Thanks a lot Mirko and well done for this very nice framework! We're going to use it during this summer and we'll subscribe to the jod converter mailing list/forum if we have questions.
Thanks again -Vincent On Jun 6, 2008, at 12:34 AM, Mirko Nasato wrote: > Hi all, > > I'd certainly be happy to add XWiki to the list of other open source > projects that use JODConverter and provide suggestions if needed. > > I see you mention xhtml... well the OOo xhtml filter is quite limited > currently. For one it doesn't export embedded images[1]. But it's > going to > see big improvements with OOo 3.0. > > You may also be interested to know that there's a new major version of > JODConverter[2] in development. > > Cheers > > Mirko > > -- > [1] http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=22012 > [2] http://jodconverter.wiki.sourceforge.net/v3.0 > > > 2008/6/5 Luis Arias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> Cool ! I'm glad I could be of help ! Mirko will be happy to know >> you are >> working with his code. Putting him on copy. >> >> Luis >> >> On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 11:13 PM, Ludovic Dubost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> Thanks Luis, >>> >>> This is indeed exactly what we need.. a web service and a java API >>> at >>> the same time >>> Wang you should use this.. expose it as an XWiki plugin with a >>> configuration option to run embed or connect to an existing web >>> service. >>> >>> My idea is that we ship XWiki configured by default to talk to a >>> server >>> that we would host on our platform. >>> >>> Ludovic >>> >>> Luis Arias wrote: >>>> Hi everyone, >>>> >>>> Sorry to pop in, but I imagine you are aware of Mirko's >>>> JODConverter and >>>> JODReports: >>>> >>>> http://www.artofsolving.com/ >>>> >>>> If not I thought it might be useful in the context of your >>>> discussion. >>> His >>>> code is used by Nuxeo, Alfresco, and others and is very simple to >>>> use. >>>> JODCOnverter plugs into OO running in server mode. >>>> >>>> Good luck, >>>> Luis >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 8:37 PM, Vincent Massol <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Jun 4, 2008, at 8:33 PM, Sergiu Dumitriu wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Vincent Massol wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jun 4, 2008, at 7:30 PM, Ludovic Dubost wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I agree, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> First you need to package your code as an XWiki plugin that >>>>>>>> can be >>>>>>>> called. >>>>>>>> This plugin should have as many conversion possibilities. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> doc or office -> xhtml >>>>>>>> xls -> xhtml >>>>>>>> doc -> openoffice >>>>>>>> openoffice ->doc >>>>>>>> doc -> pdf >>>>>>>> html -> pdf >>>>>>>> etc.. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> hmm not sure. We only need xhtml I think since it's then the >>>>>>> role of >>>>>>> the XWiki HTML Parser to generate an internal DOM. Once we >>>>>>> have that >>>>>>> DOM we benefit from all the renderers (PDF, XHTML, RTF, Latex, >>>>>>> etc). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> I second Vincent, for the moment the priority is to have wiki >>>>>> documents. >>>>>> But then I agree with Ludovic, that it would be better to convert >>>>>> attachments to different formats using the OOo codebase. The pdf >>>>>> export >>>>>> done now affects only wiki documents, not attachments, and going >>>>>> through >>>>>> a long chain of conversions (.doc -> wiki -> xhtml -> xsl-fo -> >>>>>> pdf) >>>>>> will only introduce possible problems at each conversion, while a >>>>>> direct >>>>>> conversion doc -> pdf using the (better) OOo code is simpler and >>>>>> easier. >>>>>> We can (and should) keep the current PDF export mechanism for >>>>>> wiki >>>>>> documents, though. >>>>>> >>>>> I think we should make the PDF export a secondary priority and >>>>> get the >>>>> rest working for now. Let's revisit it when all the rest is >>>>> working >>>>> fine. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> -Vincent >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>> Concerning xls I think we should look into having an import >>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>> does >>>>>>>> not go through html >>>>>>>> We might want to write xls to wiki table >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> +1 to this one, too. I think that direct data manipulation >>>>>> through OOo >>>>>> is better than reverse-engineering html, and not just for >>>>>> spreadsheets, >>>>>> but other types of documents. >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Sergiu Dumitriu _______________________________________________ devs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs
