On Monday 29 March 2010 12:27:54 Liviu Andronic wrote: > On 3/29/10, rgheck <[email protected]> wrote: > > connecting to my running OpenOffice instance---but then I found UnoConv: > > http://dag.wieers.com/home-made/unoconv/ > > There is a second possibility to convert anything that OpenOffice can > chew: jodconverter. From the description: > "JODConverter, the Java OpenDocument Converter, leverages OpenOffice.org to > provide import/export filters for various office formats including > OpenDocument and Microsoft Office. > > This package provides a command-line frontend." > > Would it make sense to provide menu entries in LyX for these two > converters? Liviu
I'd tend to answer "no". As years go by, tons of converters are going to come and go. Tons of formats are going to come and go. If interfaces to all these converters and formats are put in LyX, LyX will become big and bloated, and that will give bugs more places to hide. My suggestion would be to put converter interfaces in a separate executable that outputs either LyX or LaTeX, and maybe have that callable from LyX. SteveT Steve Litt Recession Relief Package http://www.recession-relief.US Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/stevelitt
