1 #+TITLE: OpenDocumentText Exporter for Orgmode
2 #+AUTHOR: Jambunathan K
3 #+EMAIL: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
8 #+OPTIONS: H:3 num:t toc:t \n:nil @:t ::t |:t ^:t -:t f:t *:t <:t
9 #+OPTIONS: TeX:t LaTeX:dvipng skip:nil d:nil todo:t pri:nil tags:not-in-toc
11 #+EXPORT_SELECT_TAGS: export
12 #+EXPORT_EXCLUDE_TAGS: noexport
20 This package adds support for exporting of Orgmode files to
23 The latest version of this document is available at
25 # - Text version :: http://repo.or.cz/w/org-mode/org-jambu.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/doc/ReleaseNotes.org
26 - Web page :: http://repo.or.cz/w/org-mode/org-jambu.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/packages/README.html
28 * Compatibility with Official Orgmode
30 :CUSTOM_ID: compatibility
33 This release is is as good as *org-20110613 (git commit c4737ae)*
34 with *only* the following changes left out.
36 | git commit | Description |
37 |------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------|
38 | 2f50b1 | add an alternate for inline images |
39 | 49e6bc | Fix for html & docbook export of desc list items |
40 | a201b1 | Fix HTML export of footnotes with lists, tables, quotes. |
41 | 9f57b8 | Mixed export of numbered and unnumbered sections in HTML |
42 | 438536 | Revert "Change underscores to hyphens in section labels" |
43 | 33bae1 | Revert "Fix markup problems when using references in source fragments" |
44 | fa12fe | Revert "org-html.el: Fix export of table.el tables." |
45 | f72541 | Revert "HTML export -- Allow to change the name of the global DIV" |
47 * Implementation Details
49 This package enhances Orgmode in the following manner:
50 1. A new line-oriented generic exporter
51 2. All new html exporter re-implemented as a plugin to (1).
52 3. A odt backend as a plugin to (1).
54 Feature (1) is provided by =org-lparse.el=.
55 Feture (2) is provided by =lisp/org-html.el=.
56 Feature (3) is provided by =lisp/org-odt.el=.
58 The new html exporter is feature-compatible with the official html
61 * Notes for Reviewers and Fellow Developers
63 =org-lparse= is the entry point for the generic exporter and
64 drives html and odt backends.
66 =org-do-lparse= is the genericized version of the original
67 =org-export-as-html= routine.
69 =C-h v org-lparse-native-backends= is a good starting point for
70 exploring the generic exporter.
76 - org-lparse.el :: Generic line-oriented exporter
77 - org-xhtml.el :: All new XHTML exporter
78 - org-odt.el :: The OpenDocumentText backend
80 - org-mode-unicorn.png ::
81 - test.org :: Sample files for validating the exporter
83 - OrgOdtAutomaticStyles.xml :: The default styles.xml file used by
84 the OpenDocumentText exporter.
85 - OrgOdtStyles.xml :: Automatic styles inserted in to content.xml
86 - odt/BasicODConverter/
87 - BasicODConverter-0.8.0.oxt :: OpenOffice extension for
88 converting between various file formats supported by
89 OpenOffice. A poor clone of unoconv.
91 - Main.bas :: StarBasic files that contribute to the above
94 - OpenDocument-v1.2-cs01-schema.rng :: Copy of
95 http://docs.oasis-open.org/office/v1.2/cs01/OpenDocument-v1.2-cs01-schema.rng
96 - OpenDocument-v1.2-cs01-manifest-schema.rng :: Copy of
97 http://docs.oasis-open.org/office/v1.2/cs01/OpenDocument-v1.2-cs01-manifest-schema.rng
98 - OpenDocument-schema-v1.1.rng :: Copy of
99 http://docs.oasis-open.org/office/v1.1/OS/OpenDocument-schema-v1.1.rng
101 - od-schema-v1.1.rnc ::
102 - od-manifest-schema-v1.2-cs01.rnc ::
103 - od-schema-v1.2-cs01.rnc :: rnc files for above rng
104 files. Generated using [[http://www.thaiopensource.com/relaxng/trang.html][trang]].
106 - schemas.xml :: schema location file for auto validating the XML
107 files that form part of an OpenDocument
109 rng-set-schema-file-and-validate= FILENAME and
110 =C-h f rng-what-schema=.
112 All the above files have been submitted for inclusing in Emacs
114 http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2011-06/msg00671.html
116 * Obtaining OpenDocumentExporter
118 The OpenDocumentExporter could be downloaded by one of the following
122 - Checkout URL :: http://repo.or.cz/r/org-mode/org-jambu.git
123 - Web URL :: http://repo.or.cz/w/org-mode/org-jambu.git/
126 - Download URL :: http://repo.or.cz/w/org-mode/org-jambu.git/snapshot/HEAD.tar.gz
129 - Archive URL :: http://repo.or.cz/w/org-mode/org-jambu.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/packages/
131 The tarball is distributed as an org-odt package (for example
132 =org-odt-20110519.tar=).
134 You need to have an *Org build >= org-20110626* for the exporter to
137 The most hassle-free way to download and install org-odt is through
140 More help on all the above methods are available at
141 http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html.
