Hi Ken, This is a good idea! I will give it a try. Thanks!
Julian > Hi Julian, > > On 2015-06-10 at 10:16, Julian Burgos <jul...@hafro.is> wrote: >> a) I first write in org-mode. Export to Word, either exporting first >> to ODT and then to Word, or to LaTex and then use pandoc to convert >> LaTex to Word. My coauthor can edit the document as he wishes, using >> the "Track changes" option. Then, I transcribe their edits back into >> the org-mode document. Advantage of this approach: your coauthor >> receives a clean word file, that could include figures, references, >> etc., and he/she uses the tools she likes to edit the file. >> Disadvantage: you have to manually incorporate the changes to the >> org-mode file each time there are edits. >> >> b) I write the manuscript in org-mode. Then I send the org-mode file >> to my coauthor. Because the org-mode file is just a text file, my >> coauthor can use Word to edit it. I ask him/her *not* to use "track >> changes" and to save the edited version also as a text file. Then, >> when I receive it I use ediff in emacs to compare both documents and >> incorporate the edits I want. Advantage of this approach: the merging >> of the documents is easy using ediff. Disadvantage: your coauthor has >> to edit a weird-looking document, with markup, code blocks, etc. > > It seems like with a bit of extra (scriptable?) work you could remove both > disadvantages. > > Why can't you use method (a) above, and then DOCX -> Org via pandoc (with > --accept-all option)? > > I know pandoc introduce some of its own changes to the Org syntax but not > the document itself. You can get around this. You can remove the > pandoc-generated changes automagically so that only co-author changes > appear in Org format, which you can then use with your (b) above and emacs > ediff. > > Original: Your Org source > A: Org -> DOCX for co-authors (using pandoc) > B: Org -> DOCX -> Org (using pandoc). > C: A -> Org (using pandoc and --accept-all-changes) > D: B-Original > > The difference between B and Original are pandoc-introduced changes that > you do not want. Ignore/remove these changes from C, call it D and then > the difference between D and the Original are your co-author comments. Now > your authors can edit DOCX with Track Changes and you can work on those > edits with Emacs ediff. > > -k. >