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  • John Ramsden
    #1

    Wanted - Simple section numbering prog for HTML document

    I maintain various specs and FAQs in manually edited HTML documents,
    and I'd very much like some simple way of automatic section numbering
    as in 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.2 etc, with table of contents generation
    plugged into the start of the document so that each section can be
    accessed via a link (and also maybe automatic footnote numbering).

    It doesn't seem too much to ask, and I could probably whump up a
    script myself in a couple of days. But to save reinventing the
    whell, I was wondering if there is anything already available,
    short of using Word for Windows and "Saving as HTML". (As I said,
    I'd prefer to maintain the documents by hand.)

    P.S. Also, I'm not sure if SSI is suitable, as the files should be
    viewable locally via "Explore".

    Thanks in advance for any suggestions or pointers.


    Cheers

    John Ramsden (john_ramsden@N-O-S-P-A-Msagitta-ps.com)
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    • Martin Lucas-Smith
      #2
      Re: Wanted - Simple section numbering prog for HTML document


      [color=blue]
      > I maintain various specs and FAQs in manually edited HTML documents,
      > and I'd very much like some simple way of automatic section numbering
      > as in 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.2 etc, with table of contents generation
      > plugged into the start of the document so that each section can be
      > accessed via a link (and also maybe automatic footnote numbering).
      >
      > It doesn't seem too much to ask, and I could probably whump up a
      > script myself in a couple of days. But to save reinventing the
      > whell, I was wondering if there is anything already available,
      > short of using Word for Windows and "Saving as HTML". (As I said,
      > I'd prefer to maintain the documents by hand.)[/color]

      See my page at
      403 Forbidden
      https://www.geog.cam.ac.uk/~mvl22/javascript/toc.html


      Assuming you are using structural headings (which it sounds as if you
      should be..) then this will generate a table of contents automatically
      using this javascript file. It's very simple to use. Just put in

      <body onload="generat e_TOC('toc');">
      instead of your <body> tag and

      <div id="toc"></div>
      where you want the TOC to appear.

      Based on an article in Evolt as referenced.

      [color=blue]
      > P.S. Also, I'm not sure if SSI is suitable, as the files should be
      > viewable locally via "Explore".[/color]

      Clearly this has to be client-side, then. PHP will be of no use for this
      if you require local viewing.


      Martin Lucas-Smith www.geog.cam.ac.uk/~mvl22
      https://www.lucas-smith.co.uk


      Senior Computing Technician (Web Technician) webmaster@geog. cam.ac.uk
      Department of Geography, University of Cambridge (01223 3)33390

      & Webmaster, SPRI webmaster@spri. cam.ac.uk
      Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge


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        • Jochen Daum
          #3
          Re: Wanted - Simple section numbering prog for HTML document

          Hi!

          On 15 Sep 2003 02:45:28 -0700, john_ramsden@sa gitta-ps.com (John
          Ramsden) wrote:
          [color=blue]
          >I maintain various specs and FAQs in manually edited HTML documents,
          >and I'd very much like some simple way of automatic section numbering
          >as in 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.2 etc, with table of contents generation
          >plugged into the start of the document so that each section can be
          >accessed via a link (and also maybe automatic footnote numbering).
          >
          >It doesn't seem too much to ask, and I could probably whump up a
          >script myself in a couple of days. But to save reinventing the
          >whell, I was wondering if there is anything already available,
          >short of using Word for Windows and "Saving as HTML". (As I said,
          >I'd prefer to maintain the documents by hand.)
          >
          >P.S. Also, I'm not sure if SSI is suitable, as the files should be
          >viewable locally via "Explore".[/color]

          LaTeX and LaTeX2HTMl do that, but it was quite a hassle to get the
          HTMl part going. Also maybe tex4ht with LaTeX. You can also produce
          PDF and PS easily from LaTeX.

          HTH, Jochen
          --
          Jochen Daum - CANS Ltd.
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            • John Ramsden
              #4
              Re: Wanted - Simple section numbering prog for HTML document

              Martin Lucas-Smith <mvl22@cam.ac.u k> wrote in message news:<Pine.SOL. 4.44.0309151109 440.23180-100000@green.cs i.cam.ac.uk>...[color=blue][color=green]
              > > I maintain various specs and FAQs in manually edited HTML documents,
              > > and I'd very much like some simple way of automatic section numbering
              > > as in 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.2 etc, with table of contents generation
              > > plugged into the start of the document so that each section can be
              > > accessed via a link (and also maybe automatic footnote numbering).
              > >
              > > [...][/color]
              >
              > See my page at
              > www.geog.cam.ac.uk/~mvl22/javascript/toc.html
              >
              > [...]
              >[color=green]
              > > P.S. Also, I'm not sure if SSI is suitable, as the files should be
              > > viewable locally via "Explore".[/color]
              >
              > Clearly this has to be client-side, then. PHP will be of no use for this
              > if you require local viewing.[/color]

              Many thanks, Martin. This server-side solution is certainly of some use,
              and hopefully if I have php installed on my PC it might work also for
              client-side viewing. Well, I guess there's only one way to find out..


              Cheers

              John Ramsden (john_ramsdenNO @SPAMsagitta-ps.com)

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                • Martin Lucas-Smith
                  #5
                  Re: Wanted - Simple section numbering prog for HTML document



                  [color=blue][color=green]
                  > > Clearly this has to be client-side, then. PHP will be of no use for
                  > > this if you require local viewing.[/color]
                  >
                  > Many thanks, Martin. This server-side solution is certainly of some use,
                  > and hopefully if I have php installed on my PC it might work also for
                  > client-side viewing. Well, I guess there's only one way to find out..[/color]

                  Erm, it's client side, as you presumably meant to say. It's a javascript
                  solution, not PHP..


                  Martin

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