Re: [pandoc]

[Uwe Brauer]

>>> "SK" == Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@gmail.com> writes:

> Uwe Brauer <oub@mat.ucm.es> writes:
>> 2. The best solution to convert docx was usually via pandoc
>> (sometimes libreoffice gave better results).

> Thanks, this is useful information.

> Does pandoc convert from docx to org-mode?

Yes of course.

> Does libreoffice?

Of course, there is even a command line command.

>> 4. However while xlsx-->org-->xlsx work reasonable well, the same
>> cannot be said for docx-->org-->docx

> What problems did you encounter with docx-->org-->docx?


Loss of formats, especially colors (I am talking here about a real wired
document that looks fine in MS Word (but in no other processor I have
knowledge of). The reason it is was created in 1996, by a visual
approach without any styles. This situation is more common than one
might think.


> Did you try odt-->org-->odt?

Again, it depends on the original document, if it contains sophisticated
headers, a lot of colors etc, then no, if its a simple well structured
document with different sections, table of contents and tables then yes.

> Perhaps Someone (TM) should write up a GNU ELPA package that does all
> the required steps with pandoc transparently.  Provided it works well
> enough with at least odt, it would at least solve most of my needs.


I will look later what I have, and can send it to your privately if you desire.

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