Re: [O] The Org->ODT exporter is now in Org's core (latest git)

[Eric S Fraga]

Christian Moe <address@hidden> writes:

>> 2. I see where the default styles are and I am happy with these
>>     generally.  However, as a libreoffice n00b, how do I create my own
>>     style file that would be appropriate for the ODT exporter?  It's not
>>     so much about the creating of style files (although help in that
>>     regard would not be sniffed at ;-) but about whether there is a list
>>     of paragraph styles that can be customised somewhere?
>
> The easiest way is now described in the manual: write your document in

Thanks Christian!

> Org, including all the sorts of stuff you might want to have styles
> for, then export it to ODT, open it in LibreOffice, and tweak the
> styles you find there. Because you exported it from Org, you can be
> sure that the styles have the names the exporter uses. You can
> customize any style, no limits.

Okay, that makes perfect sense.

> When your LibreOffice document looks like you want it to, simply save
> it somewhere smart. The next time you export from Org, point
> org-export-odt-styles-file to that file as your style template.

Straightforward.

Of course, getting libreoffice to do what I want is another story... ;-)
I imagine I'll have to use a mouse :-(
Give me latex any day!

Thanks again,
eric
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