Conversion from docx to gfm: Can I stop pandoc from inserting blank lines between bullet points?

Conversion from docx to gfm: Can I stop pandoc from inserting blank lines between bullet points?

[Clare Sudbery]

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Hi

I am converting from docx to gfm.

My input Word docs contain simple bulleted lists like this:

·      This is a test top level bullet

o   This is a test nested bullet

·      This is a test top level bullet

o   This is a test nested bullet

·      This is a test top level bullet

o   This is a test nested bullet

My output markdown docs contain blank lines between every bullet point like 
this:
  - This is a test top level bullet
    
      - This is a test nested bullet

  - This is a test top level bullet
    
      - This is a test nested bullet

  - This is a test top level bullet
    
      - This is a test nested bullet


I have tried using the various docx extensions available but none of them 
seem relevant to this issue.

Here is a sample pandoc command:
pandoc -t gfm -o "/path/file.md" "/path/file.docx"

Is there any way I can avoid this effect, or do I have to remove the 
resulting blank lines myself?

Cheers
Clare.

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Re: Conversion from docx to gfm: Can I stop pandoc from inserting blank lines between bullet points?

[John MacFarlane]

You could use a lua filter; it would have to replace
list items that consist of a single Para element with
list items that consist of a single Plain element.

This filter will do it:

```

paraToPlain = {
    Para = function(el)
      return pandoc.Plain(el.content)
    end
}

function BulletList(el)
  return pandoc.walk_block(el, paraToPlain)
end

```

Save that as tightenLists.lua and use

--lua-filter tightenLists.lua on your command line.

Clare Sudbery <claresudbery-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> writes:

> Hi
>
> I am converting from docx to gfm.
>
> My input Word docs contain simple bulleted lists like this:
>
> ·      This is a test top level bullet
>
> o   This is a test nested bullet
>
> ·      This is a test top level bullet
>
> o   This is a test nested bullet
>
> ·      This is a test top level bullet
>
> o   This is a test nested bullet
>
> My output markdown docs contain blank lines between every bullet point like 
> this:
>   - This is a test top level bullet
>     
>       - This is a test nested bullet
>
>   - This is a test top level bullet
>     
>       - This is a test nested bullet
>
>   - This is a test top level bullet
>     
>       - This is a test nested bullet
>
>
> I have tried using the various docx extensions available but none of them 
> seem relevant to this issue.
>
> Here is a sample pandoc command:
> pandoc -t gfm -o "/path/file.md" "/path/file.docx"
>
> Is there any way I can avoid this effect, or do I have to remove the 
> resulting blank lines myself?
>
> Cheers
> Clare.
>
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Re: Conversion from docx to gfm: Can I stop pandoc from inserting blank lines between bullet points?

[Clare Sudbery]

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Fantastic, thank you!
On Wed, 5 Feb 2020 at 20:59, John MacFarlane <jgm-TVLZxgkOlNX2fBVCVOL8/A@public.gmane.org> wrote:

>
> You could use a lua filter; it would have to replace
> list items that consist of a single Para element with
> list items that consist of a single Plain element.
>
> This filter will do it:
>
> ```
>
> paraToPlain = {
>     Para = function(el)
>       return pandoc.Plain(el.content)
>     end
> }
>
> function BulletList(el)
>   return pandoc.walk_block(el, paraToPlain)
> end
>
> ```
>
> Save that as tightenLists.lua and use
>
> --lua-filter tightenLists.lua on your command line.
>
> Clare Sudbery <claresudbery-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> writes:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > I am converting from docx to gfm.
> >
> > My input Word docs contain simple bulleted lists like this:
> >
> > ·      This is a test top level bullet
> >
> > o   This is a test nested bullet
> >
> > ·      This is a test top level bullet
> >
> > o   This is a test nested bullet
> >
> > ·      This is a test top level bullet
> >
> > o   This is a test nested bullet
> >
> > My output markdown docs contain blank lines between every bullet point
> like
> > this:
> >   - This is a test top level bullet
> >
> >       - This is a test nested bullet
> >
> >   - This is a test top level bullet
> >
> >       - This is a test nested bullet
> >
> >   - This is a test top level bullet
> >
> >       - This is a test nested bullet
> >
> >
> > I have tried using the various docx extensions available but none of
> them
> > seem relevant to this issue.
> >
> > Here is a sample pandoc command:
> > pandoc -t gfm -o "/path/file.md" "/path/file.docx"
> >
> > Is there any way I can avoid this effect, or do I have to remove the
> > resulting blank lines myself?
> >
> > Cheers
> > Clare.
> >
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> .
>

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