convert to PDF margin size ignored?

hiperlink · 02-03-2011, 10:49 AM

Hi All,

I'm trying to convert one of my custom recipes to PDF format, using the following command:

Code:

ebook-convert some.recipe some.pdf  \
--smarten-punctuation \
--paper-size a4 \
--pretty-print \
--extra-css 'body { background-color: white; color: black }' \
--preserve-cover-aspect-ratio \
--insert-blank-line \
--margin-bottom 72.0 \
--margin-top 72.0 \
--margin-left 72.0 \
--margin-right 72.0 \
-vv | tee conv_2pdf_debug.log

But the output shows that the some of the article-pages does not have the expected margins at top and bottom. Screenshot can be seen at: http://imgur.com/KS2B7

(I don't mess with margins in the recipe file.)

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks for any help!

kovidgoyal · 02-03-2011, 10:55 AM

There's a bug in PDF output that causes it to ignore top and bottom margins.

hiperlink · 02-03-2011, 10:58 AM

Thanks for you answer! Should I submit it?

kovidgoyal · 02-03-2011, 11:00 AM

no there's already a bug report for it

02-03-2011, 10:49 AM	#1
hiperlink Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle 3 Wifi only	convert to PDF margin size ignored? Hi All, I'm trying to convert one of my custom recipes to PDF format, using the following command: Code: ebook-convert some.recipe some.pdf \ --smarten-punctuation \ --paper-size a4 \ --pretty-print \ --extra-css 'body { background-color: white; color: black }' \ --preserve-cover-aspect-ratio \ --insert-blank-line \ --margin-bottom 72.0 \ --margin-top 72.0 \ --margin-left 72.0 \ --margin-right 72.0 \ -vv \| tee conv_2pdf_debug.log But the output shows that the some of the article-pages does not have the expected margins at top and bottom. Screenshot can be seen at: http://imgur.com/KS2B7 (I don't mess with margins in the recipe file.) What am I doing wrong? Thanks for any help!

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02-03-2011, 10:55 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,592 Karma: 28548962 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	There's a bug in PDF output that causes it to ignore top and bottom margins.

02-03-2011, 10:58 AM	#3
hiperlink Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle 3 Wifi only	Thanks for you answer! Should I submit it?

02-03-2011, 11:00 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,592 Karma: 28548962 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	no there's already a bug report for it