- Can
I continue using Mobile Eldit after
finishing with the Demo package?
How can I get more texts?
Yes. If, after trying the sample module of M-Eldit, you are still interested to continue using the system I will need your cooperation. I will need you to send me few files that are collected during its usage and to fill in a short questionnaire that will help me evaluate the system. Afterwards I will send you another ‘portion’ of the data. Please write me an e-mail for further instructions: trifonova@science.unitn.it - What
mobile devices could be used to utilize Mobile Eldit?
The system is tested ONLY on few PocketPC devices – Acer n10, iPAQ 3800 and iPAQ 1940. Theoretically the system usage is limited to devices for which the ewe virtual machine and NetFront browser are provided. To this date these are all Pocket PC, Pocket PC 2002 and Pocket PC 2003 devices. Please let me know if you try it on other than earlier mentioned mobile devices models so I can update the information here. - I
don't have my own device. Can I use Mobile Eldit anyway? Can
I borrow a device? How? Where?
Mobile Eldit can be found also at the "Mediateca Multilingue Merano". Few PDA devices are available for use and for loan to the adult members of the Mediateca. ->
You can get more information at:
Piazza della Rena, 10
("Palazzo Esplanade", I° piano, entrata piazzetta interna)
39012 Merano
Tel. 0473-252264/63; Fax 0473-252265
e-mail: meranolingue@provincia.bz.it - Why
should I use NetFront, instead of IE browser?
The reason to use other browser, not IE is that IE does not send requests to the local proxy when no Internet connection exists. This does not allow the local proxy to provide offline access to the learning material. - Can
I use other browser, instead of NetFront3?
Yes. Other browsers could be used, but the system is not tested with other. There is a requirement that the chosen browser allows the usage of local proxy and the browser should be set-up properly, i.e. to send the requests to the localhost proxy on port 3128.
A possibility could be to use Minimo - Mozilla for Pocket PC, which could be downloaded at:
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/minimo/
We should point out that the last version of Minimo that we have checked (v. 0.0009) still had some problems with user interface on the devices we were using and we were experiencing much bigger delays, comparing with NetFront browser. However it seams that in a short time Minimo will be the browser of our choice. - Why
the proxy is needed?
Mobile Eldit works offline, utilizing a caching proxy, called FoxyProxy, thus does not require Internet connection. In fact the proxy catches the requests of the browser and extracts the needed data from the cache. In case that the requested entry is missing it informs the user. The proxy also collects log files of the requested entries with associated request times. This is needed for the research on the hoarding problem (for details see Publications section). - Can
I browse the Internet through NetFront browser or it is only
for utilizing Mobile Eldit?
NetFront browser is not especially for utilizing Mobile Eldit. Though because our system is still under development in order to use NetFront for browsing the Internet (i.e. to access pages that are not part of Mobile Eldit) you should set up NetFront NOT to use the proxy FoxyProxy.
If
you have other questions, please write an e-mail to
trifonova@science.unitn.it
trifonova@science.unitn.it
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