Re: [O] [RFC][ODT] Converting to pdf (or other formats) via odt
Jambunathan K kjambunat...@gmail.com writes: Andreas Leha andreas.l...@med.uni-goettingen.de writes: Jambunathan K kjambunat...@gmail.com writes: I committed the changes only a few minutes ago as part of Org-mode version 7.8.03 (release_7.8.03.300.g9b820) So the Org version should be at or above the 300th version. Jambunathan K kjambunat...@gmail.com writes: Thanks to Giles[1] for introducing us to the --convert-to option of soffice.exe. The option seems to be a fairly recent development[2]. With this change, one can export to pdf (or any other popular format) via odt by a simple #+begin_src emacs-lisp (setq org-export-odt-preferred-output-format pdf) #+end_src There is no need to install additional converters. It is assumed that the user has a working and fairly recent LibreOffice installation. Footnotes: [1] http://imperfectsoftware.blogspot.in/2012/01/one-of-my-less-enjoyable-tasks-is-to.html [2] There seems to be a bunch of fairly recent bugs with this option. So a cutting edge LibreOffice would definitely be needed. http://www.google.co.in/search?q=headless+%22--convert-to%22+site%3Alibreoffice.orgbtnG=Searchsclient=psy-abhl=ensite=source=hpgbv=1sei=L_gqT97rIMXorAf248C6DA Feedback welcome. Hi Jambunathan, this sounds great. Unfortunately, this does not seem to work for me. Just pulled (last commit c4b233453ca846351bb5ba0893ebb2b8a5b3a941 Merge branch 'maint') and I do get org-lparse: Don't know how to export to backend docx via odt What did I miss? The ODT exporter takes the list of known formats based on settings of `org-export-odt-convert-capabilities'. The above error indicates that docx is not part of the capabilities list. You can add an extension of your choosing by: M-x customize-variable RET org-export-odt-convert-capabilities RET I have now revised the setting of the above variable[1] to include docx . Export to docx should work fine now [2]. You will see the following in the messages buffer: , | Executing soffice --headless --convert-to docx --outdir ~/tmp-odt/ ~/tmp-odt/convert.odt | convert ~\tmp-odt\convert.odt - ~\tmp-odt\convert.docx using Office Open XML Text ` There are multiple output filters associated with a docx extension - Office Open XML Text seen above is one such filter . Microsoft Word 2007/2010 XML is the other one. (One can see these options in Save As UI of LibreOffice) [3]. Footnotes: [1] (info (org) Exporting and converting to other formats) [2] Conversion works with LibreOffice 3.4.5. To open the resulting docx file with LibreOffice and not with docview, you may want to customize `org-file-apps' suitably. [3] Similarly there are multiple output filters for the doc extension. Currently the ODT exporter's converter interface doesn't support choosing a particular output filter for a given document extension and lets LibreOffice choose a suitable one. (ie it doesn't support output_filter_name option down below) , soffice command line syntax: | /opt/libreoffice3.4/program/soffice --help | LibreOffice 3.4 340m1(Build:101) | | Usage: soffice [options] [documents...] | | Options: | --minimized keep startup bitmap minimized. | --invisible no startup screen, no default document and no UI. | --norestore suppress restart/restore after fatal errors. | --quickstart starts the quickstart service | --nologo don't show startup screen. | --nolockcheck don't check for remote instances using the installation | --nodefault don't start with an empty document | --headless like invisible but no userinteraction at all. | --help/-h/-? show this message and exit. | --version display the version information. | --writer create new text document. | --calc create new spreadsheet document. | --draw create new drawing. | --impress create new presentation. | --base create new database. | --math create new formula. | --global create new global document. | --web create new HTML document. | -o open documents regardless whether they are templates or not. | -n always open documents as new files (use as template). | | --display display | Specify X-Display to use in Unix/X11 versions. | -p documents... | print the specified documents on the default printer. | --pt printer documents... | print the specified documents on the specified printer. | --view documents... | open the specified documents in viewer-(readonly-)mode. | --show presentation | open the specified presentation and start it immediately | --accept=accept-string | Specify an UNO connect-string to create an UNO acceptor through which | other programs can connect to access the API | --unaccept=accept-string | Close an acceptor that was created with -accept=accept-string | Use -unnaccept=all to close all open acceptors | --infilter=filter | Force an input filter type if possible | Eg. -infilter=Calc Office Open XML | --convert-to output_file_extension[:output_filter_name] [-outdir |
Re: [O] [RFC][ODT] Converting to pdf (or other formats) via odt
