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Software: PMStripper 1.05 (HTML code stripper)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Don Hawkinson)
Mon Aug 26 14:08:02 1996
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: 15 Aug 1996 17:33:38 GMT
From: dwhawk@southwind.net (Don Hawkinson)
Reply-To: dwhawk@southwind.net (Don Hawkinson)
Reply-to: dwhawk@southwind.net (Don Hawkinson)
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PMStripper 1.05 a PM utility for stripping HTML codes from saved web pages.
Archive Name: pms_105.zip
Program Description: a PM utility for stripping HTML codes
Operating System Versions: OS/2 Warp and later
File-URLs: ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/.4/os2/incoming/pms_105.zip
ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/incoming/pms_105.zip
may be moved to:
File-URLs: ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/.4/os2/wpsutil/pms_105.zip
ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/os2/wpsutil/pms_105.zip
This PM shareware utility strips HTML codes from Web pages, leaving only the
text. Some of the page's formatting is retained, but since PMStripper is not
an HTML interpreter most formatting is lost. While the layout of tables and
lists is lost during stripping, data is sorted to separate lines for
legibility. The stripped file is loaded into a MLE window where simple
editing can done.
PMStripper is designed to provide a quick conversion of HTML coded files into
plain ASCII text. Although the converted files can be edited while loaded in
PMStripper, only simple edit commands are available. Therefore, if extensive
editing is needed, the text should be loaded into a more capable word
processor or text editor.
One convenient use of PMStripper is to quickly convert Web pages to text for
spell checking without having to constantly click to accept (or add) HTML
codes and links to the spelling dictionary.
The shareware version of PMStripper is fully functional, some of the convenience
features are disabled but they do not effect the function of the utility.
PMStripper may be registered through BMT Micro or directly with the author.
BMT Micro will accept credit cards and will be more convenient for OS/2 users
outside the United States. BMT Micro's price to register PMStripper is $9.95
(US Dollars). BMT Micro also has an FTP area where the registered version can
be obtained after registration.
New in version 1.05
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Over write of existing file warning:
A check has been added to warn the user if he is about to overwrite an
existing file. If the file is write protected an error message is displayed.
If the file is not write protected, the user is prompted for an 'Ok' or
'Cancel' response.
More Fonts:
All of the installed fonts are now available via the font dialog box. Also,
the font that is active when 'Save Settings' is selected will become the
default font.
New stripping options:
'Strip Options' has two sub-menu items: 'Ignore <BR>' and 'Ignore cr-lf'.
These items are mutually exclusive and, since they are not normally needed,
are not saved via the "Save Settings" menu item. These options are useful when
the stripped output has excessive blank lines, not present in the source file.
This often occurs in Web published poetry since many are formatted with both
carriage return - line feed (cr-lf) pairs and the HTML code <BR> which
prevents text reformatting by the browser. PMStripper normally translates <BR>
into a cr-lf pair thereby producing unnecessary blank lines. These two menu
items strips either the cr-lf pairs OR the <BR> codes from the text before any
other actions are performed. The results of using either option should be
similar, but one method may produce better results depending on how the text
was originally formatted.
Reload HTML source file via ALT+R accelerator:
The 'Reload Source File' menu item reloads the current HTML file and is a
handy way to make changes in the stripper's options and then view the same
HTML, processed differently. This bypasses the file dialog box.
Printing:
To directly print the stripped text, select a printer as the file's
destination. Entering 'lpt1' or 'lpt2' (as the file name) will send the text
to a printer. This method bypasses the WPS print manager and results in using
the printer's default font. Additionally, since word wrap in the PMStripper
display window does not reformat the text, line lengths must be user adjusted
to fit the printer. This is not new, but has not been documented.
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