Re: [libreoffice-users] odt to text keeping formatting?

On 02/05/2022 11:54, Brad Rogers wrote:
> On Mon, 2 May 2022 11:38:29 +0100
> Mike Scott <v.lo@scottsonline.org.uk> wrote:
>
> Hello Mike,
>
> > Is there any way of converting to a plain text file while keeping some
> > semblance of the layout please? odt2txt extracts the text, but of
> > course loses the indentation.
>
> Simply using "Save As...", then selecting TXT type works, IME.  You'll
> get a warning about losing formatting, but indents are preserved.  Of
> course, any bold, italics, super/subscript and underline, etc. will be
> lost.

Thanks for the reply; but that's not what I get.

Save as text file produces something left-aligned - presumably because 
the indents seem to be a result of left-margin settings in the paragraph 
styles. I was hoping odt2txt would fare better, but no.

The original is actually a .docx file; there's no overall common styling 
in the document to hunt for in the xml part of the odt file.


I've also looked at going via pdf and pdftotxt (gets garbage), and 
installing a pseudo line printer (can't figure out how to save-to-file). 
CUPS's own print-to-file creates postscript, which isn't useful in this 
context.


LO 6.4.7.2 on linux mint, btw.


--
Mike Scott (unet2 <at> [deletethis] scottsonline.org.uk)
Harlow Essex England
"The only way is Brexit" -- anon.

--
To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscribe@global.libreoffice.org
Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/
Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette
List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/
Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy