Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 11:36:21 +0000
From: Cam <camilo@mesias.co.uk>
Subject: Re: antiword

Hi

I have updated the script for the latest Mozilla with plugger, as found
in RedHat 8. This makes the default action a very quick text view of a
document, much better IMHO than starting ooffice or abiword. If users
want to edit the file they can still save as.

Here is a slightly improved script for gnome users:

#!/bin/bash

tmpfile=/tmp/aw$$.txt

lastditch=`which vi`

editor=${EDITOR:-$lastditch}

if [ ! -x $editor ] ; then
   editor=$lastditch
fi

tmpfile=/tmp/aw$$.txt

gtopts="-t antiword-helper --hide-menubar"

antiword "$1" > $tmpfile
chmod -w $tmpfile
gnome-terminal $gtopts -x $editor $tmpfile ; chmod +w $tmpfile ; rm $tmpfile



Here is the script for non-gnome users:

#!/bin/bash

tmpfile=/tmp/aw$$.txt

lastditch=`which vi`

editor=${EDITOR:-$lastditch}

if [ ! -x $editor ] ; then
   editor=$lastditch
fi


antiword "$1" > $tmpfile
chmod -w $tmpfile
xterm -T "antiword-helper" -e $editor $tmpfile
chmod +w $tmpfile
rm $tmpfile



To use the scripts add an entry into your plugger config file
(pluggerrc, for locations check man plugger). Mine is in
/home/cxm/.netscape/pluggerrc:

The line to add is (it has a leading tab):

   ignore_errors exits: antiword-helper "$file"


Here is my config file after I added the line

application/rtf: rtf: Rich Text Format
application/x-msword: doc, dot: Microsoft Word Document

   ignore_errors exits: antiword-helper "$file"


Here is my config file after I added the line

application/rtf: rtf: Rich Text Format
application/x-msword: doc, dot: Microsoft Word Document
application/msword: doc, dot: Microsoft Word Document
         ignore_errors exits: antiword-helper "$file"
         nokill exits: oowriter "$file"
         repeat swallow(AbiWord) fill: AbiWord -nosplash -geometry
+9000+9000 "$file" >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
         repeat swallow(PCFileViewer) fill: sdtpcv "$file"
         repeat swallow(PCFileViewer) fill: /opt/SUNWdtpcv/bin/sdtpcv
"$file"


Then start Mozilla / Netscape and you should be able to quickly view
word docs from the browser and as email attachments.

Hope that helps,

-Cam