RE: Control Text-file Embedding in HTML-docs

1. Simplicity
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A picture file (file.jpg) can be embedded directly in HTML-docs. If the
picture file changes the changes take effect
everywhere it is used.

Why not make it equally simple to embed a text-file without being boxed
and scroll-bars added ?


2. Example
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Let's say the textstring:

"Company International Ltd"

Must be used in multiple HTML-documents.


Solution 2.A - Info in multiple places
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Write the text "Company International Ltd" in every HTML document (Must
be maintained in multiple places. (People often
forget to change it everywhere).


Solution 2.B - Info in one place / Javascript
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Make a JavaScript (File.js): Document.write("Company International Ltd")

And refer to it in multiple HTML documents. Use <SCRIPT>-tag


Solution 2.C - Info in one place / Plain text file (Simplest possible)
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Make a text-file (File.txt): Company International Ltd

And refer to it in multiple HTML documents. Use <OBJECT>-tag

Simplest possible. No dependencies on script languages, tools, etc.

"Company International Ltd" shall not be in a box with scroll-bars. Just
be inserted in the text it
Is part of.


Best Regards,
Per.

===

Per Hygum Due, Software Engineer,
MOTOROLA.


-----Original Message-----
From: Tina Holmboe [mailto:tina@greytower.net]
Sent: 29. marts 2007 11:25
To: Due Per-VCW437
Cc: www-html@w3.org
Subject: Re: Control Text-file Embedding in HTML-docs

On 28 Mar, Due Per-VCW437 wrote:

> The reason to have the TXT-files is reuse and "update-in-one-place"
> only.

   Unless I have missed something essential, then the usual method for
   handling this is to use either a scripting language to build the page
   from smaller templates, or use an off-line document pre-processor such
   as wmake, orb, or even good old make.

   It isn't strictly speaking a job for HTML, imho.

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Received on Thursday, 29 March 2007 11:53:11 UTC