Re: Urgent requirement to override commandline filetype import

> Okay, the problem...
> lprshell has this:
> abiword --print=/tmp/myfile.ps myfile.txt
> the problem is that Abiword applies automatic
> filetype detection that is
> far from perfect. So often it returns "Error
> importing file".
> One would think that if Abiword was unable to
> determine filetype that it
> would default to using the filename extension, but
> not so.

That's an awfully naive way to determine a file's
type. We apply content sniffing plus file extension
detection.

> If I run Abiword GUI, I can choose an override in
> the file-open dialog
> box, and I am able to open some html and text files
> that the automatic
> system fails to open.

You really want the filetype detection to work
properly. What you asked for is a work around for the
latter's brokenness. But it can be added easilly
enough.

> So, I need to be able to specify a filetype override
> on the commandline.
> It seems that "--imp-props" is intended for that
> purpose, and I found a
> reference to "--exp-props" being used that way,
> however "--imp-props"
> does not seem to accept anything, it seems to be
> non-functional.

That's not true. Currently, only the text importer
uses it to specify what encoding a text file is in.
Also, specifying the file type isn't what imp-props or
exp-props is for. They're for specifying extra
parameters to an already-determined import or export
file format converter.
 
> Does anyone know a solution to this?

Yes. Please file a bug in bugzilla with the file types
that aren't auto-detected properly. Be sure to attach
sample files.

                
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Received on Sat May 21 17:26:54 2005