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libreoffice --headless --invisible --convert-to pdf *.pptx

• bathtub365 5y ago
  This probably falls under the poster’s "it doesn’t always work as well as the real deal” qualification.
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  • kaba0 5y ago
    Besides that, it is somewhat ad-hoc. Like, ok, libreoffice has a cli interface (with their own conventions, mind you), but what about inkscape? Or a browser? And I’m sure there are plenty of programs under windows that also doesn’t provide such an interface, but I still feel that it is something linux should copy.
    • blibble 5y ago
      inkscape: https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Using_the_Command_Line https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Using_the_Command_L... how is it ad-hoc? this IS the unix interface: command line params mixed with stdin/stdout instead of DDE/OLE/COM/DCOM/DCOM+/ActiveX/CLR/whatever_it_is_this_week bullshit (mixed in with mountains of crap in the registry)
    • yjftsjthsd-h 5y ago
      How is it any more ad-hoc than powerpoint having an option to PDF and exposing that to PS?