From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Manfred Lotz Subject: Re: export to odt Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:57:37 +0200 Message-ID: <20130614095737.275a8284@hogwart.bsdlocal.net> References: <20130607161909.68429640@arcor.com> <20130610174206.4b6d910d@hogwart.bsdlocal.net> <87hah5gcmj.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> <20130611215246.2dd9a647@hogwart.bsdlocal.net> <87obbbok9o.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> <20130612193942.42dbe0af@hogwart.bsdlocal.net> <87li6ea2b0.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> <20130613123407.22aaeda7@hogwart.bsdlocal.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:44693) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UnOtE-0001r8-Sx for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:57:47 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UnOtB-0005tY-Gm for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:57:44 -0400 Received: from mail-in-08.arcor-online.net ([151.189.21.48]:46347) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UnOtA-0005tE-RZ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:57:41 -0400 In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Christian Moe Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:07:26 +0200 Christian Moe wrote: > > Manfred Lotz writes: > > > On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:37:55 +0100 > > Eric S Fraga wrote: > > > >> Manfred Lotz writes: > >> > >> [...] > >> > >> > >> > This is really weird or it is because just my knowledge about > >> > Libreoffice is limited. At least, I'm happy to be able to use > >> > LaTeX in most cases instead of an office product. > >> > >> I'm with you on this! I use LaTeX almost exclusively. Every now > >> and again, unfortunately, I have to share an editable document > >> with others and LibreOffice/MSWord is the only easy way. For > >> simple dissemination, LaTeX -> PDF is better. > >> > > > > > > Yep, exactly. I'm grateful that the export to odt was implemented in > > org-mode so that we have an option to give a finalized document > > away if needed. > > Note, however, that what you've been discussing is a feature, not a > requirement. LibreOffice allows you to put the title of the document > in a field code that mirrors the document metadata; it doesn't force > you to, and I imagine > 95% of users aren't even aware of the option. > > As I recall, this was a solution Jambunathan opted for at some late > point in the development of the org-odt exporter. Before that, the > exporter just wrote the title in as ordinary, editable text. I sort of > preferred the old approach, but not enough to bother to ask to have it > back. > Yes I'm aware that this is due to the way how org-mode export to odt is coded. > But if many users are baffled why they can't just edit a document > title on the page itself after exporting to ODT -- and that seems > likely -- maybe this feature is ripe for a change. > Hm, I do not have any requirements to later change title and author in the odt document as I would change it in the org file directly. Thus I don't care how the title and author is set in the odt document. -- Manfred