RE: FDK and Filter to HTML?

["Schwedland, Steve" <Schwedsl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You can still use CSS files and simply map the SGML to HTML.  If you
have experimented with Frame's HTML export feature at all then you
probably know that the CSS file that is created generally needs to be
fixed anyway.  So you will probably create your own CSS file and then
reference that file from your HTML file, regardless of how that HTML
file is generated.

Please don't mis-understand me here, I use the Frame export function as
well.  However I think that before you dive into the FDK you might
consider the other alternatives first. 
 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Eric J. Stoffer [SMTP:eric@stoffer.net]
> Sent:	Monday, January 18, 1999 10:44 AM
> To:	Schwedland, Steve
> Cc:	'Jay Smith'; FrameUsers List; Frame List
> Subject:	Re: FDK and Filter to HTML?
> 
> I have considered using Perl scripts to convert the raw SGML straight
> to
> HTML.  That option definitely has merit and has some consideration.
> For a
> moment let's say that FM produced "about" what I want and I'm okay
> using
> cascading stylesheet.  The formatting of the HTML would be less using
> FM and
> css.  As we all know on the web today HTML pages are highly formatted,
> and to
> maintain that formatting over a large collection could get cumbersome
> using
> Perl script, unless I'm missing something.
> 
> Thanks for your comments so far!
> 
> Stoffer
> 
> "Schwedland, Steve" wrote:
> 
> > If you want to start writing Perl scripts then why not just script
> the
> > raw SGML into HTML and bypass Frame altogether.
> >
> > ______________________________________
> > Steve Schwedland
> > Digital Publishing Facilitator
> > SYKES Enterprises, Incorporated
> > Worldwide Product Information Development
> > 5757 Central Avenue, Suite G
> > Boulder, CO 80301
> > Telephone: (303) 440-0909; ext. 133
> > Fax: (303) 440-6369
> > schwedsl@corp.sykes.com
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jay Smith [SMTP:jay@jaysmith.com]
> > > Sent: Friday, January 15, 1999 1:49 PM
> > > To:   FrameUsers List; Frame List
> > > Subject:      Re: FDK and Filter to HTML?
> > >
> > > Eric,
> > >
> > > If FM's filter does most of what you need, how about simply
> filtering
> > > to HTML and then writing a Perl script to do whatever it is you
> need
> > > to do.  In this way, if your Perl script is solid and handles all
> > > appropriate exceptions, you would not have to worry about
> modifying
> > > any filter you might write or post-filtering FDK processing you
> might
> > > write as FM and its filtering changes with version changes.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Jay Smith
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> > >
> > > Eric J. Stoffer wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I would like to use the FDK to modify the HTML output of FM+SGML
> to
> > > add
> > > > special markup and split files and some other things I think are
> > > > possible. I just want to do more than is possible with the
> standard
> > > FM
> > > > to HTML filter.  I have used the FDK in the past to customize
> FM,
> > > but I
> > > > have never written a filter.
> > > >
> > > > When doing this would I start from scratch writing a brand new
> > > filter,
> > > > or can I "call" the FM to HTML filter and then just mess with
> the
> > > output
> > > > before it's written to the file?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for any comments.  Eric Stoffer
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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