HTML Table Generator is a tool that generates HTML table code from user input or CSV files.
I was working on an ebook file that I planned to read on my Kindle. The file had numerous Japanese dialogues and vocabularies that needed to be turned into an HTML table for the kindle to display properly. I also had to use HTML ruby syntax to ensure that it supported Furigana.
Coding this by hand was very tedious and close to impossible. So, I decided to make a tool that can automate the process. The HTML Table Generator is the result of that, along with another tool, the Furigana Tool.
Suppose the case, this dialogue, which is from the Japanese textbook Genki, needed to be incorporated in an ebook file in such a way that the kindle can read it nicely.
Formatting it into an HTML table would do the job and the code (excluding Furigana and styling) would look something like this:
<table>
<tr>
<td>だけし:<br/>Takeshi</td>
<td>こんにちは。きむら たけしです。<br/>Konnichiwa. Kimura Takeshi desu.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>メアリー:<br/>Mearii</td>
<td>メアりー・ハートです。あのう、りゅうがくせいですか。<br/>Mearii Haato desu. Anoo, ryuugakusee desu ka.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>だけし:<br/>Takeshi</td>
<td>いいえ、にほんじんです。<br/>iie, nihonjin desu.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>メアリー:<br/>Mearii</td>
<td>そうですか。なんねんせいですか。<br/>Soo desu ka. Nannensee desu ka.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>だけし:<br/>Takeshi</td>
<td>よねんせいです。<br/>Yonensee desu.</td>
</tr>
</table>
-
First, input how many rows and columns you need. In this case, It is two columns and five rows. Also check on the romaji support check box and then click on Generate.
-
It will generate a new window containing input text boxes corresponding to the number of rows and columns you entered. Fill up these boxes with proper input and then click Run.
-
It will generate another window with the final table code. You can copy the whole thing by clicking on Copy.
After adding some style, it looks something like this:
