Comments on: Convert HTML to Plain Text in C# using Markdown http://www.prolificnotion.co.uk/convert-html-to-plain-text-in-c-using-markdown/ Welcome to the miscellaneous mutterings of Simon Dingley, Certified Umbraco Developer Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:47:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Simon Dingley http://www.prolificnotion.co.uk/convert-html-to-plain-text-in-c-using-markdown/comment-page-1/#comment-10418 Simon Dingley Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:36:05 +0000 http://www.prolificnotion.co.uk/?p=262#comment-10418 Hi Kamil, not sure I understand what you mean. Could you possibly provide a little more detail on what you are trying to achieve? Hi Kamil, not sure I understand what you mean. Could you possibly provide a little more detail on what you are trying to achieve?

]]> By: Kamil http://www.prolificnotion.co.uk/convert-html-to-plain-text-in-c-using-markdown/comment-page-1/#comment-10235 Kamil Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:29:48 +0000 http://www.prolificnotion.co.uk/?p=262#comment-10235 Hi, I'm trying to alter how this xslt document works. I'm trying to insert some kind of mark like '[]' or anything so that I could parse each text as individual part. No matter where I'm trying to insert I can't modify how it works :( Any help? Hi, I’m trying to alter how this xslt document works. I’m trying to insert some kind of mark like ‘[]‘ or anything so that I could parse each text as individual part.

No matter where I’m trying to insert I can’t modify how it works :(

Any help?

]]> By: Simon Dingley http://www.prolificnotion.co.uk/convert-html-to-plain-text-in-c-using-markdown/comment-page-1/#comment-5677 Simon Dingley Sun, 08 May 2011 20:23:26 +0000 http://www.prolificnotion.co.uk/?p=262#comment-5677 Hi Lee, glad it is proving of use let me know if you come up with any improvements, which I'm sure you will. Hi Lee, glad it is proving of use let me know if you come up with any improvements, which I’m sure you will.

]]> By: Lee Kelleher http://www.prolificnotion.co.uk/convert-html-to-plain-text-in-c-using-markdown/comment-page-1/#comment-5675 Lee Kelleher Sun, 08 May 2011 15:25:14 +0000 http://www.prolificnotion.co.uk/?p=262#comment-5675 ... and 18 months later, I'm search around for a HTML to Markdown utility and I find your blog post! Thank you! Good find with the Symphony XSLT Helpers - Symphony is a great CMS with a community as dedicated as the Umbraco one! I'm planning on adding this conversion method to my Markdown Editor package as an XSLT extension, (in case anyone wants to convert back from HTML). Cheers, Lee. … and 18 months later, I’m search around for a HTML to Markdown utility and I find your blog post! Thank you!

Good find with the Symphony XSLT Helpers – Symphony is a great CMS with a community as dedicated as the Umbraco one!

I’m planning on adding this conversion method to my Markdown Editor package as an XSLT extension, (in case anyone wants to convert back from HTML).

Cheers, Lee.

]]> By: Simon Dingley http://www.prolificnotion.co.uk/convert-html-to-plain-text-in-c-using-markdown/comment-page-1/#comment-3034 Simon Dingley Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:07:55 +0000 http://www.prolificnotion.co.uk/?p=262#comment-3034 With regards to the undeclared entity exception - do you have a doctype defined in the HTML you are loading? To address the issues with the tags you mention you will need to look in the markdown.xml file, in particular the templates defined under the following comments: [code language="xml"] <!-- tables --> <!-- unordered lists --> <!-- ordered lists --> [/code] I think those elements you mention have templates setup to seperate elements using whitespace [code language="xml"] [/code]. You should be able to adapt it to suit your requirements. I hope this is of some help? With regards to the undeclared entity exception – do you have a doctype defined in the HTML you are loading?

To address the issues with the tags you mention you will need to look in the markdown.xml file, in particular the templates defined under the following comments:

 <!-- tables -->
 <!-- unordered lists -->
 <!-- ordered lists -->

I think those elements you mention have templates setup to seperate elements using whitespace 

&#xA;

. You should be able to adapt it to suit your requirements.

