* There is no abstract outputed into docx with command option "--metadata=abstract:METADATA"?

[mgcyung]

The command option "--metadata=toc-title:toc" works fine. But there is no abstract outputed into docx with command option "--metadata=abstract:METADATA".

[mb21]

What version of pandoc are you using? Can you provide exact command?

[mgcyung]

The pandoc version is 2.2.3.2. The whole command is "pandoc -f org -t docx -o test.docx --bibliography=2.bib --metadata=toc-title:toc --metadata=abstract:METADATA --toc --csl=ieee-transactions-on-signal-processing.csl --reference-doc=pandoc-reference-doc.docx --standalone test.tmpgEceNL.org"

[mb21]

Ah, this is because when setting metadata with the command line, the values are strings, instead of MetaBlocks or MetaInlines. We could quickly fix this case by considering this case in https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/blob/master/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Docx.hs#L763

But more generally, we should probably solve this as part of #1960.

@jgm, should I try to rebase #4604?

[mgcyung]

As string abstract in command line can not be identified, is there a way to set the abstract in the orgmode file?

[mb21]

Not that I know of... for your usecase, I would just put the abstract in the body text... that's effectively what the docx writer does as well. If you need the proper style, see http://pandoc.org/MANUAL.html#custom-styles-in-docx

[mgcyung]

The bracketed_spans syntax is used in markdown and seems not work in orgmode. The snippet below `[Get out]{custom-style="Emphatically"}, hesaid.` is converted to the same text with normal style in the docx file.

[mb21]

Ah, I'm not sure how to do that in org-mode... @tarleb ?

[jgm]

@mb21 - yes, we should fix this in the Docx writer (as you identified). And go ahead and rebase #4604!

[tarleb]

Incidentally, somebody recently asked a question on how to add an abstract in the ox-pandoc project. TL;DR: either set it via #+ABSTRACT: or use a (Lua) filter.

[mgcyung]

The lua filter works for me. Thanks.

[mgcyung]

A little change to the filter in Org Abstract Block Export to make it identify more than one abstract

-- file: abstract-div-to-meta.lua
local abstract = {}

function Div (div)
   if div.classes:includes 'ABSTRACT' then
      if abstract == {} then
         abstract = div.content
      else
         for i=1,#div.content do
            abstract[#abstract+1] = div.content[i]
         end
      end
    return {}
  end
end

function Meta (meta)
  meta.abstract = pandoc.MetaBlocks(abstract)
  return meta
end