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From: Matt Lundin <mdl@imapmail.org>
Subject: Re: Re: [WISH] Org Importers
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Cc: Eric S Fraga <ucecesf@ucl.ac.uk>, emacs-orgmode@gnu.org, Jambunathan K <kjambunathan@gmail.com>

Jeff Horn <jrhorn424@gmail.com> writes:

>> FWIW, I have a home-brewed perl script that converts latex documents to
>> org-mode files. Loosely based on latex2doc[1], it uses a latex style
>> file (generated by the perl script) to markup the pdf output (e.g.
>> asterisks for section headings, etc.). The org-formatted pdf is then
>> converted to plain text with pdftotext.
>>
>> It's a crude and by no means comprehensive hack designed to meet my own
>> peculiar needs. But I'd be happy to share it on Worg (with ample
>> disclaimers) if anyone is interested.
>
> I for one, would be interested in this, though it is likely to be a
> few months before I can get around to using it for an actual project.

Great! I'll clean it up as best I can and put it up on Worg.

Best,
Matt