NOTE FOR AMIGA USERS:
Please download and install the ixemul environment if you don't have it
on your system. (Check for ixenv.lha in Aminet)
Email me if you have problems: Fr3dY (fr3dy@retemail.es)
**** PLEASE READ THE DOCUMENTATION BEFORE ASKING QUESTIONS. ****
Documentation for HTMLDOC is available in the "doc" subdirectory
HTMLDOC supports most HTML 3.2 and some HTML 4.0 markups as well as
GIF, JPEG, and PNG images. Eventually HTMLDOC will be compliant
with HTML 4.0 and support style sheets.
INTERNET RESOURCES
For general discussions about HTMLDOC, subscribe to the HTMLDOC
mailing list by sending a message to "majordomo@easysw.com" with
the text "subscribe htmldoc".
The HTMLDOC home page is located at:
http://www.easysw.com/htmldoc
The current version of HTMLDOC can be also downloaded from:
http://www.easysw.com/software.html
Commercial support is available from Easy Software Products; send
requests to "htmldoc-support@easysw.com" (note: support via this
email address is only provided to customers with a valid support
contract!)
HTMLDOC accepts a list of HTML "source" files and will generate
HTML, PostScript, or PDF output via command-line options. A
summary of command-line options can be shown with the "--help"
option:
htmldoc --help
HTMLDOC normally expects "structured" documents, with chapters,
etc. Chapters begin with a
markup and continue to the end of
the listed HTML files or the next markup, whichever comes
first. To convert unstructured documents such as web pages, use
the "--webpage" option to HTMLDOC:
htmldoc --webpage ...
To generate a Level 2 PostScript file you might use:
htmldoc -f outfile.ps chapter1.html ... chapterN.html
Similarly you can generate a PDF file of the same source files
using:
htmldoc -f outfile.pdf chapter1.html ... chapterN.html
Finally, to generate HTML files for viewing (with a linked table-
of-contents) do the following:
htmldoc -t html -d outdir chapter1.html ... chapterN.html
or:
htmldoc -t html -f outfile.html chapter1.html ... chapterN.html
A complete description of all command-line options and HTML
guidelines can be found in the software users manual in the "doc"
directory.
CURRENT LIMITATIONS
- No support for style sheets.
- CAPTIONs are always shown at the top of the table.
- HTML 4.0 table elements and attributes are not supported
(rules, THEAD, TFOOT, etc.)
CREDITS
Many thanks to Leonard Rosenthol (leonardr@lazerware.com) for
providing changes to support a MacOS version of HTMLDOC.
The table VALIGN and "HALF PAGE" code was contributed by
D. Richard Hipp (drh@acm.org).
The RC4 encryption code is from librc4 1.1 by the folks at
Carnegie Mellon University.
The MD5 hash code is from L. Peter Deutsch (ghost@aladdin.com)
at Aladdin Enterprises (creators of Ghostscript).
ENCRYPTION SUPPORT
HTMLDOC includes code to encrypt PDF document files using the RC4
algorithm with a 40-bit key. While this software and code may be
freely used and exported under current US laws, other countries may
restrict your use and possession of this code and software.