Export Resolution-Independent Vector PDFs from Processing
Record vector geometry from a Processing sketch to a resolution-independent PDF using built-in PDF recording, with checks and recovery steps.
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Export Jupyter Notebooks to PDF with Custom LaTeX Templates via nbconvert
Step-by-step guide to producing publication-ready PDFs from .ipynb files using nbconvert's LaTeX backend with custom templates for margins, fonts, and layout.
jupyterFrom Org Notes to Polished PDFs: Emacs' LaTeX Export Pipeline
Org-mode can turn plain-text notes into professionally typeset PDFs via its built-in LaTeX backend. Here's how the pipeline works, a two-minute example, and the trade-offs.
emacsExporting Vector PDFs from Processing Sketches
Learn how to capture Processing drawing commands as resolution‑independent PDFs, with a concrete example, verification steps, and known limitations.
When to Convert Text to Paths in Inkscape for Print‑Ready PDFs
Choosing whether to convert text to paths in Inkscape can make or break a print‑ready PDF. This guide weighs the trade‑offs, shows a concrete workflow, and explains how to validate the result.
inkscapeCanva Web Editor ↔️ Canva Embed API: Memory Leak Behavior During Repeated Image Exports
Goal: Determine whether Canva’s Embed API retains font subset caches across sessions when exporting designs that contain embedded SVG fonts as PDF, and how this decision influences JavaScript heap growth during repeated export cycles. Constraints: The memory‑leak fix released in v2.41 applies to PNG/JPEG outputs but not to PDF exports with embedded SVG fonts
PDF export ignores user timezone setting for date macro output
Symptom When exporting a page containing the Date macro to PDF or Word, the rendered timestamp reflects the server system timezone or UTC instead of the viewing user's configured profile timezone. The UI correctly converts UTC to the user's preference, but the export pipeline does not preserve this conversion. Context Confluence stores all timestamps in UTC
Brand Kit custom font embedding change in PDF export after Canva 2024.02 update
Goal: Verify that custom fonts uploaded to Canva Brand Kit render identically in the web editor and in exported PDF files. After the 2024.02 platform update, Canva’s PDF generation pipeline limits font embedding to a whitelist of commercially licensed fonts, and user‑uploaded .ttf/.otf files are not automatically included unless a separate licensing flag is
Can GitBook apply a custom timezone to dates in exported PDF or ePub files?
When publishing content, GitBook stores all date metadata such as lastModified and publishDate in UTC ISO 8601 format. The viewer’s browser then converts these timestamps to local time using the Intl.DateTimeFormat API, so readers see times adjusted to their own zone. However, exporting a page to PDF or ePub appears to use the server’s UTC value directly, wi
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