I hope this is of some help?

]]> By: ludwigs3rd http://www.prolificnotion.co.uk/convert-html-to-plain-text-in-c-using-markdown/comment-page-1/#comment-3033 ludwigs3rd Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:02:59 +0000 http://www.prolificnotion.co.uk/?p=262#comment-3033 I had this concept for a project but figured I'd search before reinventing the wheel. Good work, elegant solution! :) A couple of things... I tried your solution but I'm getting an exception: Reference to undeclared entity 'nbsp'. at line: xmlDoc.LoadXml(HTML); Also, any UL, OL, or TABLE don't get any formatting. It's all one line of text squished together, no spaces or carriage returns. I appreciate any advice you can offer. Thanks! I had this concept for a project but figured I’d search before reinventing the wheel. Good work, elegant solution! :)
A couple of things…
I tried your solution but I’m getting an exception:
Reference to undeclared entity ‘nbsp’.
at line:
xmlDoc.LoadXml(HTML);

Also, any UL, OL, or TABLE don’t get any formatting. It’s all one line of text squished together, no spaces or carriage returns.
I appreciate any advice you can offer.
Thanks!

]]> By: Jim http://www.prolificnotion.co.uk/convert-html-to-plain-text-in-c-using-markdown/comment-page-1/#comment-2195 Jim Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:08:52 +0000 http://www.prolificnotion.co.uk/?p=262#comment-2195 No problem! I will check back every so often to see if you were able to find a solution. For now, I'm just keeping the Title text in my output. I still think your solution is superior so my request is just a refinement to an already superb approach. Regards, Jim No problem! I will check back every so often to see if you were able to find a solution. For now, I’m just keeping the Title text in my output.

I still think your solution is superior so my request is just a refinement to an already superb approach.

Regards,
Jim

]]> By: Simon Dingley http://www.prolificnotion.co.uk/convert-html-to-plain-text-in-c-using-markdown/comment-page-1/#comment-2160 Simon Dingley Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:16:18 +0000 http://www.prolificnotion.co.uk/?p=262#comment-2160 Jim, sorry for the delayed reply. Unfortunately I have been unsuccessful also in my attempts to achieve what you are after. I will continue to try when I get a chance and will post back on my success(or failure). Jim, sorry for the delayed reply. Unfortunately I have been unsuccessful also in my attempts to achieve what you are after. I will continue to try when I get a chance and will post back on my success(or failure).

]]> By: JimHou http://www.prolificnotion.co.uk/convert-html-to-plain-text-in-c-using-markdown/comment-page-1/#comment-2120 JimHou Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:05:33 +0000 http://www.prolificnotion.co.uk/?p=262#comment-2120 Hi Simon, I tried your suggestion (replacing "*" with "body" where indicated) but had no luck (the Title tag value is still appearing in the resulting text string). Although I was very careful to make exactly the change you suggested (down to the case, of course, of the word "body"), it is entirely possible that the problem is somehow with my implementation... If you can think of any other ideas, I would be happy to try them. Meanwhile, I am truncating the start of the string as needed (works, but not as elegant). Regards, Jim Hi Simon,

I tried your suggestion (replacing “*” with “body” where indicated) but had no luck (the Title tag value is still appearing in the resulting text string). Although I was very careful to make exactly the change you suggested (down to the case, of course, of the word “body”), it is entirely possible that the problem is somehow with my implementation…

If you can think of any other ideas, I would be happy to try them. Meanwhile, I am truncating the start of the string as needed (works, but not as elegant).

Regards,
Jim

]]> By: JimHou http://www.prolificnotion.co.uk/convert-html-to-plain-text-in-c-using-markdown/comment-page-1/#comment-2118 JimHou Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:42:27 +0000 http://www.prolificnotion.co.uk/?p=262#comment-2118 Thanks again. I will try this (the suggestion makes sense--restricting to the body tag). As before I will let you know if I encounter any problems. Regards, Jim Thanks again. I will try this (the suggestion makes sense–restricting to the body tag). As before I will let you know if I encounter any problems.

Regards,
Jim

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