Re: how to handle rtf

[renato.pontefice@gmail.com]

Il giorno giovedì 31 luglio 2014 12:30:02 UTC+2, Rusi ha scritto:
> On Thursday, July 31, 2014 3:33:26 PM UTC+5:30, renato wrote:
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> > I try to explain, why do I do I need to use .rtf, and why do I'd like to do with emacs:
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> > In the company where I work, I have to open rtf files, insert some text (plain text), save it, upload on a server, that will elaborate that file, replace the text tha I've inserted (that is a  a variable name) with the content of the variable.
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> > The prob to use MS Word or LO, is that, when I open this file with this program, the insert some rtf code, that let the server app not to process the replacement. (i.e., my program look for [**VARIABLE_NAME**] and replaces it with the real content of the variable), but, when I save from MS or LO, my variable will be corrupted (i.e., is no more [**VARIABLE_NAME**-], but... [**VAR(\hich\af1\dbch\af37\loch\f1_IABLE_NAME**])
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> > of course, in this way, my parser, will not recognize the variable name.
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> > So, my prob is to try to edit this rtf in the more plain text as possible. But, not be confused, with the .rtf code.
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> > This is why, I'm lookin for sothings that let me edit .rtf in emacs, but with sothings that let me read without the rtf code.
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> > Have I been more clear?
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> Yes
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> You need to clarify one important thing: How much of the 'r' in the 'rtf'
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> (aka the formatting) you really need.
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> It appears from your description to be very little or none at all.
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> In which case saving (from MSO or LO) as (plain not rich) text and working with
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> that would be the natural way.  After that munging that text-file in emacs or
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> python or ... is a different question.
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> If however you *do* need the formatting one way that comes to mind offhand is:
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> Use org mode and the odt exporter.
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> In general, rtf is nominally text with 'richness' ie formatting.
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> However the formatting is WAY WAY too much for you to be able to do normal
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> text processing on it and maintain your sanity

I need  many 'r'...
the doc, are normaly .doc text. Imean:
- formatting (text, tab, margin...etc)
- fonts
-etc.

I need to format in .rtf, because:
- it is well formatted text
- are plain text
- the parser can find e subsiuite variable

I cannot use other format, because the server side application, already use this format (because, is text format, and can also support formatting).

So you tell me to look at org-mode?
wich package can I use in org mode?

TIA

Renato