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From: Jambunathan K <kjambunathan@gmail.com>
To: Orgmode <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC][ODT] Converting to pdf (or other formats) via odt
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:35:24 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <81obthx7xn.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <81sjitx86z.fsf@gmail.com> (Jambunathan K.'s message of "Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:29:48 +0530")


I committed the changes only a few minutes ago as part of Org-mode
version 7.8.03 (release_7.8.03.300.g9b820)

So the Org version should be at or above the 300th version.

Jambunathan K <kjambunathan@gmail.com> writes:

> Thanks to Giles[1] for introducing us to the "--convert-to" option of
> soffice.exe.  The option seems to be a fairly recent development[2].
>
> With this change, one can export to pdf (or any other popular format)
> via odt by a simple
>
> #+begin_src emacs-lisp
>   (setq org-export-odt-preferred-output-format "pdf")
> #+end_src
>
> There is no need to install additional converters. It is assumed that
> the user has a working and fairly recent LibreOffice installation.
>
> Footnotes: 
> [1]
> http://imperfectsoftware.blogspot.in/2012/01/one-of-my-less-enjoyable-tasks-is-to.html
>
> [2] There seems to be a bunch of fairly recent bugs with this option. So
> a cutting edge LibreOffice would definitely be needed.
>
> http://www.google.co.in/search?q=headless+%22--convert-to%22+site%3Alibreoffice.org&btnG=Search&sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&site=&source=hp&gbv=1&sei=L_gqT97rIMXorAf248C6DA
>
> Feedback welcome.

-- 

  reply	other threads:[~2012-02-02 21:05 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-02-02 20:59 [RFC][ODT] Converting to pdf (or other formats) via odt Jambunathan K
2012-02-02 21:05 ` Jambunathan K [this message]
2012-02-07 14:42   ` Andreas Leha
2012-02-08 20:20     ` Jambunathan K
2012-02-14 22:25       ` Andreas Leha

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