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Sure, let's break down the LaTeX template and explain what each part does and the functionality it provides:
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### LaTeX Template Breakdown
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#### Document Class
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```tex
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\documentclass{article}
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```
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- **Purpose**: Defines the type of document you're creating. `article` is a standard class for shorter documents without chapters, suitable for articles, short reports, and similar documents.
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#### Package Inclusions
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```tex
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\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
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\usepackage{geometry}
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\usepackage{graphicx}
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\usepackage{fancyhdr}
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\usepackage{titlesec}
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\usepackage{xcolor}
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\usepackage{hyperref}
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\usepackage{fontspec}
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```
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- **Purpose**: Adds various functionalities to your LaTeX document.
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- **inputenc**: Specifies the encoding of the document. `utf8` allows the use of UTF-8 characters.
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- **geometry**: Allows customization of page dimensions and margins.
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- **graphicx**: Enables the inclusion of graphics (e.g., images) in the document.
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- **fancyhdr**: Provides extensive control over headers and footers.
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- **titlesec**: Customizes the formatting of section titles.
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- **xcolor**: Adds support for colored text.
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- **hyperref**: Adds hyperlinks within the document and to external URLs.
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- **fontspec**: Allows the use of system fonts with XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX.
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#### Page Geometry
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```tex
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\geometry{a4paper, margin=1in}
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```
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- **Purpose**: Sets the page size to A4 and the margins to 1 inch on all sides.
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#### Page Style
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```tex
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\pagestyle{fancy}
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\fancyhead[L]{Cisco Live 2024}
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\fancyhead[R]{Las Vegas}
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\fancyfoot[C]{\thepage}
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```
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- **Purpose**: Customizes the headers and footers of the document.
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- `fancy`: Enables the use of the `fancyhdr` package features.
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- `fancyhead[L]`: Sets the left header content to "Cisco Live 2024".
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- `fancyhead[R]`: Sets the right header content to "Las Vegas".
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- `fancyfoot[C]`: Sets the center footer content to the page number.
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#### Section Title Formatting
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```tex
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\titleformat{\section}
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{\color{blue}\normalfont\Large\bfseries}
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{\thesection}{1em}{}
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\titleformat{\subsection}
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{\color{blue}\normalfont\large\bfseries}
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{\thesubsection}{1em}{}
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```
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- **Purpose**: Customizes the appearance of section and subsection titles.
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- `\section`: Sets the section titles to be blue, large, normal font, and bold.
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- `\subsection`: Sets the subsection titles to be blue, large, normal font, and bold.
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#### Hyperlink Settings
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```tex
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\hypersetup{
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colorlinks=true,
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linkcolor=blue,
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filecolor=magenta,
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urlcolor=cyan,
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pdftitle={Cisco Live 2024 Schedule},
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pdfpagemode=FullScreen,
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}
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```
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- **Purpose**: Configures the behavior and appearance of hyperlinks.
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- `colorlinks=true`: Enables colored links instead of boxed links.
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- `linkcolor=blue`: Sets the color of internal links (e.g., table of contents) to blue.
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- `filecolor=magenta`: Sets the color of links to local files to magenta.
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- `urlcolor=cyan`: Sets the color of URLs to cyan.
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- `pdftitle`: Sets the PDF title metadata.
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- `pdfpagemode=FullScreen`: Sets the PDF to open in full-screen mode.
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#### Font Settings
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\setmainfont{Arial}
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- **Purpose**: Sets the main font of the document to Arial.
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#### Document Metadata
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```tex
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\title{Cisco Live 2024 Las Vegas Transportation Schedule}
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\author{Cisco}
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\date{June 2-6, 2024}
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```
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- **Purpose**: Sets the title, author, and date for the document.
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#### Document Start and Content
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- **Purpose**: Defines the structure and content of the document.
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- `\begin{document}` and `\end{document}`: Marks the beginning and end of the document content.
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- `\maketitle`: Generates the title section based on the metadata.
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- `\tableofcontents`: Generates the table of contents.
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- `\newpage`: Inserts a page break.
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- `$body$`: Placeholder for the content generated from the Markdown file.
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### Summary of Functionalities
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- **Document Structure**: Defines the type and structure of the document (article, report, book, etc.).
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- **Character Encoding**: Ensures proper handling of different character sets.
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- **Page Layout**: Configures page size and margins.
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- **Graphics Inclusion**: Allows embedding images and other graphics.
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- **Custom Headers and Footers**: Enables customization of headers and footers.
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- **Section Formatting**: Customizes the appearance of section titles.
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- **Color Management**: Adds support for colored text and elements.
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- **Hyperlinks**: Adds internal and external hyperlinks with customizable styles.
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- **Font Management**: Allows the use of system fonts and custom fonts.
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- **Metadata**: Sets document metadata like title, author, and date.
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- **Content Integration**: Combines the Markdown content with the LaTeX structure to produce the final document.
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By understanding each component and its functionality, you can tailor the template to meet your specific needs, creating professional and visually appealing PDF documents from Markdown content.
