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Katsunami · 10-02-2013, 08:12 PM

You could do a two-step conversion: first to HTML, replace the formatting, and then to TXT.

If I remember correctly, the desired formatting was indicated like this on a typewriter:

*bold*
/italics/
_underline_

In HTML you would need to replace (using some regular expressions):

text -> *text*
text -> /text/
text -> _text_

Then convert to txt, and you'll retain the formatting indication.

However, if the book uses something like text, where the text is set to bold in the stylesheet, you'll need to replace the spans.

10-02-2013, 08:12 PM	#12
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	You could do a two-step conversion: first to HTML, replace the formatting, and then to TXT. If I remember correctly, the desired formatting was indicated like this on a typewriter: bold /italics/ _underline_ In HTML you would need to replace (using some regular expressions): <b>text</b> -> <b>text</b> <i>text</i> -> <i>/text/</i> <u>text</u> -> <u>_text_</u> Then convert to txt, and you'll retain the formatting indication. However, if the book uses something like <span class="fat">text</span>, where the text is set to bold in the stylesheet, you'll need to replace the spans. Last edited by Katsunami; 10-02-2013 at 08:14 PM.