>The primary purpose of Word HTML generation is not, actually, to just >generate HTML. I realize that sounds pretty silly, but it's true. It's to >preserve Word's own formatting, so that if I generate HTML from within >Word, >then give that to you, and you open it in Word (!), it will retain all of >its original formatting. Of course, very few people actually do that; >instead, they just generate horrid HTML and foist it on the rest of us.
The problem is the general user doesn't understand (nor wants to) the differences. I think most people assume that Word is producing accurate HTML on simple layout elements (and I must confess, I originally assumed Word would be generated structurally correct HTML on a simple ordered/unordered list--especially since the newer versions of Word are XML-based.) The point Dave is making is important for us developers to realize--that Word is not an HTML program. It's Word Processing application that just happens to product HTML output at times--even if it is a horrible mess. -Dan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:256571 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
