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 16:45:01 -0400 Message-ID: References: <81fwvsztgl.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0750778352==" Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=44496 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PAqOH-0001X5-QJ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:45:07 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PAqOF-0007Ii-VO for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:45:05 -0400 Received: from mail-fx0-f41.google.com ([209.85.161.41]:49084) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PAqOF-0007Id-IT for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:45:03 -0400 Received: by fxm2 with SMTP id 2so4833018fxm.0 for ; Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:45:02 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <81fwvsztgl.fsf@gmail.com> 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 --===============0750778352== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf30433f22c7e1d704938b2edc --20cf30433f22c7e1d704938b2edc Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi Jambunathan, This would be wonderful, I will keep a watch for the announcement. Rewriting the equations shouldn't be a major problem Best M On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Jambunathan K wrote: > > Hello Marvin > > > 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 am currently working on a converter that converts directly from > Orgmode to OpenDocumentText (.odt). It is likely to take another 1-2 > months before I get a preview version out. > > Please watch out for announcement in this list. > > Looks like you are particularly interested in reproducing Math > equations. At this stage, it is not clear to me how I would support > equations. Since the converter is built from HTML exporter it would > handle the equations just the way HTML exporter handles equations. > > For now, AFAICS, people either resort to > > 1. Orgmode->HTML->OpenOffice > 2. Orgmode->Docbook->Openoffice > > Have you tried any of (1) and (2). What are your observations > particularly wrt equations? > > > 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 ? > > Jambunathan K. > --20cf30433f22c7e1d704938b2edc Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Jambunathan,

This would be wonderful, I w= ill keep a watch for the announcement.

Rewriting the equations shoul= dn't be a major problem

Best
M

On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Jambunathan K <= span dir=3D"ltr"><kjambunathan@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello Marvin

> 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.

I am currently working on a converter that converts directly from
Orgmode to OpenDocumentText (.odt). It is likely to take another 1-2
months before I get a preview version out.

Please watch out for announcement in this list.

Looks like you are particularly interested in reproducing Math
equations. At this stage, it is not clear to me how I would support
equations. Since the converter is built from HTML exporter it would
handle the equations just the way HTML exporter handles equations.

For now, AFAICS, people either resort to

1. Orgmode->HTML->OpenOffice
2. Orgmode->Docbook->Openoffice

Have you tried any of (1) and (2). What are your observations
particularly wrt equations?

> 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 ? =A0Is there is any plans = of
> developing a org-export-rtf or org-export-docx function ?

Jambunathan K.

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