Andreas Leha andreas.l...@med.uni-goettingen.de writes: Jambunathan K kjambunat...@gmail.com writes: I committed the changes only a few minutes ago as part of Org-mode version 7.8.03 (release_7.8.03.300.g9b820) So the Org version should be at or above the 300th version. Jambunathan K kjambunat...@gmail.com writes: Thanks to Giles[1] for introducing us to the --convert-to option of soffice.exe. The option seems to be a fairly recent development[2]. With this change, one can export to pdf (or any other popular format) via odt by a simple #+begin_src emacs-lisp (setq org-export-odt-preferred-output-format pdf) #+end_src There is no need to install additional converters. It is assumed that the user has a working and fairly recent LibreOffice installation. Footnotes: [1] http://imperfectsoftware.blogspot.in/2012/01/one-of-my-less-enjoyable-tasks-is-to.html [2] There seems to be a bunch of fairly recent bugs with this option. So a cutting edge LibreOffice would definitely be needed. http://www.google.co.in/search?q=headless+%22--convert-to%22+site%3Alibreoffice.orgbtnG=Searchsclient=psy-abhl=ensite=source=hpgbv=1sei=L_gqT97rIMXorAf248C6DA Feedback welcome. Hi Jambunathan, this sounds great. Unfortunately, this does not seem to work for me. Just pulled (last commit c4b233453ca846351bb5ba0893ebb2b8a5b3a941 Merge branch 'maint') and I do get org-lparse: Don't know how to export to backend docx via odt What did I miss? The ODT exporter takes the list of known formats based on settings of `org-export-odt-convert-capabilities'. The above error indicates that docx is not part of the capabilities list. You can add an extension of your choosing by: M-x customize-variable RET org-export-odt-convert-capabilities RET I have now revised the setting of the above variable[1] to include docx . Export to docx should work fine now [2]. You will see the following in the messages buffer: , | Executing soffice --headless --convert-to docx --outdir ~/tmp-odt/ ~/tmp-odt/convert.odt | convert ~\tmp-odt\convert.odt - ~\tmp-odt\convert.docx using Office Open XML Text ` There are multiple output filters associated with a docx extension - Office Open XML Text seen above is one such filter . Microsoft Word 2007/2010 XML is the other one. (One can see these options in Save As UI of LibreOffice) [3]. Footnotes: [1] (info (org) Exporting and converting to other formats) [2] Conversion works with LibreOffice 3.4.5. To open the resulting docx file with LibreOffice and not with docview, you may want to customize `org-file-apps' suitably. [3] Similarly there are multiple output filters for the doc extension. Currently the ODT exporter's converter interface doesn't support choosing a particular output filter for a given document extension and lets LibreOffice choose a suitable one. (ie it doesn't support output_filter_name option down below) , soffice command line syntax: | /opt/libreoffice3.4/program/soffice --help | LibreOffice 3.4 340m1(Build:101) | | Usage: soffice [options] [documents...] | | Options: | --minimized keep startup bitmap minimized. | --invisible no startup screen, no default document and no UI. | --norestore suppress restart/restore after fatal errors. | --quickstart starts the quickstart service | --nologo don't show startup screen. | --nolockcheck don't check for remote instances using the installation | --nodefault don't start with an empty document | --headless like invisible but no userinteraction at all. | --help/-h/-? show this message and exit. | --version display the version information. | --writer create new text document. | --calc create new spreadsheet document. | --draw create new drawing. | --impress create new presentation. | --base create new database. | --math create new formula. | --global create new global document. | --web create new HTML document. | -o open documents regardless whether they are templates or not. | -n always open documents as new files (use as template). | | --display display | Specify X-Display to use in Unix/X11 versions. | -p documents... | print the specified documents on the default printer. | --pt printer documents... | print the specified documents on the specified printer. | --view documents... | open the specified documents in viewer-(readonly-)mode. | --show presentation | open the specified presentation and start it immediately | --accept=accept-string | Specify an UNO connect-string to create an UNO acceptor through which | other programs can connect to access the API | --unaccept=accept-string | Close an acceptor that was created with -accept=accept-string | Use -unnaccept=all to close all open acceptors | --infilter=filter | Force an input filter type if possible | Eg. -infilter=Calc Office Open XML | --convert-to output_file_extension[:output_filter_name] [-outdir | ouput_dir] files | Batch convert files. | If -outdir is not specified then current working dir is used as | output_dir. | Eg.
