Why a second conversion phase? Why not go straight to HTML?
Now that you've converted you document to ASCII text (either through Word or Save AS or some conversion tool), you're ready to convert the text into HTML. Even if you're conversion tool took your document straight to HTML, you'll still want to look at some of these formatting tips and other issues.
Why a second conversion phase? Why not go straight to HTML?
To keep all document headers, titles, footers, and links standard and homogenous
Its easier, safer, and avoids confusion.
What should HTML conversion include?
All Header information including:
Title
Base
HTML, HEADER, and BODY tags
A standardized title and Header bar (< h1 > )
Standard page and section links
Date Last Modified tags or other useful information
By developing an automated txt2html converter,
you can quickly convert all you text into a series of Standardized documents.
Write scripts in BASH, CSH, BATCH or even Macros
Simple SED or Search/Replace Schemes
Sample BASH script for Unix or Linux
Transferring Files to Unix or DOS
Remember to run dos2unix
on any files that were imported to Unix from DOS
Remember to run unix2dos
on any files that will be sent to DOS from UNIX.
Keep in Mind:
Remember PRE vs. LISTING vs. Normal
You may need to manually edit Hyper-Links or re-align columns and tables.
Periodically check to be sure that conversions are working correctly and inter-section links are functioning.
You may want to convert the Table of Contents first and tie-in all subsequent documents.