Simplifying HTML code

[Robert]

I often find myself copying technical support documents and creating
html archives for viewing without a platform specific application. If
I copy the source code, then the html code is often a mess. HTMLTidy
helps in some scenarios, but the code require massaging to fit my
streamline html format. So I often find myself recreating the page.
Sometimes, I copy the plain text and paste in Dreamweaver layout view.
My question relates to recreating simple list by copying and paste
text. For example, if the text has multiple number and bullet lists,
could a copy & paste technique add the relevant <ol>/<ul> tags.

Does anyone have any recommendation for tools on copying webpage
layout and simplifying them? I am not talking about off-line browsers
or copying source text. I prefer remove all advertisements and
superfluous code (even include class IDs). Thanks!

 

[Jeffrey Silverman]

I am not talking about off-line browsers
or copying source text.

Then what are you talking about?

 

[Jeffrey Silverman]

On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 11:26:57 -0800, Robert wrote:

Does anyone have any recommendation for tools on copying webpage
layout and simplifying them? I am not talking about off-line browsers
or copying source text. I prefer remove all advertisements and
superfluous code (even include class IDs). Thanks!

links --dump http://www.example.com

 

[Sjeef]

I often find myself copying technical support documents and creating
html archives for viewing without a platform specific application. If
I copy the source code, then the html code is often a mess. HTMLTidy
helps in some scenarios, but the code require massaging to fit my
streamline html format. So I often find myself recreating the page.
Sometimes, I copy the plain text and paste in Dreamweaver layout view.
My question relates to recreating simple list by copying and paste
text. For example, if the text has multiple number and bullet lists,
could a copy & paste technique add the relevant <ol>/<ul> tags.

Does anyone have any recommendation for tools on copying webpage
layout and simplifying them? I am not talking about off-line browsers
or copying source text. I prefer remove all advertisements and
superfluous code (even include class IDs). Thanks!

Working with the HTML-Kit (imcluding Tidy) goes very fast and easy.
You can download it at: www.chami.com

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Gerard Schaefers
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[Adrienne Boswell]

Gazing into my crystal ball I observed Robert <robert-neville310
@[email protected]> writing in

I often find myself copying technical support documents and creating
html archives for viewing without a platform specific application. If
I copy the source code, then the html code is often a mess. HTMLTidy
helps in some scenarios, but the code require massaging to fit my
streamline html format. So I often find myself recreating the page.
Sometimes, I copy the plain text and paste in Dreamweaver layout view.
My question relates to recreating simple list by copying and paste
text. For example, if the text has multiple number and bullet lists,
could a copy & paste technique add the relevant <ol>/<ul> tags.

Does anyone have any recommendation for tools on copying webpage
layout and simplifying them? I am not talking about off-line browsers
or copying source text. I prefer remove all advertisements and
superfluous code (even include class IDs). Thanks!

HTML-Kit has some plugins that will do that. The plugins will wrap
<li>'s or headings and <p> elements, whichever you need,
http://www.chami.com/html-kit/plugins/ .

 

[Neal]

Robert:

Thanks for the suggestion.

What suggestion? No quote, we don't even know to whom you're replying...

(Hint: Quote and attribute.)

 

[Robert]

Thanks for the suggestion. HTML-Kit with the Tidy works. The learning
curve is significant for the advance stuff (like Batch Actions), but
it does some interesting stuff. Its strength for purpose lies in
conjunction with other tools in my arsenal.

 

[Jim Michaels]

if you have MS Word, you can copy the HTML to Word, which keeps the
formatting, copy from word and paste into dreamweaver and you will get your
lists.