Configured HTML to PDF conversion with wkhtmltopdf

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📅 2023-12-29 — Session: Configured HTML to PDF conversion with wkhtmltopdf

🕒 03:05–03:30
🏷️ Labels: HTML, CSS, Wkhtmltopdf, PDF, Margins
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal

The session aimed to configure HTML documents for conversion to PDF using CSS styles and wkhtmltopdf, addressing both style application and troubleshooting.

Key Activities

  • Adjusted margins in HTML documents using CSS to ensure proper PDF conversion.
  • Defined and applied CSS margin styles specifically for PDF output.
  • Configured wkhtmltopdf command-line options to set page margins without altering CSS.
  • Troubleshot ProtocolUnknownError in wkhtmltopdf, focusing on local file access and resource loading.
  • Applied line spacing of 1.2 in HTML for PDF conversion using CSS and wkhtmltopdf.
  • Implemented text indentation in paragraphs using CSS.

Achievements

  • Successfully configured CSS styles for margin and line spacing in HTML documents intended for PDF conversion.
  • Resolved common wkhtmltopdf errors related to network and file access.

Pending Tasks

  • Further testing of wkhtmltopdf configurations to ensure compatibility across different document types and environments.

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