StripIt has three distinct modes of operation, which can either be selected from
the Modes submenu on the iconbar menu, or by clicking on the StripIt icon on
the bar until the desired mode is selected.
The default mode strips carriage return ( [0d] ) characters from the file dragged
over the StripIt icon on the bar. The output file will be identical to the input
version, but missing [0d] characters. This is very useful when importing HTML from
WWW pages designed on PCs.
The second mode available will add [0d] characters at each newline in the dragged-on
file. The newlines will be retained, but there will be [0d] characters at the end
of each line. This mode has several uses - if you're using a PC server, then by
adding [0d] characters, the files will be identical to those created on a PC. You
may also wish to add [0d]s when saving text for use on a PC. Finally, many image-setters
prefer postscript files with [0d]s at each newline!
The final mode is perhaps the most interesting. Known as Paragraph mode, this a
formatted text file (such as a WWW page or OCR output), and removes both [0d] and
newline characters to produce continous paragraphs. Paragraph breaks, represented
by two consecutive newlines, are retained. The output can then be inserted into
reports or DTP documents. This makes the transition between WWW work and DTP
much easier.
To select the default mode when the software starts up, choose the mode you want,
and then click on Set as Default on the Modes menu. The next time you load
the utility, that mode will be selected.
Like ImageConv, StripIt supports batch processing. Simply copy all the files to
be processed into a directory, then drag the directory over the StripIt mode icon
on the iconbar. A save window will appear allowing you to save out a new directory,
and this will then contain the processed version of each file. You will see an
hourglass showing the percentage completed, during the processing of your files.