Ubuntu Manpage: HTML::FormatRTF - Format HTML as RTF

Provided by: libhtml-format-perl_2.16-2_all

NAME

       HTML::FormatRTF - Format HTML as RTF

VERSION

       version 2.16

SYNOPSIS

         use HTML::FormatRTF;

         my $out_file = "test.rtf";
         open(RTF, ">$out_file")
          or die "Can't write-open $out_file: $!\nAborting";

         print RTF HTML::FormatRTF->format_file(
           'test.html',
             'fontname_headings' => "Verdana",
         );
         close(RTF);

DESCRIPTION

HTML::FormatRTF is a class for objects that you use to convert HTML to RTF. There is currently no proper
support for tables or forms.

This is a subclass of HTML::Formatter, whose documentation you should consult for more information on
underlying methods such as "new", "format", "format_file" etc

You can specify any of the following parameters in the call to "new", "format_file", or "format_string":

lm Amount of extra indenting to apply to the left margin, in twips (twentieths of a point). Default is
0.

So if you wanted the left margin to be an additional half inch larger, you'd set "lm => 720" (since
there's 1440 twips in an inch). If you wanted it to be about 1.5cm larger, you'd set "lw => 850"
(since there's about 567 twips in a centimeter).

rm Amount of extra indenting to apply to the left margin, in twips (twentieths of a point). Default is
0.

normal_halfpoint_size
This is the size of normal text in the document, in half-points. The default value is 22, meaning
that normal text is in 11 point.

header_halfpoint_size
This is the size of text used in the document's page-header, in half-points. The default value is
17, meaning that normal text is in 7.5 point. Currently, the header consists just of "p. pagenumber"
in the upper-right-hand corner, and cannot be disabled.

head1_halfpoint_size ... head6_halfpoint_size
These control the font size of each heading level, in half-twips. For example, the default for
head3_halfpoint_size is 25, meaning that HTML "<h3>...</h3>" text will be in 12.5 point text (in
addition to being underlined and in the heading font).

codeblock_halfpoint_size
This controls the font size (in half-points) of the text used for "<pre>...</pre>" text. By default,
it is 18, meaning 9 point.

fontname_body
This option controls what font is to be used for the body of the text -- that is, everything other
than heading text and text in pre/code/tt elements. The default value is currently "Times". Other
handy values I can suggest using are "Georgia" or "Bookman Old Style".

fontname_code
This option controls what font is to be used for text in pre/code/tt elements. The default value is
currently "Courier New".

fontname_headings
This option controls what font name is to be used for headings. You can use the same font as
fontname_body, but I prefer a sans-serif font, so the default value is currently "Arial". Also
consider "Tahoma" and "Verdana".

document_language
This option controls what Microsoft language number will be specified as the language for this
document. The current default value is 1033, for US English. Consult an RTF reference for other
language numbers.

hr_width
This option controls how many underline characters will be used for rendering a "<hr>" tag. Its
default value is currently 50. You can usually leave this alone, but under some circumstances you
might want to use a smaller or larger number.

no_prolog
If this option is set to a true value, HTML::FormatRTF will make a point of not emitting the RTF
prolog before the document. By default, this is off, meaning that HTML::FormatRTF will emit the
prolog. This option is of interest only to advanced users.

no_trailer
If this option is set to a true value, HTML::FormatRTF will make a point of not emitting the RTF
trailer at the end of the document. By default, this is off, meaning that HTML::FormatRTF will emit
the bit of RTF that ends the document. This option is of interest only to advanced users.

AUTHORS

       •   Nigel Metheringham <nigelm@cpan.org>

       •   Sean M Burke <sburke@cpan.org>

       •   Gisle Aas <gisle@ActiveState.com>

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