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qDSed
qDSed
General
Author	QRT 071015
Type	Utilities
Version	0.4
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2007/10/16
Links
	Download
	Website
	Source

Latest revision as of 11:10, 16 August 2024

qDSed is a text reader for the Nintendo DS.

Features

Reader for ascii text or source code.
Virtual wide screen.
Smooth scroll.
Quick changing for three texts.
Truetype font format support (ttf).
Three types of font rendering.
Wordwrap & linecombine.
Quick start with cached system- & textfont.

Installation

Download and extract file.

Copy the content to the flash card as below:

Root 
 |-qDSed.nds
 |-Font/ 
 |  |-sys.qds, txt.qds, prefs.qds (your trueType fonts)
 |-Text/ 
 |  |-doc.txt (your ascii texts)

User guide

Options

Change font - Set font parameters with controls.
Exit - Stores settings on card (crashes emulators).
Low buffer warning - Partly rendered text pages may occur if this warning is shown. To avoid it reduce screen width, switch off line combine or wordwrap or increase font size.

Limitations

Fixed tab size is 4 spaces.
Maximum file and font filename length is 64 characters.
Maximum path + filename length 256 characters.
Maximum text filesize is 2 GB.

Controls

L - Flip screens

Control with Stylus. Double taps on emulators.

Scrollbars:

Drag slider - Navigate text

Tap up/downside - Move page

Load text:

Double tap file name - Load

Double tap free space/headline or L - Exit without loading

Change font:

Double tap font name - load

Double tap free space or headline or L - Exit without loading

Pen:

Stylus - scroll vertical or horizontal

Tap on control elements - Show functions (some of them will change step size)

Status field:

Tap status field switches between four lines - Long messages

Compatibility

Tested on SuperCard SD and SuperCard One. Tested well with trueType fonts.

Works on DeSmuME 0.7.2 but only FAT reading is implemented in this emulator version.

Changelog

0.4

Viewer for ascii text or source code.
Quick changing for three texts.
TrueType font format support (ttf).
Quick start with cached system- & textfont.
Max file- & fontfilename len 64 chars.
Max path + filenamelen 256 chars.
Max text filesize 2 GB.
Fixed tab size 4 spaces.

Credits

FreeType project at Sourceforge.net.

Rick Wong (Lick) for rebootlib 1.1.

Michael Chisholm for load.bin.

Simon for testing.

External links

Author's website - http://www.qland.de/software/qdsed/index.html

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-{{Infobox homebrew
+{{Infobox DS Homebrews
-| title       = qDSed
+|title=qDSed
-| image       = [[File:Qdsed.jpg]]
+|image=Qdsed.jpg
-| type        = Utilities
+|description=A homebrew text reader.
-| version     = 0.4
+|author=QRT 071015
-| licence     = Mixed
+|lastupdated=2007/10/16
-| author      = QRT 071015
+|type=Utilities
-| website     = http://www.qland.de/software/qdsed/index.html
+|version=0.4
-| download    = Media:Qdsed04.zip
+|license=Mixed
-| source      = Media:Qdsed04src.zip
+|download=https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew2/qdsed.7z
+|website=http://www.qland.de/software/qdsed/index.html
+|source=https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew2/qdsed.7z
 }}
 qDSed is a text reader for the Nintendo DS.
 ==Features==
-*Reader for ascii text or source code
+* Reader for ascii text or source code.
-*Virtual wide screen
+* Virtual wide screen.
-*Smooth scroll
+* Smooth scroll.
-*Quick changing for three texts
+* Quick changing for three texts.
-*Truetype font format support (ttf)
+* Truetype font format support (ttf).
-*Three types of font rendering
+* Three types of font rendering.
-*Wordwrap & linecombine
+* Wordwrap & linecombine.
-*Quick start with cached system- & textfont
+* Quick start with cached system- & textfont.
 ==Installation==
-#Download and extract file
+Download and extract file.
-#Copy the content to the flash card as below:
-::Root qDSed.nds
+Copy the content to the flash card as below:
-::Font sys.qds, txt.qds, prefs.qds
+ Root
-:::your trueType fonts
+  |-qDSed.nds
-::Text doc.txt
+  |-Font/
-:::your ascii texts
+  |  |-sys.qds, txt.qds, prefs.qds (your trueType fonts)
+  |-Text/
+  |  |-doc.txt (your ascii texts)
 ==User guide==
-'''Change font:''' set font parameters with controls.
+===Options===
+* Change font - Set font parameters with controls.
-'''Exit:''' stores settings on card (crashes emulators).
+* Exit - Stores settings on card (crashes emulators).
+* Low buffer warning - Partly rendered text pages may occur if this warning is shown. To avoid it reduce screen width, switch off line combine or wordwrap or increase font size.
-'''Low buffer warning:''' partly rendered text pages may occur if this warning is shown. To avoid it reduce screen width, switch off line combine or wordwrap or increase font size.
+===Limitations===
+* Fixed tab size is 4 spaces.
+* Maximum file and font filename length is 64 characters.
+* Maximum path + filename length 256 characters.
+* Maximum text filesize is 2 GB.
 ==Controls==
-L - flip screens
+L - Flip screens
 Control with Stylus. Double taps on emulators.
 '''Scrollbars:'''
-:drag slider - navigate text
-:tap up/downside - move page wise
+Drag slider - Navigate text
+Tap up/downside - Move page
 '''Load text:'''
-:double tap file name - load
-:double tap free space/headline or L - exit without loading
+Double tap file name - Load
+Double tap free space/headline or L - Exit without loading
 '''Change font:'''
-:double tap font name - load
-:double tap free space or headline or L - exit without loading
+Double tap font name - load
+Double tap free space or headline or L - Exit without loading
 '''Pen:'''
-:use pen - scroll vertical or horizontal
-:tapping on control elements - shows their function, some of them will change step size
+Stylus - scroll vertical or horizontal
+Tap on control elements - Show functions (some of them will change step size)
 '''Status field:'''
-:tap status field switches between four lines - long messages
+Tap status field switches between four lines - Long messages
 ==Compatibility==
 Tested on SuperCard SD and SuperCard One. Tested well with trueType fonts.
-Works on 'DeSmuME 0.7.2' but only FAT reading is implemented in this emulator version.
+Works on DeSmuME 0.7.2 but only FAT reading is implemented in this emulator version.
 ==Changelog==
 '''0.4'''
-*viewer for ascii text or source code
+* Viewer for ascii text or source code.
-*quick changing for three texts
+* Quick changing for three texts.
-*trueType font format support (ttf)
+* TrueType font format support (ttf).
-*quick start with cached system- & textfont
+* Quick start with cached system- & textfont.
-*max file- & fontfilename len 64 chars
+* Max file- & fontfilename len 64 chars.
-*max path + filenamelen 256 chars
+* Max path + filenamelen 256 chars.
-*max text filesize 2 GB
+* Max text filesize 2 GB.
-*fixed tab size 4 spaces
+* Fixed tab size 4 spaces.
 ==Credits==
-FreeType project at Sourceforge.net
+FreeType project at Sourceforge.net.
-Rick Wong (Lick) for rebootlib 1.1
+Rick Wong (Lick) for rebootlib 1.1.
-Michael Chisholm for load.bin
+Michael Chisholm for load.bin.
-Simon for testing
+Simon for testing.
-[[Category:Homebrew applications]]
+==External links==
+* Author's website - http://www.qland.de/software/qdsed/index.html