Mailcap for .docx files (using docx2txt or similar)
I just saw a note from someone on a Linux list asking about simple programs to convert .docx files to text. It turns out that there are several docx2txt programs out there. So, it would be handy to have mutt configured to use one to view .docx files. I'm sure somebody must have done this already so what does the ~/.mailcap entry have to look like? -- Chris Green
Re: Mailcap for .docx files (using docx2txt or similar)
On Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 12:35:46PM +, Chris Green wrote: > So, it would be handy to have mutt configured to use one to view .docx > files. I'm sure somebody must have done this already so what does the > ~/.mailcap entry have to look like? This works for pandoc: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document; pandoc --from docx --to markdown %s; copiousoutput Source: https://raymii.org/s/articles/Viewing_PDF_docx_and_odt_files_in_Mutt.html
Re: Mailcap for .docx files (using docx2txt or similar)
> So, it would be handy to have mutt configured to use one to view .docx > files. I'm sure somebody must have done this already so what does the > ~/.mailcap entry have to look like? in my .mutt/mailcap (FreeBSD) application/ms-word; catdoc %s //meine
Re: Mailcap for .docx files (using docx2txt or similar)
> This works for pandoc: > application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document; > pandoc --from docx --to markdown %s; copiousoutput > > Source: > https://raymii.org/s/articles/Viewing_PDF_docx_and_odt_files_in_Mutt.html Thanks for this! not only makes this work in mutt, but could also be used fore a rule how to handle those filetypes in a file manager, without the need for the application itself. //meine
Re: Mailcap for .docx files (using docx2txt or similar)
On Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 06:24:22PM +0530, Chinmaya Nagpal wrote: > On Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 12:35:46PM +, Chris Green wrote: > > So, it would be handy to have mutt configured to use one to view .docx > > files. I'm sure somebody must have done this already so what does the > > ~/.mailcap entry have to look like? > > This works for pandoc: > application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document; > pandoc --from docx --to markdown %s; copiousoutput > Wonderful! I'd never come across pandoc before, it seems to be able to do almost anything! ... and it's maintained/up to date. Thank you. > Source: > https://raymii.org/s/articles/Viewing_PDF_docx_and_odt_files_in_Mutt.html -- Chris Green