Re(5): HTML text can't be marked, isn't quoted in replies...?

[Max Gossell]

At 23 mars 2003, 12.45 CET, Wayne Brissette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>Max Gossell [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 3/23/03 at 9:10 AM stated:
>
>>Is there any significant difference to the one or the other? I just
>>happened to pick the one by Eric Tyson, and it works swell. But all this
>>discussion about Wayne's BBEdit version has made me wonder -- does it
>>work any extra terrestrial wonders...?
>>
>>/Max G
>
>No! Just a variation of the same theme. I personally think the BBedit
>version does a better job at trying to render the text more like the
>HTML, but that's subjective.
>
>Wayne

I just made a test with a complex commercial html junk mail, and I agree
with you. The BBEdit version did a much better job and it also managed to
get the Swedish special characters "å, ä & ö" right (apart from when
capitalized). Tyson's script left a lot of empty line brakes (Enter) and
in combination with the "untranslated" special characters it makes the
message quite unreadable. If you just get a simple html message in
English from a "friend", I think Eric Tyson's script is smoother though,
as you wont see it open any other app -- it just "happens".

I'm a bit annoyed that the BBEdit script opens BBEdit without closing it.
I can understand BBEdit must be opened to do its job, but couldn't you
add some kind of "if" string to the script that says if BBEdit already is
running, then leave it running. If it's not running, open it and have it
do its task and the close it after job done.

Max G

PS: Below I've pasted samples to show how the two script translated the
same Swedish junk mail, should anybody be interested.

--- HTML Cleanup (BBEdit/Wayne Brissette)---:

Document Title: MALMO.COM - Medlemsbrev

 body {font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans-Serif} #RubrikWhite
{font-size:9pt;color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold} #RubrikBlack
{font-size:9pt;color:#000000;font-weight:bold} #RubrikRed
{font-size:9pt;color:#990000;font-weight:bold} #HeadlineWhite
{font-size:12pt;color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold} #HeadlineBlack
{font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-weight:bold} #HeadlineRed
{font-size:12pt;color:#990000;font-weight:bold} #HeadlineYellow
{font-size:12pt;color:#FFCC00;font-weight:bold} #InfoWhite
{font-size:8pt;color:#FFFFFF} #InfoBlack {font-size:8pt;color:#000000}
#InfoRed
{font-size:8pt;color:#990000} #Text7 {font-size:7pt}  Om du inte kan läsa vårt
= brev, gå till:
_http://www.malmo.com/swedish/medlemsbrev/utskick=5F03032= 4.htm_

   [IMAGE]     VINN biljetter till Joseph!         [IMAGE]  =09=09   DAGS
  &OUML;R NYPREMI&AUML;R!
_____________________________________________________________________________
Publiken kräver - tillbaka i Malmö!
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
_____________________________________________________________________________

 35.000 har redan sett Joseph!
Succen fortsätter 29 mars!

Var med = och tävla!

VINN 2 = BILJETTER TILL F&OUML;REST&AUML;LLNINGARNA:
29/3 KL 16.00 &AMP; 19.30
19/4 KL 16.00 &AMP; 19.30

100 KR = RABATT!
SOM MALM&OUML;AMBASSAD&OUML;R = P&ARING; MALMO.COM
F&ARING;R DU &AUML;VEN 100 = KR RABATT F&OUML;LJANDE =
F&OUML;REST&AUML;LLNINGAR:

4/4 KL = 19.30
12/4 KL 19.30
19/4 KL 16.00
19/4 KL 19.30
20/4 KL 16.00
25/4 KL 19.30
9/5 KL 19.30

OM = MUSIKALEN
Berättelsen om Josef och hans bröder finns = att läsa i Första Moseboken
kapitel 37. Senast = såg över 100.000 besökare de 131 = föreställningar och
det var den första musikal i Sverige som = använde "rörligt" ljus.

Joseph är
den första musikal som den = framgångsrika duon Andrew Lloyd Webber och = Tim
Rice skrev tillsammans.