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---
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Certainly! Let's compare the features and capabilities of Beamer LaTeX, MARP, and the Markdown, LaTeX, and Pandoc workflow for creating presentations.
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1. Beamer LaTeX:
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- Beamer is a LaTeX document class specifically designed for creating presentations.
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- It provides a wide range of customization options and themes for creating professional-looking slides.
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- Beamer supports advanced formatting, including mathematical equations, tables, and graphics.
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- It allows for fine-grained control over slide layout, transitions, and animations.
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- Beamer integrates seamlessly with the LaTeX ecosystem, enabling the use of various LaTeX packages and commands.
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- The presentation content is written in LaTeX syntax, which may have a steeper learning curve compared to Markdown.
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- Compiling Beamer presentations requires a LaTeX distribution and can be done using tools like pdfLaTeX.
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2. MARP (Markdown Presentation Ecosystem):
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- MARP is a Markdown-based presentation ecosystem that consists of a specification, a CLI tool, and various integrations.
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- It allows you to write presentation content in Markdown, providing a simple and intuitive syntax for creating slides.
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- It offers a set of built-in themes and allows for custom CSS styling to customize the appearance of the slides.
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- MARP supports basic formatting, such as headings, lists, images, and code blocks.
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- MARP can be used with various editors and platforms, including VS Code, Atom, and online editors.
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- The MARP CLI tool enables you to convert Markdown files into HTML or PDF presentations.
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- While MARP is easy to use and has a gentle learning curve, it may have limitations in terms of advanced customization and complex layouts compared to Beamer or the Markdown, LaTeX, and Pandoc workflow.
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3. Markdown, LaTeX, and Pandoc Workflow:
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- This workflow combines the simplicity of Markdown with the power of LaTeX and the versatility of Pandoc.
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- You write the presentation content in Markdown, which is a lightweight and easy-to-read markup language.
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- Pandoc is used to convert the Markdown content into LaTeX (Beamer) or HTML (RevealJS) presentations.
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- By leveraging LaTeX and Beamer, you have access to a wide range of customization options, themes, and advanced formatting capabilities.
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- Pandoc allows you to include LaTeX commands and packages directly in your Markdown content, enabling more complex layouts and mathematical equations.
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- The workflow provides flexibility in terms of output formats, as Pandoc can generate presentations in PDF, HTML, or other formats.
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- However, this workflow requires knowledge of both Markdown and LaTeX, and may involve a bit more setup and configuration compared to MARP.
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Comparison Table:
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| Feature | Beamer LaTeX | MARP | Markdown, LaTeX, Pandoc |
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| Markdown Support | No | Yes | Yes |
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| LaTeX Support | Yes | No | Yes |
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| Customization Options | Extensive | Limited | Extensive |
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| Themes and Styling | Extensive | Limited | Extensive |
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| Advanced Formatting | Yes | Limited | Yes |
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| Ease of Use | Steep Learning Curve | Easy | Moderate |
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| Output Formats | PDF | HTML, PDF | Multiple (PDF, HTML, etc.) |
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| Integration with LaTeX Packages | Yes | No | Yes |
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Ultimately, the choice between these options depends on your specific requirements, familiarity with the tools, and the level of customization and control you need for your presentations.
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In addition to Pandoc and LaTeX, there are several other CLI tools that can help you create, convert, and customize PDFs with similar capabilities. Here are some notable alternatives:
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### 1. **wkhtmltopdf**
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`wkhtmltopdf` is a command-line tool that converts HTML and CSS documents to PDF using the Webkit rendering engine. It’s useful for generating PDFs from web pages or HTML content.
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**Installation:**
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```sh
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**Usage:**
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### 2. **Prince**
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Prince is a powerful tool for converting HTML and CSS to PDF with a high degree of accuracy and customization options. It’s particularly useful for producing print-quality documents.
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**Installation and Usage:**
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You need to download and install Prince from its [official website](https://www.princexml.com/), as it’s not typically available via package managers.
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**Usage:**
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### 3. **WeasyPrint**
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WeasyPrint is a visual rendering engine for HTML and CSS that can output to PDF. It’s written in Python and can be installed via pip.
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**Installation:**
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### 4. **TeXShop**
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**Installation:**
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Download from the [official website](http://pages.uoregon.edu/koch/texshop/texshop.html).
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### 5. **PDFtk (PDF Toolkit)**
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PDFtk is a versatile tool for manipulating PDF documents. It can merge, split, encrypt, decrypt, and watermark PDFs.
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**Installation:**
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**Usage:**
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### 6. **Ghostscript**
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**Usage:**
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gs -dBATCH -dNOPAUSE -q -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOutputFile=output.pdf input.ps
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### 7. **Apache FOP (Formatting Objects Processor)**
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**Installation and Usage:**
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PDFjam is a small collection of shell scripts that provide a simple interface to some of the functionality of the `pdfpages` package for PDF document merging, splitting, and more.
