@Sebastian, Is there an actual list of what can be converted via the upload to the whiteboard? It won't convert text files, nor .docx files. I'll have to experiment more. Thanks for the detail, it's interesting.
Robert ----- On 29 Mar 2013, at 09:21 AM, "seba.wag...@gmail.com" <seba.wag...@gmail.com> wrote: > Which means that the JODConverter tool is no more maintained, it does not > mean that it is broken. > > You have to keep in mind what JODConvert actually is: > It is nothing else then a wrapper library to call the OpenOffice Service (or > LibreOffice Service). Nothing else. > It will not improve anything in the convertion itself if you do replace that > library with something else. > There are a lot of tools and libraries out there that basically do the same. > But at the moment the JODConvert is doing just fine from my point of view. > And it does even automatically start and stop the OpenOffice (or LibreOffice > Service) and you can set a custom home directory where JODConverter will look > for the executable. > > So in a sense you are of course right, on a long term we have to see what > other alternatives are there. > But facing that there is also a lot of discussion in the Apache OpenOffice > project about providing such a library AS-IS (which means we would not need > any third party libraries) I see no need to put currently time into replacing > a tool or library that does actually works just fine. > > Sebastian > > > > > 2013/3/29 Robert Chalmers <racu...@gmail.com> >> Hi Sebastian, >> >> this from Maxim -- who sent me this link >> >> https://code.google.com/p/jodconverter/issues/detail?id=103 >> >> and this from jodconverter home ... >> https://code.google.com/p/jodconverter/ >> WARNING! This project is no longer maintained The code has been moved to >> GitHub in the hope that somebody else will fork and maintain it. >> >> to >> https://github.com/mirkonasato/jodconverter >> >> so yes - all is not well. >> >> cheers >> Robert >> >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 9:23 PM, seba.wag...@gmail.com >> <seba.wag...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hi Robert, >>> >>> what do you mean by "broken"? >>> AFAIK there is no issue with it on Windows. >>> >>> Sebastian >>> >>> Am 28.03.2013 20:51 schrieb "Robert Chalmers" <racu...@gmail.com>: >>> >>>> Jodconverter is used by openmeetings - but for windows anyway, it's >>>> broken. and the project had been abandoned. >>>> It needs someone with the java skills to fix it. >>>> The entire repository is there. Just needs fixing. >>>> I live in hope >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Pin Point Xtra >>>> Your Navigation and Geocaching Companion >> >> >> >> -- >> Pin Point Xtra >> Your Navigation and Geocaching Companion > > > > -- > Sebastian Wagner > https://twitter.com/#!/dead_lock > http://www.webbase-design.de > http://www.wagner-sebastian.com > seba.wag...@gmail.com
