DOCX to HTML: Looking to Select More Precisely with CSS

DOCX to HTML: Looking to Select More Precisely with CSS

[Ken Dow]

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Hi,

I'm looking to get more specific control over the HTML generated by Pandoc 
from DOCX input. I was hoping Word's paragraph styles would be assigned to 
output HTML block elements, along the lines of how headings can be output:

<section id="system-and-user-administration" class="level1">

I tried re-purposing unused styles supported in the Word reference doc 
<https://pandoc.org/MANUAL.html#option--reference-doc>, like Definition 
Term. I found that when Definition Term is applied to a paragraph, and that 
is followed by a Definition style paragraph, the following (very sensible) 
HTML is output:

<dl>
  <dt>Important</dt>
    <dd><p>If you are restoring from a backup created on another LXI 
network with different IP addresses, see “Areas, Zones, And Devices Lost 
From Floor Plan” on page 118 before proceeding.</p>
  </dd>
</dl>

But if a Definition Term is used on its own (i.e., not following by 
Definition), the following is output:

<div class="DefinitionTerm">
  <p>Important</p>
 </div>

This second behaviour gives me a class to select to style the output - but 
of course it's limited, not semantic, etc.

I also discovered that Word Character Styles transfer more font variations 
(e.g., Italicized, Small Caps) than when the same variations are applied in 
a Word Paragraph Style. For example, Character Style:

<p>
  <em>
    <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">Result</span>
  </em>
</p>

vs. Paragraph Style:

<p>Result</p>

Any corrections, tips, or pointers would be most welcome!

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