From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Eric S Fraga Subject: Re: [WISH] Org Importers Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:15:17 +0100 Message-ID: <87aalyzkqy.fsf@pinto.chemeng.ucl.ac.uk> References: <87wrp45n2a.fsf@berkeley.edu> <878w1j65va.fsf@berkeley.edu> <877hh2235b.fsf@pinto.chemeng.ucl.ac.uk> <81d3quu2zm.fsf_-_@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=60973 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PBPW1-0005Xa-8x for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Oct 2010 06:15:26 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PBPVz-0005Fn-R0 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Oct 2010 06:15:25 -0400 Received: from vscani-b2.ucl.ac.uk ([144.82.108.135]:57126) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PBPVz-0005Et-N8 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Oct 2010 06:15:23 -0400 In-Reply-To: <81d3quu2zm.fsf_-_@gmail.com> (Jambunathan K.'s message of "Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:07:49 +0530") 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: Jambunathan K Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Jambunathan K writes: > Eric > >> However, what would be ideal would be if there were a tool which would >> take a Word document with /track changes/ and generate a patch file for >> a text version of that document... that could then provide some >> mechanism for getting changes back into an org document (modulo problems >> with line re-arrangements unfortunately). Just a pipe dream... > > If you allow me some liberty, the suggestion is in two parts > > 1. Word/Pdf/Latex->Org converter > 2. Change tracking within Org > > For most of us who write or work with copious amount of text, (1) could > really be useful. If it gains sufficient escape velocity it can land us > in a far off galaxy. (2) could be useful but a bit far-fetched at the > moment. I'm not sure I understand. change tracking in org is trivial (git, mercurial, etc); it's extracting Word change tracking information in a form usable by other tools that is not trivial... eric