Re: Does anyone have the skill to fix jodconverter?

2013-03-30 Thread seba.wag...@gmail.com 
@Robert .docx and .txt files can both be imported.

POI would be more like a long term alternative, to convert documents into
HTML, which then could be edited.
However there is a long way to go to reach that goal.
And you would still need some converters to handle all those fancy new file
extensions and convert them into a format that POI understands.
Wave has not document converter capibilities, AFAIK they can edit some
document collaborative in a wiki style. But not to the extend that you can
drop in some .doc or .xls and then work together on it.

Sebastian


2013/3/30 Alexei Fedotov 

> Speaking of alternatives, one is Apache POI. There are also an Apache Wave
> alternative.
>
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> +7 916 562 8095
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 1:21 PM, seba.wag...@gmail.com <
> seba.wag...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Which means that the JODConverter tool is no more maintained, it does not
>> mean that it is broken.
>>
>> You have to keep in mind what JODConvert actually is:
>> It is nothing else then a wrapper library to call the OpenOffice Service
>> (or LibreOffice Service). Nothing else.
>> It will not improve anything in the convertion itself if you do replace
>> that library with something else.
>> There are a lot of tools and libraries out there that basically do the
>> same.
>> But at the moment the JODConvert is doing just fine from my point of view.
>> And it does even automatically start and stop the OpenOffice (or
>> LibreOffice Service) and you can set a custom home directory where
>> JODConverter will look for the executable.
>>
>> So in a sense you are of course right, on a long term we have to see what
>> other alternatives are there.
>> But facing that there is also a lot of discussion in the Apache
>> OpenOffice project about providing such a library AS-IS (which means we
>> would not need any third party libraries) I see no need to put currently
>> time into replacing a tool or library that does actually works just fine.
>>
>> Sebastian
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 2013/3/29 Robert Chalmers 
>>
>>> Hi Sebastian,
>>>
>>> this from Maxim -- who sent me this link
>>>
>>> https://code.google.com/p/jodconverter/issues/detail?id=103
>>>
>>> and this from jodconverter home ...
>>> https://code.google.com/p/jodconverter/
>>> *WARNING! This project is no longer maintained* The code has been moved
>>> to GitHub  in the hope
>>> that somebody else will fork and maintain it.
>>>
>>> to
>>> https://github.com/mirkonasato/jodconverter
>>>
>>> so yes - all is not well.
>>>
>>> cheers
>>> Robert
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 9:23 PM, seba.wag...@gmail.com <
>>> seba.wag...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
 Hi Robert,

 what do you mean by "broken"?
 AFAIK there is no issue with it on Windows.

 Sebastian
 Am 28.03.2013 20:51 schrieb "Robert Chalmers" :

 Jodconverter is used by openmeetings - but for windows anyway, it's
> broken. and the project had been abandoned.
> It needs someone with the java skills to fix it.
> The entire repository is there. Just needs fixing.
> I live in hope
>
>
>
>
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Re: Does anyone have the skill to fix jodconverter?

2013-03-29 Thread Alexei Fedotov 
Speaking of alternatives, one is Apache POI. There are also an Apache Wave
alternative.

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On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 1:21 PM, seba.wag...@gmail.com <
seba.wag...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Which means that the JODConverter tool is no more maintained, it does not
> mean that it is broken.
>
> You have to keep in mind what JODConvert actually is:
> It is nothing else then a wrapper library to call the OpenOffice Service
> (or LibreOffice Service). Nothing else.
> It will not improve anything in the convertion itself if you do replace
> that library with something else.
> There are a lot of tools and libraries out there that basically do the
> same.
> But at the moment the JODConvert is doing just fine from my point of view.
> And it does even automatically start and stop the OpenOffice (or
> LibreOffice Service) and you can set a custom home directory where
> JODConverter will look for the executable.
>
> So in a sense you are of course right, on a long term we have to see what
> other alternatives are there.
> But facing that there is also a lot of discussion in the Apache OpenOffice
> project about providing such a library AS-IS (which means we would not need
> any third party libraries) I see no need to put currently time into
> replacing a tool or library that does actually works just fine.
>
> Sebastian
>
>
>
>
> 2013/3/29 Robert Chalmers 
>
>> Hi Sebastian,
>>
>> this from Maxim -- who sent me this link
>>
>> https://code.google.com/p/jodconverter/issues/detail?id=103
>>
>> and this from jodconverter home ...
>> https://code.google.com/p/jodconverter/
>> *WARNING! This project is no longer maintained* The code has been moved
>> to GitHub  in the hope that
>> somebody else will fork and maintain it.
>>
>> to
>> https://github.com/mirkonasato/jodconverter
>>
>> so yes - all is not well.
>>
>> cheers
>> Robert
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 9:23 PM, seba.wag...@gmail.com <
>> seba.wag...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Robert,
>>>
>>> what do you mean by "broken"?
>>> AFAIK there is no issue with it on Windows.
>>>
>>> Sebastian
>>> Am 28.03.2013 20:51 schrieb "Robert Chalmers" :
>>>
>>> Jodconverter is used by openmeetings - but for windows anyway, it's
 broken. and the project had been abandoned.
 It needs someone with the java skills to fix it.
 The entire repository is there. Just needs fixing.
 I live in hope




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 Point Xtra*
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>>>
>>
>>
>> --
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>> Point Xtra*
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>
>
>
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Re: Does anyone have the skill to fix jodconverter?

2013-03-29 Thread Robert Chalmers 
@Sebastian,
Is there an actual list of what can be converted via the upload to the 
whiteboard?
It won't convert text files, nor .docx files.
I'll have to experiment more.
Thanks for the detail, it's interesting.

Robert


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On 29 Mar 2013, at 09:21 AM, "seba.wag...@gmail.com"  
wrote:

> Which means that the JODConverter tool is no more maintained, it does not 
> mean that it is broken.
> 
> You have to keep in mind what JODConvert actually is:
> It is nothing else then a wrapper library to call the OpenOffice Service (or 
> LibreOffice Service). Nothing else. 
> It will not improve anything in the convertion itself if you do replace that 
> library with something else.
> There are a lot of tools and libraries out there that basically do the same.
> But at the moment the JODConvert is doing just fine from my point of view.
> And it does even automatically start and stop the OpenOffice (or LibreOffice 
> Service) and you can set a custom home directory where JODConverter will look 
> for the executable.
> 
> So in a sense you are of course right, on a long term we have to see what 
> other alternatives are there.
> But facing that there is also a lot of discussion in the Apache OpenOffice 
> project about providing such a library AS-IS (which means we would not need 
> any third party libraries) I see no need to put currently time into replacing 
> a tool or library that does actually works just fine.
> 
> Sebastian
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 2013/3/29 Robert Chalmers 
>> Hi Sebastian,
>> 
>> this from Maxim -- who sent me this link
>> 
>> https://code.google.com/p/jodconverter/issues/detail?id=103
>> 
>> and this from jodconverter home ...
>> https://code.google.com/p/jodconverter/
>> WARNING! This project is no longer maintained The code has been moved to 
>> GitHub in the hope that somebody else will fork and maintain it.
>> 
>> to
>> https://github.com/mirkonasato/jodconverter
>> 
>> so yes - all is not well.
>> 
>> cheers
>> Robert
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 9:23 PM, seba.wag...@gmail.com 
>>  wrote:
>>> Hi Robert,
>>> 
>>> what do you mean by "broken"?
>>> AFAIK there is no issue with it on Windows.
>>> 
>>> Sebastian
>>> 
>>> Am 28.03.2013 20:51 schrieb "Robert Chalmers" :
>>> 
 Jodconverter is used by openmeetings - but for windows anyway, it's 
 broken. and the project had been abandoned.
 It needs someone with the java skills to fix it.
 The entire repository is there. Just needs fixing.
 I live in hope
 
 
 
 
 -- 
 Pin Point Xtra
 Your Navigation and Geocaching Companion
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Pin Point Xtra
>> Your Navigation and Geocaching Companion
> 
> 
> 
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> https://twitter.com/#!/dead_lock
> http://www.webbase-design.de
> http://www.wagner-sebastian.com
> seba.wag...@gmail.com

Re: Does anyone have the skill to fix jodconverter?

2013-03-29 Thread seba.wag...@gmail.com 
Which means that the JODConverter tool is no more maintained, it does not
mean that it is broken.

