• File
  • Load text (source) - Select the folder on the PC containing the text file (.txt) you want to convert to a psp ebook.
  • Select output folder - Select the folder on the PC where the completed psp ebook will be saved.
  • Select background image – to display a background image on the pages of the psp ebook, select the location and filename of your chosen image. Valid image formats are, BMP, JPG and PNG. The image dimensions must match the size of the psp screen (272x480 or 480x272 pixels). The image will be automatically rotated to match the chosen psp ebook format.
  • Quit - Close psp ebook creator.
    
• Actions
  • 1:1 Preview - Displays a 1:1 preview of the 1st page of the psp ebook based on the current display options.
  • Build ebook - Create the psp ebook. The menu option is enabled when a text (source) file and output folder have been selected.
  • Abort process [new in v1.03] - Allows the 'Build ebook' process to be aborted.
    
• JPG Compression
  The psp ebook is saved as JPG images to minimize memory stick usage. Select the level of JPG compression by clicking on one of the following menu options (‘Best’ – large file size, ‘Bad’ – small file size).
• Best
• Good (default)
• Average
• Poor
• Bad
  
• Help
  • Help - Online help documentation at parablax.co.uk/help.
  • Make a Donation - If you found this software useful you can make a donation to the author for development and web maintenance via a configured paypal link at parablax.co.uk/donate.
  • About - Displays current release information.

Interface

• psp Preview screen - displays the 1st page of the psp ebook based on the current display options. The psp preview screen will update to reflect any display changes.
• Portrait/landscape - changes the page format. In landscape mode the text is read when holding the psp horizontally. In portrait mode the text is read when holding the psp vertically.
• Ink colour - Opens a colour selection box allowing the colour of the text to be changed.
• Page colour - Opens a colour selection box allowing the background colour of the page to be changed (only visible if a background image is not displayed).
• Select font - Opens a font selection box allowing the appearance of the text to be changed
• Navigation bar - Displays a navigation bar on every page of the book indicating the position of the shoulder buttons to turn pages.
  • Page numbering - When checked, the page number is displayed on the navigation bar.
  • Title - When checked, any text that is typed into the title text entry box will be displayed on the navigation bar.
• Background image - When checked, a selected background image is displayed on the page. This option is only enabled when a background image has been selected (see ‘select background image’ menu option).
• psp page format - When checked, the source text file will be formatted to match the psp screen dimensions. Words will wrap onto the following line of text. When un-checked, the original format of the source text file will be used (useful for displaying guitar tablature, etc.).
• Chapter breaks [new in v1.03] - This feature allows the ebook to be separated into chapters (sub-folders) on the PSP. The source text file is scanned for a 'chapter break character' and a new chapter is created whenever a chapter break is found.
  There is a choice of four 'chapter break characters' in the associated drop down selection box - the text in brackets is the keyboard code used to insert the character into the source text.
  e.g. Mark your source text chapters with the § character (alt+1067). Check the 'Chapter breaks' option and select '§ (alt+0167)' in the selection box. When the ebook is created, each chapter will now be in a separate sub folder. IMPORTANT - the PSP can only have one level of sub folders in the PHOTO folder, therefore the chapters must be saved within this folder.
• Build ebook - Create the psp ebook. The button is enabled when a text (source) file and output folder have been selected.
• Status bar - This will provide progress information during the ‘create book’ process.