Generally, this is synonymous with 1.x-only for Newt's Cape,
since 2.x-only versions are more efficient. Version/File suffix: "N". Newt's Cape 1.5N; NewtPack 3.4N.
- 2.x-only
- works only on 2.x systems: MP120(2.0), MP130, eMate, MP2K;
it will not install on 1.x systems. Recommended if you are
creating packages for your own use or for other 2.x users, i.e., packages
created with any 2.x-only tools (Newt's Cape, NewtPack) become 2.x-only
(both in method and object format). Version/File suffix: "-2";
"(NIE)" indicates support for Newton Internet Enabler.
Newt's Cape 1.5-2; NewtPack 3.4-2.
- 1.x-compatible
- used on a 2.x system to create 1.x compatible books (packages). Recommended if
you are creating portrait-oriented books for general distribution. 1.x users should use a 1.x-only version
-- although you could install this version on a 1.x system, it is not
guaranteed to work and will be slower (due to lack of Native code) and
larger (since NIE code is included). Version/File suffix: "X";
app title omits -2 but includes (NIE). Newt's Cape 1.5 x; NewtPack 3.4, 3.4N.
- Newt's Cape Lite
- if you make a book smaller by unchecking "Standalone book pkg?"
(useful to shrink each by ~20K when you're distributing multiple books), a user will not have access
to the Back and History buttons or be able to use hypertext links unless he/she installs Newt's Cape
or Newt's Cape Lite (much smaller). Newt's Cape Lite is 1.x-compatible: it can be used on both 1.x and 2.x systems.
Version/File suffix: "L".
- plugin
- usually an autopart that provides definitions for constants or protos, e.g., NewtPack
- localized versions
- there may be versions of Newt's Cape provided for different languages,
depending on user requests (and availability of volunteers to translate words/phrases).
Version/File suffix:
"~C" (Chinese),
"~F" (French),
"~G" (German),
"~J" (Japanese),
"~K" (Korean),
"~R" (Russian),
etc.
In order to support different user preferences/configurations (and
tradeoffs for package size vs. speed), there are usually several versions of
tools available, e.g., 1.x-only, 1.x-compatible or 2.x-only; there could be Native versions
of each. If you want to create packages that are compatible for 1.x, you
should use a 1.x-compatible version even on NOS 2.x since a book borrows
objects and code from Newt's Cape and NewtPack.
If you have NOS 2.x, and plan to use 2.x-specific protos or functions, create
books only for your own use, or distribute your book only to 2.x users,
you should use 2.x-only versions of Newt's Cape and NewtPack
(the 1.x "N" version may not work and does not contain NIE support.
The advantage is that the development tools and your resulting
books will be (~5-10%) smaller; the disadvantage is that your books
will be incompatible with 1.x (2.x method and object formats are different)
-- but you could use the "x" version for 1.x compatibility.
When saving packages, be sure to use NewtPack 3.4 (NewtPack 3.3 is incompatible)
Since this can be a confusing choice for 2.x developers, I hope that the
following table makes the options somewhat clearer:
Compatibility: 1.x & 2.x
| Version | Create, Save Book on | Use Saved Package on
|
|---|
| Newt's Cape | NewtPack | 1.x | 2.x | 1.x | 2.x
|
|---|
| 1.x-only | 1.5N | 3.4,3.4N | yes | no | yes | yes
|
| 1.x-compatible | 1.5x | 3.4,3.4N | yes | yes | yes | yes
|
| lite (standalone book navigation) | | | | yes | yes
|
| 2.x-only | 1.5-2 | 3.4-2 | no | yes | no | yes
|
Note: I have removed (and no longer support) 1.5 versions.
Most 2.0/2.1 versions, even though labeled "beta", are quite stable.
beta versions of Newt's Cape
- Chinese
- Thanks to Joseph Chen.
- French
- Thanks to Martin Jean.
- German
- Thanks to Reinhold Schoeb. German version of Sloup also available.
For text, data, package transfer, Unix/Linux users should look at
NewtonLink
- Japanese
- Thanks to Shinobu Yamada. It display labels and messages in Japanese; you can
transfer encoded files -- select encoding under Options.
For cool, funny, useful applets or information for Newton users in Japan,
see MarbleDevelopment.
Thanks also to "GNUE" (aka Makoto Nukui) for the NewtonTextEncoding (NTE) development tool,
modules. Be sure you have the Shift JIS Plug-in installed.
- Korean
(screenshot)
- Thanks to Vincent Lee for translations and creating encoding
- Russian
- Newt's Cape translations by Evgueni A. Natalenko.
Translation tools and fonts provided by MacCentre, Russia.
Thanks to Dmitry V. Girenko for his enthusiastic help.
Cyrillic Encoding module copyright Joseph Chen.