You have to keep in mind what JODConvert actually is:
It is nothing else then a wrapper library to call the OpenOffice Service
(or LibreOffice Service). Nothing else.
It will not improve anything in the convertion itself if you do replace
that library with something else.
There are a lot of tools and libraries out there that basically do the same.
But at the moment the JODConvert is doing just fine from my point of view.
And it does even automatically start and stop the OpenOffice (or
LibreOffice Service) and you can set a custom home directory where
JODConverter will look for the executable.

So in a sense you are of course right, on a long term we have to see what
other alternatives are there.
But facing that there is also a lot of discussion in the Apache OpenOffice
project about providing such a library AS-IS (which means we would not need
any third party libraries) I see no need to put currently time into
replacing a tool or library that does actually works just fine.

Sebastian




2013/3/29 Robert Chalmers 

> Hi Sebastian,
>
> this from Maxim -- who sent me this link
>
> https://code.google.com/p/jodconverter/issues/detail?id=103
>
> and this from jodconverter home ...
> https://code.google.com/p/jodconverter/
> *WARNING! This project is no longer maintained* The code has been moved
> to GitHub  in the hope that
> somebody else will fork and maintain it.
>
> to
> https://github.com/mirkonasato/jodconverter
>
> so yes - all is not well.
>
> cheers
> Robert
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 9:23 PM, seba.wag...@gmail.com <
> seba.wag...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Robert,
>>
>> what do you mean by "broken"?
>> AFAIK there is no issue with it on Windows.
>>
>> Sebastian
>> Am 28.03.2013 20:51 schrieb "Robert Chalmers" :
>>
>> Jodconverter is used by openmeetings - but for windows anyway, it's
>>> broken. and the project had been abandoned.
>>> It needs someone with the java skills to fix it.
>>> The entire repository is there. Just needs fixing.
>>> I live in hope
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> *Pin
>>> Point Xtra*
>>> *Your Navigation and Geocaching Companion*
>>>
>>
>
>
> --
> *Pin
> Point Xtra*
> *Your Navigation and Geocaching Companion*
>



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seba.wag...@gmail.com

Re: Does anyone have the skill to fix jodconverter?

2013-03-29 Thread Robert Chalmers 
Hi Sebastian,

this from Maxim -- who sent me this link

https://code.google.com/p/jodconverter/issues/detail?id=103

and this from jodconverter home ...
https://code.google.com/p/jodconverter/
*WARNING! This project is no longer maintained* The code has been moved to
GitHub  in the hope that
somebody else will fork and maintain it.

to
https://github.com/mirkonasato/jodconverter

so yes - all is not well.

cheers
Robert


On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 9:23 PM, seba.wag...@gmail.com <
seba.wag...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Robert,
>
> what do you mean by "broken"?
> AFAIK there is no issue with it on Windows.
>
> Sebastian
> Am 28.03.2013 20:51 schrieb "Robert Chalmers" :
>
> Jodconverter is used by openmeetings - but for windows anyway, it's
>> broken. and the project had been abandoned.
>> It needs someone with the java skills to fix it.
>> The entire repository is there. Just needs fixing.
>> I live in hope
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> *Pin
>> Point Xtra*
>> *Your Navigation and Geocaching Companion*
>>
>


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Re: Does anyone have the skill to fix jodconverter?

2013-03-28 Thread seba.wag...@gmail.com 
Hi Robert,

what do you mean by "broken"?
AFAIK there is no issue with it on Windows.

Sebastian
Am 28.03.2013 20:51 schrieb "Robert Chalmers" :

> Jodconverter is used by openmeetings - but for windows anyway, it's
> broken. and the project had been abandoned.
> It needs someone with the java skills to fix it.
> The entire repository is there. Just needs fixing.
> I live in hope
>
>
>
>
> --
> *Pin
> Point Xtra*
> *Your Navigation and Geocaching Companion*
>

Does anyone have the skill to fix jodconverter?

2013-03-28 Thread Robert Chalmers 
Jodconverter is used by openmeetings - but for windows anyway, it's broken.
and the project had been abandoned.
It needs someone with the java skills to fix it.
The entire repository is there. Just needs fixing.
I live in hope




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*Pin
Point Xtra*
*Your Navigation and Geocaching Companion*