HTML to PDF with print media

HTML to PDF with print media

['Vivianne' via pandoc-discuss]

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Hi, 
I'm trying to convert HTML to PDF in the exact same manor that pressing 
ctrl+p in a browser would. The CSS has @media print stuff that gives the 
browser instructions on how to render the page. When I go 

pandoc zine.html zine.pdf

pandoc ignores the @media print and spits out a very tall column over 
several pages. 

How do I get the same behavior as a browser? 

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Re: HTML to PDF with print media

[John MacFarlane]

> On Aug 25, 2023, at 4:11 PM, 'Vivianne' via pandoc-discuss <pandoc-discuss-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi, 
> I'm trying to convert HTML to PDF in the exact same manor that pressing ctrl+p in a browser would. The CSS has @media print stuff that gives the browser instructions on how to render the page. When I go 
> 
> pandoc zine.html zine.pdf
> 
> pandoc ignores the @media print and spits out a very tall column over several pages. 
> 
> How do I get the same behavior as a browser? 

Use a browser.

Pandoc is about converting structural elements, not formatting details (see the manual).

Re: HTML to PDF with print media

[BPJ]

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This seems to be a problem with the program used for HTML-to-PDF conversion
(by default wkhtmltopdf I believe) so you will have to take it up with them
as it isn't properly a Pandoc problem.

Development on wkhtmltopdf has AFAIK stopped, so I would advise you to
first try another HTML-to-PDF engine first, e.g. weasyprint, and if you
still have problems take it up via their channels. It is possible that you
will be better off first producing an HTML document with Pandoc then invoke
the HTML-to-PDF engine separately, passing it your HTML, your CSS and
whatever other options or configuration which may be needed.

Please refer to

https://pandoc.org/MANUAL.html#creating-a-pdf

https://pandoc.org/MANUAL.html#option--pdf-engine

https://print-css.rocks/

Den lör 26 aug. 2023 01:12'Vivianne' via pandoc-discuss <
pandoc-discuss-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org> skrev:

> Hi,
> I'm trying to convert HTML to PDF in the exact same manor that pressing
> ctrl+p in a browser would. The CSS has @media print stuff that gives the
> browser instructions on how to render the page. When I go
>
> pandoc zine.html zine.pdf
>
> pandoc ignores the @media print and spits out a very tall column over
> several pages.
>
> How do I get the same behavior as a browser?
>
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