From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Julian Burgos" Subject: collaborating between org-mode and MS Word users Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:33:38 -0000 (GMT) Message-ID: <57278.46.239.234.92.1356615218.squirrel@www.hafro.is> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:36404) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ToDav-0005h0-N7 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 27 Dec 2012 08:33:58 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ToDan-00048M-DN for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 27 Dec 2012 08:33:57 -0500 Received: from hafgarpur.hafro.is ([130.208.64.48]:62896) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ToDan-00046H-1X for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 27 Dec 2012 08:33:49 -0500 Received: from hafrun.hafro.is (hafrun [130.208.58.66]) by hafgarpur.hafro.is (8.14.2/8.14.2/hafro-2.46) with ESMTP id qBRDXd7b023873 for ; Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:33:39 GMT Received: from www.hafro.is (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hafrun.hafro.is (8.14.2/8.14.2/hafro-1.6) with ESMTP id qBRDXce1004585 for ; Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:33:38 GMT 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: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Dear list, I use org-mode to draft papers and reports, using embedded R code and LaTex snippets. It is a fantastic tool. But sometimes I have to collaborate with less enlighted colleagues who use MS Word. For now I am exporting my document to odt, and from there to MS word. Then, when I ge= t the manuscript back with comments and edits (usually using the =93track changes=94 option), I transcribe them to a new new node in my org-mode document. This is usually a slow and error-prone process that involves cutting and pasting text from the edited MS word document back into the org-mode document, trying to avoid pasting over the LaTex and R snippets.= =20 When I am done, I end up with a structure that looks something like this. #+TITLE: My manuscript * Version 1 ** Introduction ** Methods ..... * Version 2 ** Introduction ** Methods ..etc. Of course, I could easily keep each version in a separate org mode file. I would like to get some suggestions or tips on how to improve this workflow. For example: - Is there a better way to have a non-org mode use to edit/correct a org-mode document and then bring back the corrections to an org-mode document? - What is the best way to compare org-mode nodes/branches (like in the above example the Version 1 and Version 2 nodes?). Can I use ediff withi= n an org-mode file? Or should I keep separate versions on separate documents? All recommendations will be welcomed! Julian --=20 Julian Mariano Burgos, PhD Hafranns=F3knastofnunin/Marine Research Institute Sk=FAlagata 4, 121 Reykjav=EDk, Iceland S=EDmi/Telephone : +354-5752037 Br=E9fs=EDmi/Telefax: +354-5752001 Netfang/Email: julian@hafro.is