From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Marvin Doyley Subject: Re: General question on dealing with Latex to word conversion Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:47:01 -0400 Message-ID: References: <20101026194814.GK5161@x201> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0811088243==" Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=39010 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PAqQD-0002u6-JV for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:47:07 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PAqQA-0007nT-Mh for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:47:04 -0400 Received: from mail-fx0-f41.google.com ([209.85.161.41]:41145) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PAqQA-0007n8-EN for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:47:02 -0400 Received: by fxm2 with SMTP id 2so4835997fxm.0 for ; Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:47:01 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20101026194814.GK5161@x201> 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 --===============0811088243== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf3054a4bfef060404938b35c3 --20cf3054a4bfef060404938b35c3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 This sounds like a good plan. I think I can convert my latex snippet to pdf using latexit and past it directly in word, which should be a breeze. Cheers M On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Russell Adams wrote: > On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 12:49:28PM -0400, Marvin Doyley wrote: > > Org mode is now a part of my daily work-flow, not only do I use it for > > teaching, scheduling my time, but I also use it to store my research > notes. > > The only snag is several of my collaborators is tied to microsoft word, > and > > thus my only work around is to export my notes and draft from Org to > plain > > text and then reformat everything in word, which real time sync., > especially > > when I have to retype equations in Mathtype. I know there are bunch of > > commercial software that claim to be able to convert latex files to word, > > but most are far from perfect. Is there a more efficient way of tacking > > this problem ? Is there is any plans of developing a org-export-rtf or > > org-export-docx function ? > > Are you using Latex due to the equation support? > > I have better luck importing HTML exports into Word, perhaps you can > look into Latex snippet support for just the math and leave the rest > in HTML. > > Good luck! > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Russell Adams RLAdams@AdamsInfoServ.com > > PGP Key ID: 0x1160DCB3 http://www.adamsinfoserv.com/ > > Fingerprint: 1723 D8CA 4280 1EC9 557F 66E8 1154 E018 1160 DCB3 > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode > --20cf3054a4bfef060404938b35c3 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This sounds like a good plan. I think I can convert my latex snippet to pdf= using latexit and past it directly in word, which should be a breeze.
<= br>Cheers
M

On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 3:= 48 PM, Russell Adams <RLAdams@adamsinfoserv.com> wrote:
<= div class=3D"h5">On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 12:49:28PM -0400, Marvin Doyley wr= ote:
> Org mode is now a part of my daily work-flow, not only do I use it for=
> teaching, scheduling my time, but I also use it to store my research n= otes.
> The only snag is several of my collaborators is tied to microsoft word= , and
> thus my only work around is to =A0export my notes and draft from Org t= o plain
> text and then reformat everything in word, which real time sync., espe= cially
> when I have to retype equations in Mathtype. =A0I know there are bunch= of
> commercial software that claim to be able to convert latex files to wo= rd,
> but most are far from perfect. Is there a more efficient way of tackin= g
> this =A0problem ? =A0Is there is any plans of developing a org-export-= rtf or
> org-export-docx =A0function ?

Are you using Latex due to the equation support?

I have better luck importing HTML exports into Word, perhaps you can
look into Latex snippet support for just the math and leave the rest
in HTML.

Good luck!


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