HTML Tag Macros are a set of WordPerfect 3.1 macros for creating HTML documents. If your usual word processor were WordPerfect, and if these macros were more mature, then they would be represent a useful set of tools. Unfortunately, there are too many errors in the way they create HTML codes, especially if you don't know what to look for.
The concept is great. Open a stationary document containing the HTML Tag Macros. Insert or enter the text you intend to mark up. Select text and choose from the rather complete set of HTML markup tags from the Macros menu of the Tools menu. Answer the questions asked by the resulting dialog boxes, and the macros do the rest. When you are finished, remember to save your document as a text file and preview it with your browser. To make your document a bit more WYSIWYG, you can use the supplied Styles options to make your marked up text more true to form.
The reality is that these macros are not quite ready yet, at least with the version reviewed here. BLOCKQUOTE inserts a > in the wrong place. The FORM and SELECT tags do not include a > symbols at all. The documentation does not remind you to turn off "smart quotes" and consequently, you may create markup that produces unknown characters. They are slow.
Again, the concept of these macros is good. Since they are available in a editable form, you can enhance them yourself. As they stand now they exhibit quite a lot of work, but they are not quite ready for prime time.
Eric last edited this page on September 26, 1995. Please feel free to send comments.