Re: [O] [RFC][ODT] Converting to pdf (or other formats) via odt
Jambunathan K kjambunat...@gmail.com writes: I committed the changes only a few minutes ago as part of Org-mode version 7.8.03 (release_7.8.03.300.g9b820) So the Org version should be at or above the 300th version. Jambunathan K kjambunat...@gmail.com writes: Thanks to Giles[1] for introducing us to the --convert-to option of soffice.exe. The option seems to be a fairly recent development[2]. With this change, one can export to pdf (or any other popular format) via odt by a simple #+begin_src emacs-lisp (setq org-export-odt-preferred-output-format pdf) #+end_src There is no need to install additional converters. It is assumed that the user has a working and fairly recent LibreOffice installation. Footnotes: [1] http://imperfectsoftware.blogspot.in/2012/01/one-of-my-less-enjoyable-tasks-is-to.html [2] There seems to be a bunch of fairly recent bugs with this option. So a cutting edge LibreOffice would definitely be needed. http://www.google.co.in/search?q=headless+%22--convert-to%22+site%3Alibreoffice.orgbtnG=Searchsclient=psy-abhl=ensite=source=hpgbv=1sei=L_gqT97rIMXorAf248C6DA Feedback welcome. Hi Jambunathan, this sounds great. Unfortunately, this does not seem to work for me. Just pulled (last commit c4b233453ca846351bb5ba0893ebb2b8a5b3a941 Merge branch 'maint') and I do get org-lparse: Don't know how to export to backend docx via odt What did I miss? - Andreas
[O] [RFC][ODT] Converting to pdf (or other formats) via odt
Thanks to Giles[1] for introducing us to the --convert-to option of soffice.exe. The option seems to be a fairly recent development[2]. With this change, one can export to pdf (or any other popular format) via odt by a simple #+begin_src emacs-lisp (setq org-export-odt-preferred-output-format pdf) #+end_src There is no need to install additional converters. It is assumed that the user has a working and fairly recent LibreOffice installation. Footnotes: [1] http://imperfectsoftware.blogspot.in/2012/01/one-of-my-less-enjoyable-tasks-is-to.html [2] There seems to be a bunch of fairly recent bugs with this option. So a cutting edge LibreOffice would definitely be needed. http://www.google.co.in/search?q=headless+%22--convert-to%22+site%3Alibreoffice.orgbtnG=Searchsclient=psy-abhl=ensite=source=hpgbv=1sei=L_gqT97rIMXorAf248C6DA Feedback welcome. --
Re: [O] [RFC][ODT] Converting to pdf (or other formats) via odt
I committed the changes only a few minutes ago as part of Org-mode version 7.8.03 (release_7.8.03.300.g9b820) So the Org version should be at or above the 300th version. Jambunathan K kjambunat...@gmail.com writes: Thanks to Giles[1] for introducing us to the --convert-to option of soffice.exe. The option seems to be a fairly recent development[2]. With this change, one can export to pdf (or any other popular format) via odt by a simple #+begin_src emacs-lisp (setq org-export-odt-preferred-output-format pdf) #+end_src There is no need to install additional converters. It is assumed that the user has a working and fairly recent LibreOffice installation. Footnotes: [1] http://imperfectsoftware.blogspot.in/2012/01/one-of-my-less-enjoyable-tasks-is-to.html [2] There seems to be a bunch of fairly recent bugs with this option. So a cutting edge LibreOffice would definitely be needed. http://www.google.co.in/search?q=headless+%22--convert-to%22+site%3Alibreoffice.orgbtnG=Searchsclient=psy-abhl=ensite=source=hpgbv=1sei=L_gqT97rIMXorAf248C6DA Feedback welcome. --
