Re: Side Effects from HTML to HTML conversion

["S. Manning" <scriptor-aFO/2INALiozYggVrLCuDg@public.gmane.org>]

On 2021-04-13 06:25, Daniel Staal wrote:
> On 4/13/21 2:57 AM, S. Manning wrote:
>> If any of you can suggest a more appropriate tool than pandoc for my 
>> use case (take a HTML fragment and some metadata, wrap the fragment in 
>> header and footer text with some values inserted from the metadata to 
>> create a valid HTML file) I will consider it.
> 
> Honestly, the number of template engines of various complexities for
> HTML may as well be infinite at this point.  My first thought for this
> would be to write it as a PHP file - the metadata locations would be
> variables, process to HTML output - but pick a language and platform
> and you'll be able to find a dozen.
> 
> Actually, my *first* thought for myself would be to use BBEdit's built
> in template system.  So, yeah - expand that to include most high-end
> HTML editing software.
> 
> Daniel T. Staal
> 

I have a colleague who likes BBEdit, but I think it is Mac only and my 
only box is a Linux box right now.  My last experience building a 
website was 15 or 20 years ago, what does "high-end HTML editing 
software" mean to you?

Sean