   
                      TXT2HTML Version 1.2
                (ASCII text ->  HTML converter)

1. Txt2HTML.   

   Do You want 'to dress' simple ASCII text with URLs by HTML tags?
   The aim of this program is to simplify the procedure of creating
   of HTML document from ordinary ASCII text.

   Txt2HTML solves two different tasks: 
    - converting some elements in text: special characters (<,>,",&),
      URL-like words (http://somewhere.com, www.w3.org, me@anynet.com) 
      and image-name (image.gif, image.jpg).
    - inserting some format tags into text: paragraphs, headers, horisontal
      rules, definition lists.
   
   There are a lot of 'txt' to 'html' converters...
   Why did I write another one? My program use ordinary text
   without any special treatment and produce readable HTML
   without any interference from user.

2. Installation.

   Add txt2html.exe to any directory included in PATH.
   Note! txt2html works with long names, so run it only on HPFS drive.
   (version with FAT, DOS, and MSWindows support IS NOT freeware,
   with approx. cost >100$ )

3. The use of Txt2HTML.

   Usage: txt2html filename
   The result will be placed to filename.html 

   Txt2HTML assumes the 'natural' markup of ASCII text: 
      paragraphs are separated by empty line,
      list's items start with sign '-' or digits,
      headers are short and separated from other text,
      'preformatted' text contains a lot of spaces and tabs.
   So, usually you don't need make something special with your 
   ASCII text.

   Of course, after txt2html you'll get a ROUGH HTML text. Use any kind
   of editor to improve it!

4. LICENSE AGREEMENT.
   Txt2HTML is provided without ANY kind of warranty, and you can use it 
   without any limitation at your own risk. If you disagree with this 
   policy, destroy txt2html.exe now. 
   Txt2HTML is freeware.
 
5. ToDo list.
   Debug :). Nested lists. Automatic indexing. Font formatting. 
   WWW gate (don't mix with gates).

6. Author.

   New version of the program you may find at 
                  http://wgc.chem.pu.ru/personal/valera/mypub/
   Any comments, bugs, suggestions send to Valera Veryazov :  
                  valera@wgc.chem.pu.ru 


 25.12.97   
 Merry Xmas!
