On 25 July 2012 13:55, ping <[email protected]> wrote: > On 7/24/2012 11:43 PM, Lex Trotman wrote: >> >> On 25 July 2012 13:36, ping <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> On 7/24/2012 10:40 PM, ping wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> On 7/24/2012 9:02 PM, Lex Trotman wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 25 July 2012 10:04, Alex Efros <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi! >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 09:57:42AM +1000, Lex Trotman wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Is it possible to convert asciidoc article (one file) into Word >>>>>>>> document >>>>>>>> format (.doc, .docx, .rtf, etc.)? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Not officially. You could try the experimental odt backend, load in >>>>>>> libreoffice and save as those. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks. Where I can get this backend? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://github.com/dagwieers/asciidoc-odf >>>>> >>>> this looks extremely useful when we have to talk to MicroSoft-world >>>> people. but sadly, I tried that and got errors... >>>> >>>> ping@640g-laptop%asciidoc -b odp asciidoctips.txt >>>> asciidoc: WARNING: asciidoctips.txt: line 4: include file not found: >>>> /etc/asciidoc/backends/odp/asciidoc.odp.styles >>>> asciidoc: FAILED: asciidoctips.txt: line 4: illegal [miscellaneous] >>>> subsverbatim: specialcharacters,callouts,replacements3: replacements3 >>>> >>>> so the -b odp expect to locate: >>>> /etc/asciidoc/backends/odp/asciidoc.odp.styles >>>> but look at the installation, it actually copied the "backends" folder >>>> into user home dir .asciidoc: >>>> >>>> ping@640g-laptop:~/.asciidoc$ ls >>>> backends filters themes >>>> >>>> ping@640g-laptop:~/.asciidoc/backends/odp$ ls >>>> a2x-backend.py asciidoc.odp.styles asciidoc.otp odp.conf >>>> >>>> what is the correct folder to install and to refer? how to solve this >>>> issue? I don't want to make any dirty tricks to ruin out the system >>>> default behavior, unless have to... >>>> >>> >>> ok, I fixed the issue by: >>> >>> [following work done from a ubuntu machine:] >>> 1) ln ~/.asciidoc/backends/ to /etc/asciidoc/backends >>> ping@640g-laptop:/etc/asciidoc$ sudo ln -s ~/.asciidoc/backends/ backends >>> >>> 2) upgrade asciidoc from 8.6.7 >>> >>> current issue: >>> >>> 1) although I still get following "warning": >>> asciidoc: WARNING: asciidoc.txt: line 3155: include file not found: >>> /data/backup/xnix/asciidoc/customers.csv >>> >>> I end up with the fodt file generated! amazing! see attached 3 files: >>> fodt, >>> doc(converted from fodt in libreoffice), fodp. >>> >>> [following work done from a windows7 machine] >>> the fodt and MS-doc file looks nice.but >>> >>> 2) the fodp file I can't open. libreoffice report: >>> general error/general input/output error. >>> >>> 3) the fodt file generated can be opened from libreoffice, save as word97 >>> (doc) is also good. but saving as office2010 (docx) crashed the >>> libreoffice... >>> >>> >>> regards >>> ping >> >> >> It might also be wise to use the git version, I think there are >> changes in that which are not in the downloads. >> > thanks lex, I'm trying that now: > > ping@640g-laptop:~/bin$ hg --version > Mercurial Distributed SCM (version 1.4.3) > > Copyright (C) 2005-2010 Matt Mackall <[email protected]> and others > This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO > warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. > ping@640g-laptop:~/bin$ > ping@640g-laptop:~/bin$ > ping@640g-laptop:~/bin$ hg clone -r 8.6.8 > https://asciidoc.googlecode.com/hg/ asciidoc-8.6.8 > hg: command not found > > why is that installed hg command "not found"?
Don't know, thats not an asciidoc question :) And I meant to use the git asciidoc-odf. Also please reply to the list not to individual posters. Cheers Lex > > thanks! > > regards > ping > > >> Cheers >> Lex >> >> >> >>> >>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> WBR, Alex. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "asciidoc" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/asciidoc?hl=en.
