** PD/Shareware / 330 Words **

HTML2TXT 2

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Utility, all Ataris
Thomas Sahlin
http://user.tninet.se/~jyc891w/software/html2txt/


** HTML2TX1.GIF here **
** HTML2TX2.GIF here **

HTML2TXT 2, programmed by Thomas Sahlin in Sweden, converts HTML 
files to ASCII text files and has been re-written and released as 
"Registerware" (the original release was freeware). The interface 
offers batch conversion options, logfile, iconification and both 
BubbleGEM and ST-Guide help.

This release produces excellent converted files which is what the 
program is designed to do. There's full support for lists and 
indentations, and HTML2TXT 2 recognises the CSS property 
text-align and formats text accordingly. Width and align 
properties of <HR> tags are also handled correctly. Tables are 
converted into lists, which works well and aids readability.

I do have some minor niggles about the interface but don't let 
these put you off using HTML2TXT 2 which produces excellent 
results.

I found the conversion options confusing. Each option is explained 
in the hypertext along with example settings to perform a variety 
of tasks such as "Converting HTML files into Atari text files" and 
it would be useful if these tasks could be selected from a dialog 
instead of or alongside the existing options.

The most serious limitation is the lack of Drag&Drop support which 
means you can't drag a file for automatic conversion onto the 
HTML2TXT 2 icon or move files from the desktop or between buttons 
in the batch conversion window.

HTML2TXT 2 creates a PRGLINKS folder on the root of your C: where 
it stashes a file called HTML2TXT.LNK to set the path to 
HTML2TXT.PRG which seems a bit heavy handed - an environmental 
variable or entry in the PATH string would seem a better solution.

Because there's no menu bar or navigation buttons between the 
separate dialogs you cannot move between the batch file and 
options screens except by exiting the program and restarting.

Under MagiC 6 the window frame obscures the extreme right of the 
dialog buttons and the mouse leaves droppings.

Joe Connor