HTML -> >- Printed Copy

[David L. King]

On Tue, 27 Feb 1996 LABARBER at LIB.LAKEHEADU.CA wrote:

> I am curious, after being given the challenge, to learn if it is possible to
> (1) transfer a paper copy of a document into HTML and then (2) recreate that 
> document from the HTML version using the same font size, justification, etc.
> that was there in the original document: i.e. recreate the original document 
> from the HTML version.

Well - yes and no. Yes, you can transfer a document into ascii text, 
stick it in the body of your html document, and adjust some basics, like 
bold/italic characters, font size (to a certain extent), paragraph 
breaks, etc. But, unless the document is very basic, it won't look the 
same unless you scan the document and set it up as a gif file. 

HTML is limited in that you're stuck with one basic font, are relegated 
to block paragraphs, etc. 

Feel free, anyone, to correct me if I'm wrong ...


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