Questions tagged [wkhtmltopdf]

This tool is designed to convert HTML to PDF using the powerful Webkit rendering engine and Qt.

Utilizing CSS styling to create page breaks in R Markdown disrupts the flow of table of contents

Encountering difficulties in achieving a visually pleasing document using knitr's export to pdf, I have resorted to converting the html file for my Markdown project to pdf through the wkhtmltopdf command line utility tool. A simplified Markdown docum ...

I am looking to use wkhtmltopdf in PHP to selectively convert certain portions of my HTML page into a PDF document

After successfully converting HTML to PDF using URL and static HTML page, I now face the challenge of passing only specific content from my webpage for conversion, instead of the entire page. For instance, if the following HTML snippet is a part of my web ...

Creating a PDF from slides using tools like mkd2pdf or wkhtmltopdf has never been easier. This

I am exploring the possibility of creating PDF files using mkd2pdf, a tool based on wkhtmltopdf. Mkd2pdf has the ability to generate PDFs from markdown content and utilizes a CSS file for styling purposes. For example: h1 { page-break-before: always; } ...

Generating a PDF from a CSS3 multi-column layout with the help of snappy (a wrapper for wkhtmltopdf)

I am attempting to create a PDF with three columns using barryvdh/laravel-snappy and wkhtmltopdf. Since the text that will populate these columns varies in length, I need a method that allows the text to flow freely within the columns. I have attempted to ...

Tips for converting the output stream produced by wkhmtlopdf in a Node.js environment to a base64 string without first converting it to a buffer by utilizing AWS Lambda

I have a unique project requirement where I am tasked with converting HTML to PDF using wkhtmltopdf in combination with node.js and AWS Lambda. To accomplish this, we are utilizing the nodejs wrapper for wkhtmltopdf (nodejs-wkhtmltopdf). Up until now, our ...

Setting up Chinese font compatibility for wkhtmltopdf on CloudControl

I am currently running a production/test environment on cloudcontrol that utilizes wkhtmltopdf to generate PDFs from HTML pages. The issue I am facing is that when the HTML page contains Chinese characters, these characters disappear once converted. I cam ...