From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Eric S Fraga Subject: Re: The Org->ODT exporter is now in Org's core (latest git) Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:57:47 +0000 Message-ID: <87mxavy1h0.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> References: <87k4641guo.fsf@gnu.org> <87aa6wmkyq.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> <4EE7A621.9080503@christianmoe.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:48371) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Ralej-0007St-D6 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:01:46 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Raled-00071T-Cq for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:01:45 -0500 Received: from vscani-b2.ucl.ac.uk ([144.82.108.135]:42532) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Raled-00071N-8n for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:01:39 -0500 In-Reply-To: <4EE7A621.9080503@christianmoe.com> (Christian Moe's message of "Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:23:13 +0100") 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: mail@christianmoe.com Cc: Bastien , emacs-orgmode@gnu.org, "Jambunathan K." Christian Moe writes: >> 2. I see where the default styles are and I am happy with these >> generally. However, as a libreoffice n00b, how do I create my own >> style file that would be appropriate for the ODT exporter? It's not >> so much about the creating of style files (although help in that >> regard would not be sniffed at ;-) but about whether there is a list >> of paragraph styles that can be customised somewhere? > > The easiest way is now described in the manual: write your document in Thanks Christian! > Org, including all the sorts of stuff you might want to have styles > for, then export it to ODT, open it in LibreOffice, and tweak the > styles you find there. Because you exported it from Org, you can be > sure that the styles have the names the exporter uses. You can > customize any style, no limits. Okay, that makes perfect sense. > When your LibreOffice document looks like you want it to, simply save > it somewhere smart. The next time you export from Org, point > org-export-odt-styles-file to that file as your style template. Straightforward. Of course, getting libreoffice to do what I want is another story... ;-) I imagine I'll have to use a mouse :-( Give me latex any day! Thanks again, eric -- : Eric S Fraga (GnuPG: 0xC89193D8FFFCF67D) in Emacs 24.0.90.1 : using Org-mode version 7.8.02 (release_7.8.02.2.g490d6a)