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Is there any way to force this,= =20 maybe from the HTML side, like replacing spaces with tabs? (Sorry if this= =20 doesn't make sense, I don't know much about the inner workings of the PDF= =20 format). Leonard Rosenthol a k=C3=B6vetkez=C5=91t =C3=ADrta (2022. janu=C3=A1r 6., c= s=C3=BCt=C3=B6rt=C3=B6k, 15:00:08=20 UTC+1): > Robert - the reason why none of the viewers are copyring out indentation= =20 > is that there isn't actually indentation there (aka no spaces are tab=20 > characters), the text is simply "moved". Normally PDF viewers are able= =20 > to apply heuristics to "guess" when the amount of "movement" is supposed = to=20 > mean indentation - but this particular amount of "movement" is too small= =20 > for consideration. If you make the indent say 4 spaces worth instead of = 2,=20 > I suspect you will get the result you wish. > > On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 4:10 AM Robert Fekete wrote= : > >> Hi Everyone,=20 >> >> I'm trying to create PDF output from HTML input, and ran into a weird=20 >> error: >> >> Code samples (for example, YAML or Python) are properly formatted in the= =20 >> pdf, but most of the formatting is lost when copy-pasting the code from = the=20 >> PDF into a text editor or terminal. Depending on the PDF viewer, either: >> >> - line breaks are retained, but indentation is lost (evince, preview,= =20 >> 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 the pdf wit= h=20 >> the wkhtml2pdf engine, but I've tested other engines as well and the=20 >> results were similar (xelatex, weasyprint).=20 >> >> Has anyone seen a similar problem? 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Hi Leonard,

Thanks a lot for the tip, unfortu= nately it doesn't seem to solve the problem, but I'll play with it some mor= e. Is there any way to force this, maybe from the HTML side, like replacing= spaces with tabs? (Sorry if this doesn't make sense, I don't know much abo= ut the inner workings of the PDF format).

Leonard Rosenthol a k=C3=B6vetkez= =C5=91t =C3=ADrta (2022. janu=C3=A1r 6., cs=C3=BCt=C3=B6rt=C3=B6k, 15:00:08= UTC+1):
Robert - the reason why none of the viewers are copyring out i= ndentation 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 "guess= " when the amount of "movement" is supposed to mean indentat= ion - but this particular amount of "movement" is too small for c= onsideration.=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 <fekete7...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
Hi Everyone,

I'm trying to create PDF o= utput from HTML input, and ran into a weird error:

=
Code samples (for example, YAML or Python) are properly=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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