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If you require your -readers to see an exact replication of what your document looks like -to you, then you cannot use HTML and you must use some other -publishing format such as PDF. That is true for any HTML -authoring tool. -<p/>TeX’s excellent mathematical capabilities remain a challenge in the -business of conversion to HTML. There are only two generally -reliable techniques for generating mathematics on the web: creating -bitmaps of bits of typesetting that can’t be translated, and using -symbols and table constructs. Neither technique is entirely -satisfactory. Bitmaps lead to a profusion of tiny files, are slow to -load, and are inaccessible to those with visual disabilities. The -symbol fonts offer poor coverage of mathematics, and their use -requires configuration of the browser. The future of mathematical -browsing may be brighter — see - -<a href="FAQ-mathml.html">future Web technologies</a>. -<p/>For today, possible packages are: -<dl> -<dt><i>LaTeX2HTML</i><dd>a <i>Perl</i> script package that - supports LaTeX only, and generates mathematics (and other - “difficult” things) using bitmaps. The original version was - written by Nikos Drakos for Unix systems, but the package now sports - an illustrious list of co-authors and is also available for Windows - systems. Michel Goossens and Janne Saarela published a detailed - discussion of <i>LaTeX2HTML</i>, and how to tailor it, in - <i>TUGboat</i> 16(2). -<p/> A mailing list for users may be found via - <a href="http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/latex2html">http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/latex2html</a> -<dt><i>TtH</i><dd>a compiled program that supports either LaTeX - or Plain TeX, and uses the font/table technique for representing - mathematics. It is written by Ian Hutchinson, using - <i>flex</i>. The distribution consists of a single C - source (or a compiled executable), which is easy to install and very - fast-running. -<dt><i>TeX4ht</i><dd>a compiled program that supports either - LaTeX or Plain TeX, by processing a DVI file; it uses - bitmaps for mathematics, but can also use other technologies where - appropriate. Written by Eitan Gurari, it parses the DVI - file generated when you run (La)TeX over your file with - <i>tex4ht</i>’s macros included. As a result, it’s pretty - robust against the macros you include in your document, and it’s - also pretty fast. -<dt><i>plasTeX</i><dd>a Python-based LaTeX document processing - framework. It gives DOM-like access to a LaTeX document, as - well as the ability to generate mulitple output formats - (e.g. HTML, DocBook, tBook, etc.). -<dt><i>TeXpider</i><dd>a commercial program from - <a href="FAQ-commercial.html">Micropress</a>, which is - described on <a href="http://www.micropress-inc.com/webb/wbstart.htm">http://www.micropress-inc.com/webb/wbstart.htm</a>; - it uses bitmaps for equations. -<dt><i>Hevea</i><dd> a compiled program that supports LaTeX - only, and uses the font/table technique for equations (indeed its - entire approach is very similar to <i>TtH</i>). It is written - in Objective CAML by Luc Maranget. <i>Hevea</i> isn’t - archived on CTAN; details (including download points) are - available via <a href="http://pauillac.inria.fr/~maranget/hevea/">http://pauillac.inria.fr/~maranget/hevea/</a> -</dl> -An interesting set of samples, including conversion of the same text -by the four free programs listed above, is available at -<a href="http://www.mayer.dial.pipex.com/samples/example.htm">http://www.mayer.dial.pipex.com/samples/example.htm</a>; a linked -page gives lists of pros and cons, by way of comparison. -<p/>The World Wide Web Consortium maintains a list of “filters” to -HTML, with sections on (La)TeX and BibTeX — see -<a href="http://www.w3.org/Tools/Word_proc_filters.html">http://www.w3.org/Tools/Word_proc_filters.html</a> -<dl> -<dt><tt><i>latex2html</i></tt><dd>Browse <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/support/latex2html">support/latex2html</a>; <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org//help/Catalogue/entries/latex2html.html">catalogue entry</a> -<dt><tt><i>plasTeX</i></tt><dd>Browse <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/support/plastex">support/plastex</a>; <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org//help/Catalogue/entries/plastex.html">catalogue entry</a> -<dt><tt><i>tex4ht</i></tt><dd><a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/obsolete/support/TeX4ht/tex4ht-all.zip">obsolete/support/TeX4ht/tex4ht-all.zip</a>; <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org//help/Catalogue/entries/tex4ht.html">catalogue entry</a> (but see <a href="http://tug.org/tex4ht/">http://tug.org/tex4ht/</a>) -<dt><tt><i>tth</i></tt><dd><a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/support/tth/dist.zip">support/tth/dist</a> (or <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/support/tth/dist/">browse the directory</a>); <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/tth.html">catalogue entry</a> -</dl> -<p/><p>This question on the Web: <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=LaTeX2HTML">http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=LaTeX2HTML</a> -</body> |