From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Tim Cross Subject: Re: Can export the files with bibliography only to LaTeX Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2017 08:43:06 +1100 Message-ID: <87mv2joefp.fsf@gmail.com> References: <877etq76gk.fsf@openmailbox.org> <87shcdbjbd.fsf@hyperbola.info> <87a7ylpk75.fsf@gmail.com> <87374cqklv.fsf@openmailbox.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:36795) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ePxlD-0004Fl-4r for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Dec 2017 16:43:16 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ePxlC-0005j7-7k for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Dec 2017 16:43:15 -0500 Received: from mail-pg0-x235.google.com ([2607:f8b0:400e:c05::235]:41175) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ePxlC-0005hR-0R for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Dec 2017 16:43:14 -0500 Received: by mail-pg0-x235.google.com with SMTP id o2so6632126pgc.8 for ; Fri, 15 Dec 2017 13:43:13 -0800 (PST) In-reply-to: <87374cqklv.fsf@openmailbox.org> 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" To: Melleus Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org The saddest part of this message is the last line about your publishers also requiring word doc! A long time since I had to deal with publishers, but at least they use to require Latex (albeit often with weird *.sty files!). After 17 years working in an 'admin' area of a University, I got to the end of my tether and resigned 3 weeks ago. A big part of this was due to the extent the administrative arm is now dictating direction and a feeling the tail is now wagging the dog. Too much of what is being required is based on making the administration 'efficient' rather than focusing on making teaching, learning and research effective. Good news is 7 days after finishing, I got a new position within a research centre where my role is 100% technical, I'm free to use whatever 'tool' I want provided I produce the final outcome i.e. good looking presentations and documents (all org and Latex!) and solid technical solutions. Like others who have replied, Pandoc was my 'goto' solution for dealing with administration. It is an incredibly powerful tool and worth some time investment IMO. Tim Melleus writes: > Eric S Fraga writes: > >> On Thursday, 14 Dec 2017 at 10:11, Adonay Felipe Nogueira wrote: >>> Indeed, Pandoc is a way out ;) >>> >>> I just would advise against converting from LaTeX to Word DOC. >> >> [...] >> >>> Relying on these formats such as DOC and DOCX only serve to >>> make people more dependent on the non-free software behind these. >> >> I am sympathetic to these views but unfortunately it's not always >> possible. My university, for instance, requires me to prepare exam >> scripts in DOC (hence my related email a few minutes ago... my yearly >> task of preparing scripts is upon me). I hate it but I have no choice. > > Yes, to take the choise away from customer is very powerful business > strategy. And a very destructive one either, as many bright minds are > wasted on creating products that could not compete if not only those > artificial "standards" supported not by logical reasoning, but by > interests of the most powerful players. > > So I need to adopt DOC/DOCX in my workflow somehow. It is required by my > university and by my publishers also. -- Tim Cross