143 * Test driving the Exporter
145 Once the package is installed in to your load-path, use
146 =C-u M-x org-odt-unit-test= to visit an example org file bundled
149 1. Use =C-c C-e O= to export the buffer to OpenDocumentText.
150 2. Use =M-x org-lparse= or =M-x org-lparse-and-open= for
151 exporting to MS doc format.
152 3. Use =M-x org-export-convert= on a buffer visiting odt file.
154 Steps 2 and 3 require that a converter be installed on the
155 system. See [[#converter][this FAQ entry]] for more information on this.
157 - Misc. Info :: This package re-implements HTML exporter as
158 well. You will see the following warning message
159 *"Exporting to HTML using org-lparse..."* while you
160 are exporting using new HTML exporter.
162 - Hint :: If you are using BasicODConverter, you can use steps 2 and
163 3 for exporting an Org outline to presentation formats
164 like OpenOffice Impress (odp) and Microsoft Powerpoint
166 - Know Issues :: If you have dvipng installed it is possible that
167 the exported odt file has embedded images
168 clobbered. This is *not* a bug in the exporter but
169 seems like a bug in the package installer. See
170 http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-emacs/2011-06/msg00445.html.
172 * Bug Reports and Feature Requests
174 Send in your bug report and feature requests to
175 =emacs-orgmode@gnu.org= or to =kjambunathan at gmail dot com=.
177 Please search the Mailing List Archive -
178 http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/ for =org-odt=
179 before posting a question or a request either to me or the mailing
182 Posting to mailing list is preferable. It is possible that your post
183 helps another user out there.
185 * Possible Feature Enhacmentes
187 ** TODO Support for fontification of babel blocks
188 May require enhancements to htmlfontify or htmlize packages.
190 ** TODO Enhance table.el to support Odt format
192 ** TODO Add support for exporting to odp
194 Use OpenOffice's File->Send->{Outline to Presentation |
195 AutoAbstract to Presentation}. Also see
197 http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOoAuthors_User_Manual/Impress_Guide/Creating_slides_from_an_outline
199 ** TODO Support for generating MathML for LaTeX fragments
200 See http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2011-03/msg01755.html
202 * Frequently Asked Questions
204 ** What features does the OpenDocumentExporter support?
206 At the moment, the exporter supports the following most commonly
209 - Various Character Styles
210 - Various Paragraph Styles (including Source Blocks)
213 - Numbered, Bulleted and Description lists
214 - Embedding and Resizing of Images including embedding of LaTeX fragments
215 - Fuzzy, Dedicated and Radio Targets and Links
218 - Outline Numbering and Table Of Contents
219 - Special markups for elements like TODOs, Timestamps and Tags
221 The exporter is quite usable and stable.
223 ** Is OpenDocumentExporter part of Orgmode or Emacs?
225 Not yet. I have expressed my willingness to merge this package in
226 to official Orgmode and thus to Emacs. The current maintainer of
227 Orgmode - =Bastien Guerry bzg at gnu.org= - has agreed to consider
228 the package for integration. If you are interested in having this
229 package merged with Orgmode send your requests to the maintainer.
231 For the sake of record, I am the sole author of the changes
232 included in this package and I am consenting to have this work or
233 derivative works make it's way into Emacs proper. My FSF copyright
234 assignment number is #618390.
236 ** How does it compare with official Orgmode
237 For information about the latest release see [[#compatibility][this.]] For general
239 http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2011-05/msg00751.html.
241 ** How can I export via command line?
243 See the following post
244 http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2011-04/msg00952.html.
246 ** How can I export to doc or docx format?
248 :CUSTOM_ID: converter
252 *** Install the converter program.
254 There are numerous converters that are available: =unoconv=,
255 =PyODConverter=, =JODConverter= etc etc.
257 org-odt is distributed with it's own converter
258 =BasicODConverter=. It is /Basic/ not only because it is
259 implemented in StarBasic but is a a very basic clone of unoconv.
261 **** BasicODConverter
262 Install [[http://repo.or.cz/w/org-mode/org-jambu.git/blob/HEAD:/contrib/odt/BasicODConverter-0.8.0.oxt][BasicODConverter]] as a OpenOffice Extension.
266 If you prefer using unoconv as the converter add the following
267 snippet to your =.emacs=.
269 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
270 ;; not tested with unoconv
272 (setq org-export-convert-process '("unoconv" "-f" "%f" "-o" "%d" "%i"))
275 *** Convert using new interactive functions
277 **** Export an Org buffer
278 Use =M-x org-lparse= or =M-x org-lparse-and-open= and follow
279 the prompts. Use TAB for completion if you are not already using
282 ***** Additional Note
283 1. If you are using BasicODConverter you can export an Org file
284 to =odp= or =ppt= formats.
285 2. You can convert csv files to xls format
286 3. OpenOffice doesn't ship with mediawiki or docbook export
287 filters by default. So make sure that these extensions are
288 installed before trying out these converters.
290 **** Export an existing file
292 Use =M-x org-export-convert= to convert an existing file.
295 ** How can I apply custom styles?
298 http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2011-03/msg01460.html