Re: Adding boilerplate text in docx

[John MacFarlane <jgm-TVLZxgkOlNX2fBVCVOL8/A@public.gmane.org>]

Chanamel Ungar <Chanamel-Rw1WCSvBAmdUkLafFIKz2WXnswh1EIUO@public.gmane.org> writes:

> Hey,
>
> Currently have a few issues with the docx transformation I wonder if you
> good folks could help me with:
>
> 1. I have some boilerplate text that needs to be inserted in *most*, but
> not all docx generated from a source markdown file. It needs to appear as a
> footnote of the first page of the document. What would be the best way to
> do this?

It would be relatively easy to write a filter that adds a
footnote to an element, say the title.

> 2. Currently, the date in the generated docx is automatically set to today.
> Is there any way to pass in a specific date into the document?

Yes, if you're going from markdown, just include the date in your metadata:

---
title: Whatever
date: July 3, 2021
...

> 3. Is there any way in markdown to create tables with merged cells?
>
> I.e.
>
> | A | B |
> -----------
> |fruit | apple |    80kcal     |
> |       |  pear  |       60kcal   |
> | veg | carrot | 30kcal |

No, not with native md tables.  But you could include an HTML
table and use a special filter to parse it.

This is due to BPJ on this list:
https://groups.google.com/g/pandoc-discuss/c/seVGKkR-bKQ/m/UoOUx8GxAAAJ


```lua
function RawBlock (raw)
  if 'html' == raw.format then
    local html = raw.text
    local doc = pandoc.read(html, 'html')
    if doc then return doc.blocks end
  end
  return nil
end
```