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Re: How to convert multiple pages html doc to other formats?



On Thu, Aug 24, 2000 at 11:43:05PM +0300, Shaul Karl wrote:
> > On Thu, Aug 24, 2000 at 07:26:05AM -0400, Jonathan D. Proulx wrote:
> > > On Thu, Aug 24, 2000 at 12:51:54PM +0300, Shaul Karl wrote:
> > > :What are the methods for converting multiple pages html document to other 
> > > :formats like single page html doc, ps, pdf, latex, anything else?
> > > :That is, if I have 188 html files that are all parts of the same document, how 
> > > :can I convert it into one or more of the mentioned formats?
> > 
> > not that html is the greatest thing since sliced bread, but...
> > why convert from html? it's universally easy for newbies to browse (when set
> > up properly) and using a source tool such as wml, easy to maintain...
> 
> A single file is more portable (I am not sure I have chosen the right English 
> word). That is, it is easier to transfer a single file to another machine 
> machine, either for viewing or for printing.

excellent choice of words.

of course, there are many ways to batch a related group of files together
to keep them coherent as a whole -- cvs/rcs, tar, dump/restore



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