Converting Word, Open XML and ODF (Open Document Format)
Peter Senfon has written a quite elaborate roundup of word processing document converters
. As a test case he used documents created with the ICE content management system that make heavy use of styles and provide a good use case for professional, production-ready documents. The converters under consideration were:
. As a test case he used documents created with the ICE content management system that make heavy use of styles and provide a good use case for professional, production-ready documents. The converters under consideration were:
- The Open XML Translator - Works with styles, but slow. Superficially OK, but needs manual fine-tuning
- The Open Document Foundation's ACME376 plugin - "Verdict: I am increasingly inclined to treat this is an elaborate joke. Wake me up when there's some real code to try out."
- Sun's Word plugin - Looks interesting, but nothing yet to try out.
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