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Render PDF copies of tldr pages (#1964)
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# pdf
This directory contains the script and related resources to generate a PDF copy of tldr pages.
## Preview
![aa](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/29029116/35637791-4e42af80-06db-11e8-8b8e-42ce6c905ff4.jpg)
![bb](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/29029116/35637798-51e3784a-06db-11e8-9576-6e57ef5c5c20.jpg)
![cc](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/29029116/35637801-54449fce-06db-11e8-93f7-d90cdc34044b.jpg)
## Highlights
- No LaTeX dependencies for generating the PDF.
- 3 available color-schemes- *Basic*, *Solarized Light* and *Solarized Dark*. More can be added easily through CSS.
## Requirements
Update readme - notation fix, 'hyphen' --> 'colon' - markdown fix, use double asterisk for "strong emphasis" instead of headers
2018-11-12 11:35:44 +00:00
The PDF is generated by first converting the markdown files to HTML, and then rendering those HTML files as PDF. It depends on the following libraries:
Render PDF copies of tldr pages (#1964)
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README: bring back old markdown syntax
2018-11-13 14:52:16 +00:00
#### Python-Markdown
Render PDF copies of tldr pages (#1964)
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pip3 install markdown
README: bring back old markdown syntax
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#### WeasyPrint
Render PDF copies of tldr pages (#1964)
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pip3 install WeasyPrint
Make sure OS specific dependencies for WeasyPrint are installed by following the instructions [here](http://weasyprint.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html).
## Usage
Generating the PDF is as simple as running
python3 render.py <path-to-pages-directory> -c <color-scheme>
Complete information about the arguments can be viewed by running
python3 render.py --help
The color-schemes that can be specified are
* `solarized-light`
* `solarized-dark`