DocX => pdf styles missing

[robov]

When I convert my docx at least the following styles are missing

• headers
• footers
• bullets
• bold
• custom style definitions in work (ie I had a TITLE style.. big center... but this was rendered in pdf as a normal style

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[robov]

And the styles are not there when I use TCPDF and not when I use DOMPDF
Both render the pdf in the same style-less matter

[robov]

When I save the original file as a word97 file..the styling is even worse...

        $filename = "interview97.doc";
        $source = $path . $filename;
        $phpWord = \PhpOffice\PhpWord\IOFactory::load($source,  'MsDoc'); 
        
        $objWriter = \PhpOffice\PhpWord\IOFactory::createWriter($phpWord, 'PDF');
        $objWriter->save($path . "interview97.pdf" );  

[FBnil]

What I am using is OpenOffice (yum install libreoffice-writer)

$cmd = "export HOME=/tmp && /bin/oowriter --headless --convert-to pdf --outdir '" . $path . "' '" . $fqn . "' 2>&1" ;
$output = shell_exec($cmd);

The installation size is enormous, but the results are quite good. :( Sorry PHPWord!

[robov]

Yes I switched to...as the results are horrible in phpword and great in libre

[Sarke]

This seems related to the HTML issue: #1047

The PDF writers being used are taking in the HTML output, which also lacks the styling. The classes are being defined in the <style> tag, but they are just not being used.

[chrisribe]

This still seems to be an issue. html and pdf outputs do not replicate the some styles in docx (header / footers).

[SenDesignRO]

Issue still present on 0.16.0

[TheKeymaster]

If you have libreoffice installed you can use:

exec('libreoffice --headless --convert-to pdf path/to/some.docx path/to')

I wouldn't say it is a good solution but it is deffinetely a reliable one.

[alexmanotas]

can someone tell me please, how I can install libreoffice on my server or how to include it in my files to call it in my php file.

[downwater]

For information, there is an answered question in StackOverflow about this issue.

[xeemoon]

I have the same that Issue, Kindly helps me, someone. Thanks, @alexmanotas can you do it?