Re: Defeated by tex4ht

2007-02-15 Thread Enrico Forestieri
On Fri, Feb 16, 2007 at 09:46:14PM +1800, Bo Peng wrote: > > No, that's what I use, too. Latex2rtf can render equations through > > bitmaps but by default uses EQ field codes. If you right click on > > the gray graphics, you get a menu to activate/deactivate the field > > codes. > > That webpage s

Re: Defeated by tex4ht

2007-02-15 Thread Bo Peng
No, that's what I use, too. Latex2rtf can render equations through bitmaps but by default uses EQ field codes. If you right click on the gray graphics, you get a menu to activate/deactivate the field codes. That webpage says: if you double click the field, it will be converted to OLD equation ob

Re: Defeated by tex4ht

2007-02-15 Thread Enrico Forestieri
On Thu, Feb 15, 2007 at 08:34:49PM -0600, Bo Peng wrote: > On 2/15/07, Enrico Forestieri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 14, 2007 at 10:30:52PM -0600, Bo Peng wrote: > > > > > I spent another hour on latex2rtf. Formulas in the generated rtf file > > > simply can not be edited in word. >

Re: Defeated by tex4ht

2007-02-15 Thread Bo Peng
On 2/15/07, Enrico Forestieri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Wed, Feb 14, 2007 at 10:30:52PM -0600, Bo Peng wrote: > I spent another hour on latex2rtf. Formulas in the generated rtf file > simply can not be edited in word. Thay can be edited, as they are EQ field codes. I get two types of stuf

Re: Defeated by tex4ht

2007-02-15 Thread Enrico Forestieri
On Wed, Feb 14, 2007 at 10:30:52PM -0600, Bo Peng wrote: > I spent another hour on latex2rtf. Formulas in the generated rtf file > simply can not be edited in word. Thay can be edited, as they are EQ field codes. The syntax is similar to that of TeX and they are in every word version, even if MS

Re: Defeated by tex4ht

2007-02-15 Thread Bo Peng
We will need a thorough investigation of the different options, so anything discussed now with half knowledge is either moot or will delay 1.5.0 a lot. 100% Agreed. Bo

Re: Defeated by tex4ht

2007-02-15 Thread Georg Baum
Am Donnerstag, 15. Februar 2007 18:59 schrieb Bo Peng: > Let us discuss this after 1.5.0 is released. Pretty please. We will need a thorough investigation of the different options, so anything discussed now with half knowledge is either moot or will delay 1.5.0 a lot. Georg

Re: Defeated by tex4ht

2007-02-15 Thread Bo Peng
BTW, the odf toolkit may help us a lot in the transition. http://odftoolkit.openoffice.org/ Bo

Re: Defeated by tex4ht

2007-02-15 Thread Bo Peng
We could write a new converter, but it should be possible to do equally well from LaTeX. A converter would work but if we are going towards XML, I suggest that we look seriously at the possibility of adopting ODF. Something like: 1. add a converter to write to ODF, along the way, add file manag

Re: Defeated by tex4ht

2007-02-15 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
> "Bo" == Bo Peng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Bo> I strongly believe that the next big thing for lyx should be ODF Bo> or Word/XML compatibility. We could write a new converter, but it should be possible to do equally well from LaTeX. JMarc

Re: Defeated by tex4ht

2007-02-14 Thread Andreas K .
Bo Peng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I strongly believe that the next big thing for lyx should be ODF or > Word/XML compatibility. I agree completely and wholeheartedly. Andreas

Defeated by tex4ht

2007-02-14 Thread Bo Peng
I spent hours, under both linux and windows, trying to use tex4ht to convert even a simplest tex file to open office. The generated .odt file just does not work. This is after I follow closely the instructions in http://facweb.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/pviton/support/tex4ht.html and passed all the