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Change default pdf-engine for HTML from wkhtmltopdf to weasyprint about pandoc HOT 3 CLOSED

jgm commented on September 27, 2024

Change default pdf-engine for HTML from wkhtmltopdf to weasyprint

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bpj commented on September 27, 2024 1

The problem with staying with wkhtmltopdf is that package managers will eventually stop providing packages for it. WeasyPrint output may leave something to be desired if you have not-so low demands,[^1] but it is maintained, it is widely provided by package managers so relatively easy to install, it is relatively lightweight, and those who have higher demands can always use an alternative.

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jgm commented on September 27, 2024

I must say that pagedjs-cli gives much better results.

weasyprint with pandoc manual:

Fontconfig error: Cannot load default config file: No such file: (null)
Fontconfig error: Cannot load default config file: No such file: (null)
Fontconfig error: Cannot load default config file: No such file: (null)
WARNING: Ignored `text-rendering: optimizeLegibility` at 15:7, unknown property.
WARNING: Expected a media type, got '(max-width: 600px)'
WARNING: Invalid media type ' (max-width: 600px) ' the whole @media rule was ignored at 18:5.
WARNING: Ignored `overflow-x: auto` at 112:7, unknown property.
WARNING: Ignored `gap: min(4vw, 1.5em)` at 149:32, invalid value.
WARNING: Ignored `overflow-x: auto` at 150:28, unknown property.
WARNING: Ignored `user-select: none` at 187:32, unknown property.
WARNING: Anchor defined twice: 'footnotes'

and then it looks like this:

pagejs-cli:

✔ Loaded
✔ Rendering 146 pages took 2537.7000000178814 milliseconds.
✔ Generated
✔ Processed
✔ Saved to /Users/jgm/src/pandoc/toPdfViaTempFile61952-1.pdf

and it looks just like it looks in the browser: