From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: William Gardella Subject: Re: export html -> doc Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 06:05:24 -0500 Message-ID: <87vd2oogaz.fsf@lw-wireless-pittnet-40-144.wireless.pitt.edu> References: <87aak0ye4e.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=43139 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PUdYT-0002KL-Qc for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 20 Dec 2010 06:05:26 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PUdYS-0002qg-Gy for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 20 Dec 2010 06:05:25 -0500 Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:47573) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PUdYS-0002q3-BX for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 20 Dec 2010 06:05:24 -0500 Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PUdYP-0007P9-Ba for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:05:21 +0100 Received: from c-24-3-20-47.hsd1.pa.comcast.net ([24.3.20.47]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:05:21 +0100 Received: from gardellawg by c-24-3-20-47.hsd1.pa.comcast.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:05:21 +0100 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Eric Abrahamsen writes: > I know this is an awfully tired topic, and I'll be thrilled when the odt > exporter is ready, but in the meantime exporting to HTML and then either > opening or copying/pasting into OpenOffice is not working for me, while > it does seem to be working for other people. > > I'm on Ubuntu, Emacs 23.3 and yesterday's org-mode. I export to html > just fine. Then I figure I have two options: open the html directly with > OpenOffice, or copy and paste the text. Opening the html directly just > shows me an unrendered html document. Copying and pasting into > OpenOffice turns all the italics into funny little grey boxes (one on > either side of the meant-to-be-italics text), and no actual italics. > > I'm translating fiction, I don't need squat in the way of formatting > besides the paragraphs getting unfilled, and italics and bold coming > through properly. Has anyone seen this happen before, and have a > potential solution? > > Thanks! > > Eric > Eric, I think you will be better off using a tool such as `latex2rtf' (available as a package here in Debian Sid, maybe in Ubuntu too?) to convert your LaTeX exporting output into a format OpenOffice can understand. Unlike taking your chances with the copy/paste behavior of apps that aren't Emacs (egads!), latex2rtf will try to preserve the formatting in a fairly consistent (if far from perfect) way. Best, Followup-To: poster -- William Gardella J.D. Candidate Class of 2011, University of Pittsburgh School of Law