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[2a00:1450:4864:20::42b]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTPS id l19si545243wms.3.2022.01.06.06.00.05 for (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Thu, 06 Jan 2022 06:00:05 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: neutral (google.com: 2a00:1450:4864:20::42b is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of leonardr-bM6h3K5UM15l57MIdRCFDg@public.gmane.org) client-ip=2a00:1450:4864:20::42b; Original-Received: by mail-wr1-x42b.google.com with SMTP id v6so4944141wra.8 for ; Thu, 06 Jan 2022 06:00:05 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 2002:a5d:564f:: with SMTP id j15mr49395430wrw.366.1641477604399; Thu, 06 Jan 2022 06:00:04 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: X-Original-Sender: leonardr-bM6h3K5UM15l57MIdRCFDg@public.gmane.org X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; dkim=pass header.i=@lazerware-com.20210112.gappssmtp.com header.s=20210112 header.b=f019sdTQ; spf=neutral (google.com: 2a00:1450:4864:20::42b is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of leonardr-bM6h3K5UM15l57MIdRCFDg@public.gmane.org) smtp.mailfrom=leonardr-bM6h3K5UM15l57MIdRCFDg@public.gmane.org Precedence: list Mailing-list: list pandoc-discuss-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org; contact pandoc-discuss+owners-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org List-ID: X-Google-Group-Id: 1007024079513 List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: , List-Unsubscribe: , Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.text.pandoc:29908 Archived-At: --000000000000846db605d4ea492d Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Robert - the reason why none of the viewers are copyring out indentation is that there isn't actually indentation there (aka no spaces are tab characters), the text is simply "moved". Normally PDF viewers are able to apply heuristics to "guess" when the amount of "movement" is supposed to mean indentation - but this particular amount of "movement" is too small for consideration. If you make the indent say 4 spaces worth instead of 2, I suspect you will get the result you wish. On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 4:10 AM Robert Fekete wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I'm trying to create PDF output from HTML input, and ran into a weird > error: > > Code samples (for example, YAML or Python) are properly formatted in the > pdf, but most of the formatting is lost when copy-pasting the code from the > PDF into a text editor or terminal. Depending on the PDF viewer, either: > > - line breaks are retained, but indentation is lost (evince, preview, > adobe reader), or > - line breaks are lost and everything becomes a single line, but > whitespace is retained (built-in pdf viewer of Firefox and VS Code) > > I'm currently using pandoc 2.14.2 on MacOS Big Sur. > > I have attached two test files (input and output), I created the pdf with > the wkhtml2pdf engine, but I've tested other engines as well and the > results were similar (xelatex, weasyprint). > > Has anyone seen a similar problem? 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Robert - the reason why none of the viewers are copyring o= ut indentation is that there isn't actually indentation=C2=A0there (aka= no spaces are tab characters), the text is simply=C2=A0"moved".= =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Normally PDF viewers are able to apply heuristics to "gu= ess" when the amount of "movement" is supposed to mean inden= tation - but this particular amount of "movement" is too small fo= r consideration.=C2=A0 If you make the indent say 4 spaces worth instead of= 2, I suspect you will get the result you wish.

On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 4:10 = AM Robert Fekete <fekete77.= robert-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
Hi Everyone,

I'm try= ing to create PDF output from HTML input, and ran into a weird error:

Code samples (for example, YAML or Python) are prop= erly=20 formatted in the pdf, but most of the formatting is lost when=20 copy-pasting the code from the PDF into a text editor or terminal.=20 Depending on the PDF viewer, either:
  • line breaks are retained, but indentation is lost (evi= nce, preview, adobe reader), or
  • line breaks are lost and everything= becomes a single line, but=20 whitespace is retained (built-in pdf viewer of Firefox and VS Code)
    • I'm currently using pandoc 2.14.2 on MacOS Big Sur.
    I have attached two test files (input and output), I created t= he pdf with the wkhtml2pdf engine, but I've tested other engines as wel= l and the results were similar (xelatex, weasyprint).

    Has anyone seen a similar problem? Any pointers are appreciated.

    Kind Regards,
    Robert

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