From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Matt Price Subject: Re: org->odt/html table export: adjusting default behaviour? Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:13:22 -0400 Message-ID: References: <81liuhqhft.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:49110) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qwx9x-00064W-Sz for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:13:26 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qwx9w-00015a-VJ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:13:25 -0400 Received: from mail-qy0-f169.google.com ([209.85.216.169]:62731) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qwx9w-00015V-LS for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:13:24 -0400 Received: by qyk27 with SMTP id 27so436232qyk.0 for ; Fri, 26 Aug 2011 07:13:24 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <81liuhqhft.fsf@gmail.com> 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: Matt Price , Org Mode On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 6:01 PM, Jambunathan K wro= te: > Matt Price writes: > >> The attached test file shows =A0an org file with tables whose columns >> include substantial amounts of text. =A0The default export to odt is >> pretty ugly in this case, and even in html (where things work to some >> extent) I would rather be able to control to some extent the way that >> long fields wrap. =A0is there a recommended way to do set values like >> table and column width for these two exports? I guess I am >> particularly concerned with the odt export -- can I e.g. adjust a >> default value somewhere in the styles.xml file? I doubt the problem >> will be easily solved but if someone can point me in the right >> direction I'd really appreciate it. > > If you are creating big tables a better alternative would be to create > ods/xls spreadsheets from Orgmode tables. So > > 1. Export the table to csv format using M-x org-table-export RET etc etc > 2. C-x C-f test.csv > 3. C-u M-x org-lparse-convert RET > > 4. When prompted for output format use TAB for completion to see the > =A0 available formats. Pick ods or xls. (Hint: For a superior completion > =A0 experience enable ido mode) > > 5. You will see the ods file opening up automagically under writer. (If > =A0 you have not used C-u in step 4, only conversion will happen. The > =A0 resulting file will not be opened) that's great, thanks J. Matt