☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 days agoMicrosoft open-sourced a Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdowngithub.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down12
arrow-up121arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft open-sourced a Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdowngithub.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squaredavel@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoIn your saying this isn’t useful, you’re making a lot of assumptions about how someone might want to use this. They may not care that it is lossy in the way that it is lossy. They may want a CLI tool instead of a GUI tool. They may want it as a Python library rather than as a stand-alone tool.
minus-squarevort3@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoI convert from docx to md specifically with the purpose of getting rid of Microsoft formatting aka almost converting to plaintext but preserve at least some structure.
In your saying this isn’t useful, you’re making a lot of assumptions about how someone might want to use this.
I convert from docx to md specifically with the purpose of getting rid of Microsoft formatting aka almost converting to plaintext but preserve at least some structure.