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{{Infobox DS Homebrews}}
{{Infobox DS Homebrews
{{Infobox DS Homebrews
|title=TextViewer for NDS
|title=TextViewer for NDS
|image=dstextviewer2.png
|image=Dstextviewer2.png
|description=Text viewer for the DS. Has multiple file support with clean GUI for selecting.
|description=Text viewer for the DS. Has multiple file support with clean GUI for selecting.
|author=Rich Whitehouse
|author=Rich Whitehouse
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|version=0.1
|version=0.1
|license=Mixed
|license=Mixed
|download=https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dstextviewer.7z
|download=https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew2/dstextviewer.7z?k33p0fil35
|website=https://richwhitehouse.com/index.php?content=inc_projects.php&showproject=36
|website=https://richwhitehouse.com/index.php?content=inc_projects.php&showproject=36
|source=
|donation=http://www.richwhitehouse.com/
}}
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Text viewer for the DS.  
Text viewer for the DS.  
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==User guide==
==User guide==
What you need:
What you need:
* A flashcart big enough to hold your text files.
* A flashcart to hold your text files.
* [http://www.pineight.com/gba/ gbfs] by Damian Yerrick for appending your text files to the binary.  
* [http://www.pineight.com/gba/ gbfs] by Damian Yerrick for appending your text files to the binary.  
* A way of getting your DS to boot off of said flash cart, which also allows the arm9 code to access the cart's rom.  
* A way of getting your DS to boot off of said flash cart, which also allows the arm9 code to access the cart's rom.  
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* Copy over gbfs, lsgbfs, and padbin somewhere on your path (all come with the gbfs package by Damian Yerrick).
* Copy over gbfs, lsgbfs, and padbin somewhere on your path (all come with the gbfs package by Damian Yerrick).
* Add your text files, then modify makefs.bat to use your own txt file(s) instead of the provided test ones.
* Add your text files, then modify makefs.bat to use your own txt file(s) instead of the provided test ones.
* After fulfilling the above requirements run makefs.bat, if all goes well you will end up with textviewer_content.nds and textviewer_content.nds.gba files.
* After fulfilling the above requirements run makefs.bat.
* If all goes well you will end up with textviewer_content.nds and textviewer_content.nds.gba files.


==Compatibility==
==Compatibility==
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* Author's website - [https://richwhitehouse.com/index.php?content=inc_projects.php&showproject=36 https://richwhitehouse.com/]
* Author's website - [https://richwhitehouse.com/index.php?content=inc_projects.php&showproject=36 https://richwhitehouse.com/]


[[Category:DS homebrew applications]]
 
[[Category:Utility homebrews on DS]]
 
[[Category:Support the author]]

Latest revision as of 11:12, 16 August 2024

TextViewer for NDS
Dstextviewer2.png
General
AuthorRich Whitehouse
TypeUtilities
Version0.1
LicenseMixed
Last Updated2005/09/23
Links
Download
Website
Support Author

Text viewer for the DS.

Features

  • Makes use of a full touchscreen interface.
  • Persistent text bookmarking through SRAM.
  • Low power mode.
  • Multiple file support with clean GUI for selecting.
  • Uses a 5-pixel-width subpixel font to allow greater text density than standard 8-pixel tile fonts.

User guide

What you need:

  • A flashcart to hold your text files.
  • gbfs by Damian Yerrick for appending your text files to the binary.
  • A way of getting your DS to boot off of said flash cart, which also allows the arm9 code to access the cart's rom.

How to use:

  • Copy over gbfs, lsgbfs, and padbin somewhere on your path (all come with the gbfs package by Damian Yerrick).
  • Add your text files, then modify makefs.bat to use your own txt file(s) instead of the provided test ones.
  • After fulfilling the above requirements run makefs.bat.
  • If all goes well you will end up with textviewer_content.nds and textviewer_content.nds.gba files.

Compatibility

Tested by the author using wmb and a F2A 256mbit cart.

Runs on no$gba.

External links

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