Adding textBox and table wrapped around text when converting to HTML

[leoxama]

TextBox

Currently textBoxes are missing from the generated HTML when converting a .docx to .html.

I modified the Contract.docx file to add a textbox

but when converting to html, the textbox is missing.

Tables wrapped around text

when converting a .docx with a table wrapped around text, the text wrapping is disabled

Result

I've reproduced these scenarios using the sample tests in the repo.

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Thanks for the detailed report with screenshots — these are two known gaps in the HTML converter.

Text Boxes

Text boxes in DOCX are represented as w:drawing elements whose a:graphicData contains a wps:wsp (Word Processing Shape) element rather than a pic:pic (image). The converter's ProcessDrawing method checks for a:blipFill (only present on images) and returns null when it's absent — so text boxes are silently dropped.

To support text boxes, ProcessDrawing would need to detect wps:wsp/wps:txbx content and:

1. Emit a (div) with position: absolute (for anchored/wp:anchor) or display: inline-block (for inline/wp:inline) using the wp:extent EMU dimensions for sizing.
2. Recursively transform the wps:txbxContent paragraphs via the existing paragraph pipeline.
3. Handle wp:anchor positioning attributes (posOffset, align) for CSS placement.

This is a non-trivial but self-contained change.

Floating Tables (text wrap)

Floating/wrapped tables use w:tblpPr on w:tblPr. The converter currently ignores these positioning properties, so all tables render as block-flow elements. Supporting them would require emitting position: absolute/relative CSS and adjusting the surrounding text flow — complex to get right across all Word layout modes.

Both features would make good contributions if anyone wants to tackle them! Happy to help review a PR.

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Good news — I've implemented basic text box rendering support for WmlToHtmlConverter! 🎉

PR: feat(html): render DOCX text boxes as inline-block divs in WmlToHtmlConverter

What it does: w:drawing elements containing wps:wsp/wps:txbx (WordprocessingShape text boxes) are now rendered as (div) elements with display: inline-block styling, instead of being silently dropped. The text box content is recursively converted to HTML, preserving paragraph structure.

What it doesn't cover (yet):

• Floating text boxes with precise absolute/relative positioning (wp:anchor with simplePos/positionH/positionV) — layout is approximate
• w:tbl with w:tblpPr (floating tables)
• Linked text boxes / text flow between boxes

This is a meaningful step forward — text box content is now visible in HTML output rather than lost.

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