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§ 22.C: Converting LaTeX to HTML

To convert LaTeX to HTML, you use a utility called (not surprisingly) LaTeX2HTML. This utility is available on the Physics Cluster and can take an incredibly long time to run if you file is of even moderate size. If you are not working on the Physics Cluster, LaTeX2HTML can be obtained from Nikos Drakos .

To use LaTeX2HTML, simply type latex2html followed by the name of the file you wish to convert. LaTeX2HTML will then create a directory for your file, convert the text format to HTML and convert what cannot be written in HTML to gif format images

At the end of a very long amount of processing, Unix will declare:

Now try loading your document into your Netscape browser. First, select "New Web Browser" under "File"; then, select "Open File" which is also under file. When the file section window comes up, click on the directory "convert" in the left hand box, then press the "Filter" button. Finally, click on "convert.html" in the right hand box and click on "Ok". This will bring up the first page of your new document. If you are familiar with HTML, you may wish to "View" the "Document Source". LaTeX2HTML is able to convert many docuement formatting features, including numbered lists, headings and sections. Since there is currently no way to format equations in HTML it converts the equations to images.

LaTeX2HTML is a useful way to create web documents, both for those more familiar with LaTeX than HTML, and for those who wish to include equations in their documents (there are many scientists in both categories). LaTeX2HTML does not always work in the same manner as LaTeX. If you are writing