IDML Pandoc reader

The repository deborderbollore/idml-pandoc-reader contains a command-line program that automates the reading of IDML (InDesign Markup Language) files for Pandoc. Pandoc is a universal converter capable of transforming many input formats into many output formats, including DOCX, ODT, HTML, Markdown, AsciiDoc, etc. Only the document structure is converted; formatting is entirely ignored.

The motivation behind IDML Pandoc reader 🤯

This program was developed in the context of the Déborder Bolloré project, where it was necessary to bring together the expert skills of graphic designers using Adobe InDesign and web developers, with the goal of producing a multiformat publication accessible in any reading context.

In the long term, a web interface will make using this program easier. This interface will be called OutDesign, as a response to the concentration of publishing software.

Documentation

• 1. Repository Contents
• 2. Prerequisites
  • Dependencies
  • Environment configuration (.env)
  • Configuration test
• 3. Usage
  • Preparing IDML Files
  • Style Mapping
  • Basic Commands
  • Details of the conversion command for the Déborder Bolloré reader
• 4. Formatting Guide
  • Recommendations
  • Limitations
• 5. Conversion Pipeline
  • Graph
  • Conversion details

Go further

• About InDesign
  • The different export formats
  • The IDML format
• Contribute
• License