I just have to say that that I agree with Ingo 100%. There are just so many ways that html could be used besides just typical static manpage styles.
inlining could be a good case, but only for a limited set of uses. I would really cringe at having to strip out inline CSS. Anyone who just prefers HTML versus a terminal or PDF style wouldn't care, but there are so many other possible uses that just don't match up with inline. I just don't see the harm in avoiding it. Striping out inline for 100 man pages is a really annoying task that can be so easily avoided. HTML is being evolved forward, for good or ill. I find it irritating, but that's what's happening anyway. Give us a better option and I'll support it. I just don't see one myself. It sucks, but we can't stop the horrors that are being pudhed upon us by others. Chris Bennett
