If the \htmlcite link-text argument contains braces, the rendered HTML
output is rubbish.
% latex test file
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{html}
\begin{document}
Referring to the \htmlcite{\LaTeX\ manual}{latex} or
the \htmlcite{the \LaTeX{} manual}{latex}.
\begin{thebibliography}{1}
\bibitem{latex} Leslie Lamport, \textit{\LaTeX, A Document Preparation System}.
\end{thebibliography}
\end{document}
# HTML result of the first paragraph
Referring to the <A
HREF="node1.html#latex">L<SUP><SMALL>A</SMALL></SUP>T<SMALL>E</SMALL>X manual</A> or
the #latex#<tex2html_cite_mark>#1#the L<SUP><SMALL>A</SMALL></SUP>T<SMALL>E</SMALL>X
manual#<tex2html_cite_mark>#.
Best regards,
Luc Van Eycken