For viewing pages in a different language encoding/font with -2,~C,~J,~K,~R version, be sure to
- install ~C,~J,~K,~R version if you want to see Newt's Cape interface in Chinese, Japanese, Korean or Russian
- install Newt's Cape Encoding plugin
- install an appropriate language-specific encoding, e.g.,
ShiftJIS (for Japanese), NTEBig5 (for Chinese), TBD (for Korean), Cyrillic (for Russian)
- install an appropriate font (if it's not built-in)
- if you want the Newt's Cape interface (in ~C, ~J,~K,~R) to appear in that font,
you can select it under System Family under Appearance (4th item in "i" menu);
System Family picker is at lower left in Appearance
- to view content in that font, select it under Family for all tags in Appearance
[Family picker appears on right, near top]
- select your language encoding under i:Encoding
- Reload any page that earlier did not transfer/display correctly
- let me know if there's still a problem...
- make sure you have enough storage space available for .pkg file (file sizes are listed with URLs;
actual installed package size will be smaller due to compression)
- load page in Newt's Cape (though other browsers may work also)
- download package
- after transfer, save to Inbox (do not Install immediately from Newt's Cape)
- exit Newt's Cape, wait a few seconds
- remove Newt's Cape
- select package in Inbox and Put Away
This plug-in autopart (extension) enables Newt's Cape to
save the current book as a package. If installed properly, i:(Process):Save Package
is available; File:Save as Package menu option should appear for current book has been created.
You must use at least NewtPack 3.4e (earlier versions may not save packages properly).
i:General:Pkg displays whether current combination of Newt's Cape and NewtPack will produce
1.x or 2.x compatible books; it can also set whether to include extra code (~25-30K) to make
each book standalone (or whether to rely on Newt's Cape or Newt's Cape Lite); and whether to store
each book compressed.
After creating a package, you can get it out of your Newton
using one of several possible tools: Package Uploading: 1.x,
Package Uploading: 2.x.
The NewtPack 3.4 archive contains 3 versions of NewtPack.
- Pack34: standard version works on all Newtons (use also with Newt's Cape 1.5x for 1.x compatible books)
- Pack34N: incorporates some Native (RISC) code. so should be somewhat faster,
especially on 1.x systems; but also much larger
- Pack34-2: version works only on NOS 2.x (somewhat smaller/faster --
creates packages that be used only on 2.x!
Since version 3.4f (beta), 3.4 (final) includes additional (possibly irrelevant) changes:
- saves autopart shortTitle
- saves multiple parts in single package
- supports autopart icon (you can provide a text slot for Extras title, or NewtPack will default to appSymbol)
- user-supplied icon now copied properly
3.4/3.5 (.pkg)
- 3.5c-2 [18K] (2.x only)
- 3.4 [29K] (1.x-compatible)
3.4 (.zip)
If you distribute books created with Newt's Cape, we would appreciate that you
mention (in your book or Readme) something like:
This book created from HTML
using <A HREF="http://http://communicrossings.com/html/newton/index.htm">Newt's Cape</A>
Package related info/tools:
- Package Uploading to desktop: 1.x, 2.x
- list of Newt's Cape books -- let us know the URLs of your web site or ftp archives so we can include in our
- PackType tool for fixing the package type
(may be necessary for packages created on PCs to be used properly by Mac users).
- PkgInfo may be useful to display characteristics of packages on 2.x Newtons
convert graphics (GIF, PICT, BMP) into Sloup bitmap or PICT format.
praise/questions/problems directly to Greg.
- 2.0.2 (24 May 98): fixes for 4-bit (16 gray) images, user interface improvements
- 2.0d (25 Sep 97): fixed bug when converting certain size (e.g., 2-bit) images
- 2.0c (14 Sep 97): gray scale support for NOS 2.1
Mac (Mac 68K/PPC): .sit.hqx
"Fat" version is for both 68K and PPC.
Windows(32-bit): .zip
Version works with Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 3.11 (but not Windows 3.1). (Internally may be "beta 2")
HTML
- examples.htm regular examples page
- xvabbmet.htm LINK: links popups for Roman numerals, abbreviations, metric conversions
- nformobj.htm FORM custom objects: slider, AZ, recognition, keyboard
- datetime.htm FORM: date and time pickers/fields
- location.htm FORM: country, city, state, province latitude&longitude pickers/fields
- charedit.htm FORM: charEdit for short, fixed-length patterns, e.g., social security number
- intpickr.htm FORM: integer picker
- names.htm FORM: name, fax, phone, email, meeting place picker/fields
- helpbook.htm how to create help books; integration with Newt
- exprlink.htm LINK: appSymbol/msg?param1, etc. (eventually merged with advmeta.htm)
- dynatext.htm FORM: include current info from user configuration or about book
- soupedit.htm FORM: soup viewer/editor
- newer beta docs, examples
- Adobe PDF to HTML conversion via form, email
For now, this is just the Monaco9 font which is nice for PRE.
If you want to distribute books which use this, you will also
have to include the font for your users to install.
.zip