Additional text like the title, terminology, comments like "take care to check several flowers" or suchlike must be added after the conversion.
Solid keys (= a rare form of indented key without line breaks) cannot be parsed. In bracketed keys, directions can be separated from the lead through the same characters or alternatively through a line break. Only one space will not be recognized as the end of the lead, and multiple consecutive dots and spaces have to be avoided in the lead texts.
The whole text comprising one lead (including, if present, the couplet number) must form one paragraph, i.e., not contain line breaks.Your key has to conform to the following format if it is to be processed correctly: The keys produced by Key2html are always bracketed, for obvious reasons: only that format assures that both leads are displayed on the monitor at the same time, and the one disadvantage of bracketed keys - having to search for the following couplet - is taken care of by the HTML hyperlinks. It is also obvious that, in this case, the key cannot be navigated if the couplets are unnumbered, which would be possible in indented keys. Bracketed keys keep the two leads of every couplet together, allowing for an easier comparison of the alternatives, but that means that only one of the next couplets follows in the text. On the other hand, that makes it harder to compare the alternatives, especially in the first couplets of large keys. Indented keys have the two leads of each couplet separated by the couplets following the first lead, so that it is easier to find the next "question".
There are two main types of keys: indented (yoked) and bracketed (parallel). The information provided after the leads, which can be either the name of a taxon, a reference to a subkey, or (most often) the number of the next couplet, is here called a direction. A pair of alternatives is called a couplet, each of the two alternatives a lead. "leaves more than 10 mm long", bad example: "leaves less than 10 mm long" vs. They are usually dichotomous, meaning that the questions have exactly two possible answers which should be direct opposites (good example: "leaves less than 10 mm long" vs.
#KEY FOR LOOK CONVERTER SERIES#
Terminology and introduction to scientific keysĪnalytical determination keys work like "choose your own adventure" stories, i.e., the reader has to answer a series of questions, taking a certain route through the key depending on the answers he gives, until he finally arrives at the taxon name or is given a reference to another (sub-)key. are determined by the HTML file the table is inserted into, and also in part by the environment under which the page is shown, so that your results might differ from what you see here. Note, however, that details like background colour, font type etc. This is how the converted key works and looks like: 1. To use the advanced features (custom links), a basic understanding of URLs is needed.
Please note, however, that it is provided without any warranty or guarantee for its performance on your system.
#KEY FOR LOOK CONVERTER WINDOWS#
It has been tested successfully on keys of various formats and on Windows and Macintosh systems. The program is made available for other researchers who would like to convert long, multiple, and/or interrelated keys. The idea was not only to facilitate the conversion into HTML - which can be tiresome for a large number of taxa - but also to allow the navigation from couplet to couplet with hyperlinks, and eventually the navigation from terminal taxa of the current key to subkeys and database entries. The Key2html tool was written to convert plain text dichotomous analytical keys into interactive HTML-based keys which can then be made available on the internet. For questions and feedback please contact Alexander N.
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