[mew-int 2591] Re: Open Document visualisation in Mew

[Kazu Yamamoto ( 山本和彦 )]

Hello,

> one of my favourite features of mew is visualisation of M$ documents
> right there in my message window, using the wv package.
> 
> is there a way to do the same with Open Document files (such as .odf,
> etc. -- you know, OpenOffice stuff)?
> 
> if now, then with the excellect unoconv package similar functionality
> is available, converting to text any OD file, so i guess it would not
> be too difficult to make.

I have repeatedly tested unoconv and unfortunately I should conclude
that unoconv (or OpenOffice UNO server?) is quite UNSTABLE.

unoconv can sometime convert one format to another. OK. I repeat
exactly the same command again. This time, it stalls. It cannot stand
for daily use.

Converting OpenOffice documents to text is a good idea. So, we need to
find another converter which is fast and stable. Any suggestions?

--Kazu