Conversion tools

Version 1.1.1 (15 February 2005)

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1 Converting old to new entities (ISO conformant)

In the preliminary version of the handbook, not all entities conformed to the ISO standard (HTML 4.0). For example, the recommended entity for "á" (LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH ACUTE) was "&aac;" rather than "á". In version 1.0 of the handbook all entities have been made ISO conformant. For those who have encoded according to the preliminary version of the handbook, we offer a conversion table from the preliminary set to the new ISO conformant set.

1.1 Inspect the list of entities

Before performing the conversion it is strongly recommended to have a look at the list of old and new entities. This list is supposed to be complete.

Old to new entities contains a list of old Menota entities and the corresponding new entities

1.2 Perform the conversion

The conversion script changes all entities listed above in any XML file. The script will open in a new window. Remember to choose the appropriate conversion table. Do not forget to save a copy of the old file in case anything goes wrong.

Conversion script

2 Converting entities to Unicode code points and vice versa

When transcribing a primary source it is helpful to use a full Unicode font and thus avoid the large number of entities needed. However, when preparing the transcription for a text archive, entities may be needed and their use is encouraged for texts to be deposited in Menota. The conversion script below performs a global change in any XML file. It is based on the list of entities and corresponding Unicode code points in the Menota DTD as of 6 February 2004. It is compliant with the Unicode Standard v. 4.0 and MUFI character recommendation v. 1.0.

2.1 Inspect the list of entities and Unicode code points

Before performing the conversion it is strongly recommended to have a look at the list of entities and Unicode code points.

Entities to Unicode contains a list of entities and corresponding Unicode code points

Unicode to entities contains a list of Unicode code points and corresponding entities

2.2 Perform the conversion

The conversion script changes entities to code points (or vice versa) in any XML file. The script will open in a new window. Remember to choose the appropriate conversion table. Do not forget to save a copy of the old file in case anything goes wrong.

Conversion script

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