### Class SimpleDocument - Supports all features of a self contained document.

## SYNOPSIS

    import HTMLgen

    class SimpleDocument(BasicDocument)
      def __init__(self, resource = None, **kw)
      string __module__ = 'HTMLgen'
      def __str__(self)
      None alinkcolor = None
      def html_body_tag(self)
      def html_head(self)
      None alinkcolor = None
      None alinkcolor = None
      None alinkcolor = None
      None alinkcolor = None
      None alinkcolor = None
      None alinkcolor = None

      # Methods inherited by SimpleDocument from BasicDocument
      def append(self, *items)
      def append_file(self, filename, marker_function = None)
      def copy(self)
      def prepend(self, *items)
      def write(self, filename = None)

    alias MinimalDocument = SimpleDocument

## DESCRIPTION

This includes support for CSS1, meta and base tags, and embedded scripts.

First constructor argument is resource file containing document attribute settings.

### def append(self, *items)

Add content to the Document object.

Arg items can be plain text or objects; multiple arguments supported.

### def append_file(self, filename, marker_function = None)

Add the contents of a file to the document.

filename
  the filename of the file to be read [string]
marker_function
  a callable object which the text read from the file will be passed through before being added to the document.

### def copy(self)

Return a complete copy of the current Document object.

### def html_body_tag(self)

Return BODY tag with attributes.

### def html_head(self)

Generate the HEAD TITLE and BODY tags.

### def prepend(self, *items)

Add content to the beginning of the Document object.

Arg items can be plain text or objects; multiple arguments supported.

### def write(self, filename = None)

Emit the Document HTML to a file or standard output.

In Unix you can use environment variables in filenames. Will print to stdout if no argument.

## SEE ALSO

HTMLgen

BasicDocument

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