koffice/filters/generic_wrapper

KOffice Filter Wrapper
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This is a generic framework for developing KOffice import and export
filters in a scripting language of your choice (Python, Perl, etc).

Requirements for your filter:
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- do whatever you want with your script, it just has to take two
  parameters, the input file and the output file
- provide a .desktop files, containing these mandatory fields:

Name=My cool filter in Perl
Type=Service
ServiceTypes=KOfficeGenericFilter
Exec=my_filter.pl
X-KDE-Wrapper-Export=<MIME type of the exported file>
X-KDE-Wrapper-Import=<MIME type of the imported file>

- write a suitable Makefile.am

bin_SCRIPTS = my_filter.pl
service_DATA = my_filter.desktop
servicedir = $(kde_servicesdir)

- if not already present, write a .desktop file for the external MIME
  type

In doubt, have a look at an example filter in
filters/kpresenter/magicpoint.

The only shortcoming at the moment is that you have to add these MIME
types to filters/generic_wrapper/generic_filter.desktop file (in the
fields X-KDE-Export resp. X-KDE-Import).

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That's it, have fun :-)

Lukas Tinkl <lukas@kde.org>
SuSE Labs, Czech Republic