, <meta name=Version <meta name=Language (English | Russian | Unknown) <meta name=Date-Created <meta name=Keywords charset (for Russian texts) See also Special characters , Format URL , Format text ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2. Help Special ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Text elements:Special Characters txt2html converts special characters <,>,",& Codepages 850, 437, 866 are recognized by txt2html to convert non-ASCII symbols, for example umlauts. See also HTML Header , Format URL , Format text ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3. URL ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Text elements:URLs, images Some URL-like and Picture_files words converted to Anchor and IMG tags. "http:", "ftp:", "mailto:", "telnet:", "gopher:", "@","www.", "archie.", ".mil", "ftp.", ".net", ".gov", ".org", ".com", ".edu", ".htm", ".html", ".shtml". So phrase visit ftp.sunet.se, hobbes.nmsu.edu or look at mirror.html. will be converted to: visit <A HREF="ftp://ftp.sunet.se">ftp.sunet.se</A>, <A HREF="http://hobbes.nmsu.edu">hobbes.nmsu.edu</A> or look at <A HREF="mirror.html">mirror.html</A>. image-like words (with .jpg, .gif) covered by IMG tags. If real files are exist WIDTH and HEIGHT attributes are added automatically. See also HTML Header , Special characters , Format text ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4. text format ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Text elements:Text Format txt2html analyzes input file to separate strings by categories: Γûá empty string Γûá line string with -_=*+ signs Γûá string with tabs or big spaces Γûá strings with columns Γûá string starting with -[ chars Γûá string starting with number Γûá short string this information using *bugs-full* algorithm converts to some format information: Γûá new paragraph Γûá heading Γûá horisontal rules Γûá definition lists Γûá preformatted text Γûá tables See also HTML Header Special characters , Format URL ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. More options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Some special features of txt2html - running as CGI script, - converting incoming E-mails to HTMLs, - special modes for URL lists are available in nonPM version. Look at documentation. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. History ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ History 1.5 (19.09.98) * * PM shell * improved structure of HTML file * HR width and size * Tables! (converted from preformatted text with columns) * customization of tag parameters * META Keywords 1.4 (10.07.98) * * 850 code page support. if 850 codepage is active one you can convert paneuropean characters. * automatically run Netscape or WebExplorer for preview. * mail mode (create HTML's from a group of E-mail files) * some bugs in URL determination have fixed * second parameter is considered as output_file_name 1.3 (09.02.98) * * some small bugs were corrected * new key /s - smart mode for anchors: use the rest of line as anchor. * gate mode: you can install txt2html with CGI gate. 1.2 (25.12.97) * * new algorithm for format recognizing * image tags with attributes 1.1 (01.10.97) * * definition lists * more accurate work with URLs 1.0 (01.07.1997) * * first release ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Support ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Help and support is available at valera@wgc.chem.pu.ru Visit my homepage http://wgc.chem.pu.ru/personal/valera/mypub with FREEWARE OS/2 software. Any comments and ideas are welcome. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> No input file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ File is lost? Let's seek together! ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> help for done ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ txt2html has finished convertion. Open file your_input_file_name.html and continue editing of created HTML file.

ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. About txt2html ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Welcome to txt2html ! txt2html is a simplest tool to generate HTML from plain ASCII file! txt2html solves different tasks: - creating standard HTML head - converting special characters (<,>,",&,umlauts), - converting some HTML elements in text: URL-like words (http://somewhere.com, www.w3.org, me@anynet.com) image-name (image.gif, image.jpg). - inserting some format tags into text: paragraphs, headers, horizontal rules, definition lists, preformatted fragments, tables. There is a lot of 'txt' to 'html' converters... Why did I write another one? My program uses ordinary text without *any* special treatment and produces readable HTML without *any* interference from user. Version 1.5 comes with PM shell for txt2html.exe, hovewer, some features are missed in PM version. txt2html is FREWARE. So, you may use it at own risk. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.1. PM txt2html ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ txt2html was developed for the fast and *lazy* convertion of any plan_text files to HTMLs. PM front-end for txt2html - PMtxt2html.exe is a simple shell only. PMtxt2html runs txt2html.exe (and viewers for HTML files) as a separate process. After running PMtxt2html press 'Run' button, and choose a text file. If you want to view the result, select one viewer from : editor, Netscape or WebExplorer. If you want to customise your choice of viewer, open 'properties' of PMtxt2html.exe, and place into parameter field /d - for editor (e) /n - for Netscape /e - for WebExplorer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Features ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Txt2HTML assumes the 'natural' markup of ASCII text Γûá paragraphs are separated by empty line, Γûá list's items start with sign '-' or digits, Γûá headers are short and separated from other text, Γûá preformatted text contains a lot of spaces and tabs. Γûá a table contains columns So, usually you don't need make something special with your ASCII text. Txt2html tries to recognize URL-like words, so URL in a phrase "look at www.w3.org." will be dressed by anchor (note, without extra "."), but "www. " will not. So, you can include a reference to an URL or an image by typing in the text something like this: Look at images/cool.jpg and mail to Mickey@disney.inc.com! The good idea to understand the possibilities of txt2html is look at test.txt file with a lot of examples. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Text elements ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Text elements: Look at text elements, recognized by txt2html : HTML Header Special characters Format URL Format text ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. Header ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Text elements:Header txt2html organized HTML header with elements : , <meta name=Version <meta name=Language (English | Russian | Unknown) <meta name=Date-Created <meta name=Keywords charset (for Russian texts) See also Special characters , Format URL , Format text ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2. Help Special ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Text elements:Special Characters txt2html converts special characters <,>,",& Codepages 850, 437, 866 are recognized by txt2html to convert non-ASCII symbols, for example umlauts. See also HTML Header , Format URL , Format text ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3. URL ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Text elements:URLs, images Some URL-like and Picture_files words converted to Anchor and IMG tags. "http:", "ftp:", "mailto:", "telnet:", "gopher:", "@","www.", "archie.", ".mil", "ftp.", ".net", ".gov", ".org", ".com", ".edu", ".htm", ".html", ".shtml". So phrase visit ftp.sunet.se, hobbes.nmsu.edu or look at mirror.html. will be converted to: visit <A HREF="ftp://ftp.sunet.se">ftp.sunet.se</A>, <A HREF="http://hobbes.nmsu.edu">hobbes.nmsu.edu</A> or look at <A HREF="mirror.html">mirror.html</A>. image-like words (with .jpg, .gif) covered by IMG tags. If real files are exist WIDTH and HEIGHT attributes are added automatically. See also HTML Header , Special characters , Format text ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4. text format ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Text elements:Text Format txt2html analyzes input file to separate strings by categories: Γûá empty string Γûá line string with -_=*+ signs Γûá string with tabs or big spaces Γûá strings with columns Γûá string starting with -[ chars Γûá string starting with number Γûá short string this information using *bugs-full* algorithm converts to some format information: Γûá new paragraph Γûá heading Γûá horisontal rules Γûá definition lists Γûá preformatted text Γûá tables See also HTML Header Special characters , Format URL ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. More options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Some special features of txt2html - running as CGI script, - converting incoming E-mails to HTMLs, - special modes for URL lists are available in nonPM version. Look at documentation. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. History ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ History 1.5 (19.09.98) * * PM shell * improved structure of HTML file * HR width and size * Tables! (converted from preformatted text with columns) * customization of tag parameters * META Keywords 1.4 (10.07.98) * * 850 code page support. if 850 codepage is active one you can convert paneuropean characters. * automatically run Netscape or WebExplorer for preview. * mail mode (create HTML's from a group of E-mail files) * some bugs in URL determination have fixed * second parameter is considered as output_file_name 1.3 (09.02.98) * * some small bugs were corrected * new key /s - smart mode for anchors: use the rest of line as anchor. * gate mode: you can install txt2html with CGI gate. 1.2 (25.12.97) * * new algorithm for format recognizing * image tags with attributes 1.1 (01.10.97) * * definition lists * more accurate work with URLs 1.0 (01.07.1997) * * first release ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Support ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Help and support is available at valera@wgc.chem.pu.ru Visit my homepage http://wgc.chem.pu.ru/personal/valera/mypub with FREEWARE OS/2 software. Any comments and ideas are welcome. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> No input file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ File is lost? Let's seek together! ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> help for done ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ txt2html has finished convertion. Open file your_input_file_name.html and continue editing of created HTML file.