Läs mer om musikalen: _Klicka här_
_
BLI MALM&OUML;AMBASSAD&OUML;R OCH G&ARING; IN OCH = T&AUML;VLA_ [IMAGE]
[IMAGE]    [IMAGE]  Detta brev skickas till = dig eftersom du använt någon av
MALMO.COM's tjänster.
Vill du avsluta våra utskick till dig - _klicka här_!

This letter is sent to you because you have used one of = MALMO.COM's
services.
If you want to unsubscribe and not receive any more letters = - _click
here_ !

Mvh,
malmo.com _
www.malmo.com_ =09=09=09

--- END  HTML Cleanup (BBEdit / Wayne Brissette) ---

--- html Cleanup (textSOAP or AppleScript / W. Eric Tyson) ---:

MALMO.COM - Medlemsbrev

body {font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans-Serif}
#RubrikWhite {font-size:9pt;color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold}
#RubrikBlack {font-size:9pt;color:#000000;font-weight:bold}
#RubrikRed {font-size:9pt;color:#990000;font-weight:bold}

#HeadlineWhite {font-size:12pt;color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold}
#HeadlineBlack {font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-weight:bold}
#HeadlineRed {font-size:12pt;color:#990000;font-weight:bold}
#HeadlineYellow {font-size:12pt;color:#FFCC00;font-weight:bold}

#InfoWhite {font-size:8pt;color:#FFFFFF}
#InfoBlack {font-size:8pt;color:#000000}
#InfoRed {font-size:8pt;color:#990000}
#Text7 {font-size:7pt}

Om du inte kan l&auml;sa v&aring;rt =
brev, g&aring;
  till:
  http://www.malmo.com/swedish/medlemsbrev/utskick=5F03032=
4.htm

            &nbsp;

            VINN
              biljetter till Joseph!

            &nbsp;

            &nbsp;

=09=09

                   DAGS
                    F&Ouml;R NYPREMI&Auml;R!

                    Publiken kr&auml;ver - tillbaka i Malm&ouml;!
                    JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT

                    35.000
                      har redan sett Joseph!
                      Succen forts&auml;tter 29 mars!

                      Var med =
och t&auml;vla!

                      VINN 2 =
biljetter till
                      f&ouml;rest&auml;llningarna:
                      29/3 kl 16.00 &amp; 19.30
                      19/4 kl 16.00 &amp; 19.30
                    100 kr =
rabatt!
                      Som Malm&ouml;ambassad&ouml;r =
p&aring;
                      malmo.com
                      f&aring;r du &auml;ven 100 =
kr
                      rabatt f&ouml;ljande =
f&ouml;rest&auml;llningar:
                    4/4 kl =
19.30
                      12/4 kl 19.30
                      19/4 kl 16.00
                      19/4 kl 19.30
                      20/4 kl 16.00
                      25/4 kl 19.30
                      9/5 kl 19.30

                      OM =
MUSIKALEN
                      Ber&auml;ttelsen om Josef och hans br&ouml;der finns =
att
                      l&auml;sa i F&ouml;rsta Moseboken kapitel 37. Senast =
s&aring;g
                      &ouml;ver 100.000 bes&ouml;kare de 131 =
f&ouml;rest&auml;llningar
                      och
                      det var den f&ouml;rsta musikal i Sverige som =
anv&auml;nde
                      &quot;r&ouml;rligt&quot; ljus.
                    Joseph &auml;r den f&ouml;rsta musikal som den =
framg&aring;ngsrika
                      duon Andrew Lloyd Webber och =
Tim
                      Rice skrev tillsammans.

                      L&auml;s mer om musikalen: Klicka
                      h&auml;r

                      Bli Malm&ouml;ambassad&ouml;r och g&aring; in och =
t&auml;vla

             Detta brev skickas till =
dig eftersom
              du anv&auml;nt n&aring;gon av MALMO.COM's tj&auml;nster.
              Vill du avsluta v&aring;ra utskick till dig - klicka
              h&auml;r!

              This letter is sent to you because you have used one of =
MALMO.COM's
              services.
              If you want to unsubscribe and not receive any more letters =
- click
              here !

              Mvh,
              malmo.com

              www.malmo.com
=09=09=09

--- END html Cleanup (textSOAP or AppleScript / W. Eric Tyson) ---