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**Installation:**
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### Comparison of Tools
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| Pandoc | Markdown, HTML, LaTeX | PDF, DOCX, HTML, etc | Versatile document converter |
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| wkhtmltopdf | HTML, CSS | PDF | HTML to PDF conversion using Webkit engine |
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| Prince | HTML, CSS | PDF | High-quality PDF rendering from HTML/CSS |
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| WeasyPrint | HTML, CSS | PDF | Python-based HTML to PDF conversion |
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| TeXShop | LaTeX | PDF | LaTeX editor for macOS |
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| PDFtk | PDF | PDF | PDF manipulation (merge, split, etc.) |
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| Ghostscript | PostScript, PDF | PDF | Powerful PDF processing |
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| Apache FOP | XML (XSL-FO) | PDF, PS | XML to PDF conversion using XSL-FO |
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| PDFjam | PDF | PDF | Simple PDF manipulation |
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Each tool has its strengths and use cases. Depending on your specific needs, you may choose one or more of these tools to create, convert, and manipulate PDFs effectively.
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Sure! Here’s a detailed pipeline for creating a visually appealing PDF from various input formats using different CLI tools. This pipeline covers the entire process, from preparing content to generating the final PDF.
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### Full Pipeline Overview
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2. **Conversion to PDF**: Use a tool like Pandoc, wkhtmltopdf, or Prince to convert the prepared content into PDF.
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### Detailed Pipeline Example
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#### Step 1: Content Preparation
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Create your content in Markdown (`content.md`):
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```markdown
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---
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title: "Sample Document"
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#### Step 2: Conversion to PDF
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Use Pandoc to convert the Markdown file to PDF using a LaTeX template (`template.tex`):
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Create a LaTeX template (`template.tex`):
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```tex
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\fancyhead[L]{Sample Header}
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filecolor=magenta,
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\title{Sample Document}
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\author{Author Name}
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\date{2024-06-03}
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\begin{document}
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\maketitle
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\tableofcontents
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\newpage
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$body$
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\end{document}
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```
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Convert the Markdown to PDF using Pandoc:
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```sh
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pandoc content.md -o document.pdf --template=template.tex --pdf-engine=xelatex
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```
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#### Step 3: Post-Processing with PDFtk
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Suppose you have another PDF (`additional.pdf`) that you want to merge with the generated PDF. Use PDFtk to merge them:
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```sh
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pdftk document.pdf additional.pdf cat output final_document.pdf
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```
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### Pipeline Summary in Table Format
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| Tool | Input Formats | Output Formats | Key Features |
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|
|-----------------|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
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| **Pandoc** | Markdown, HTML, LaTeX | PDF, DOCX, HTML, etc | Versatile document converter |
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| **wkhtmltopdf** | HTML, CSS | PDF | HTML to PDF conversion using Webkit engine |
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| **Prince** | HTML, CSS | PDF | High-quality PDF rendering from HTML/CSS |
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| **WeasyPrint** | HTML, CSS | PDF | Python-based HTML to PDF conversion |
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| **PDFtk** | PDF | PDF | PDF manipulation (merge, split, etc.) |
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| **Ghostscript** | PostScript, PDF | PDF | Powerful PDF processing |
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| **Apache FOP** | XML (XSL-FO) | PDF, PS | XML to PDF conversion using XSL-FO |
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| **PDFjam** | PDF | PDF | Simple PDF manipulation |
|
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### Full Example Pipeline Commands
|
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|
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|
1. **Write Content in Markdown**:
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|
```markdown
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|
---
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title: "Sample Document"
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|
author: "Author Name"
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|
date: "2024-06-03"
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|
geometry: margin=1in
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|
header-includes:
|
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|
- \usepackage{fancyhdr}
|
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|
- \pagestyle{fancy}
|
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|
- \fancyhead[L]{Sample Header}
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|
- \fancyhead[R]{Sample Footer}
|
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|
- \fancyfoot[C]{\thepage}
|
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|
---
|
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|
|
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|
# Introduction
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|
This is a sample document.
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|
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|
## Section 1
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|
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|
This is the first section.
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|
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|
## Section 2
|
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|
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|
This is the second section.
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|
|
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|
# Conclusion
|
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|
|
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|
This is the conclusion.
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|
```
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|
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|
2. **Create LaTeX Template** (`template.tex`):
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|
```tex
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|
\documentclass{article}
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|
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
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|
\usepackage{geometry}
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|
\usepackage{graphicx}
|
||||||
|
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
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||||||
|
\usepackage{titlesec}
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||||||
|
\usepackage{xcolor}
|
||||||
|
\usepackage{hyperref}
|
||||||
|
\geometry{a4paper, margin=1in}
|
||||||
|
\pagestyle{fancy}
|
||||||
|
\fancyhead[L]{Sample Header}
|
||||||
|
\fancyhead[R]{Sample Footer}
|
||||||
|
\fancyfoot[C]{\thepage}
|
||||||
|
\titleformat{\section}
|
||||||
|
{\color{blue}\normalfont\Large\bfseries}
|
||||||
|
{\thesection}{1em}{}
|
||||||
|
\titleformat{\subsection}
|
||||||
|
{\color{blue}\normalfont\large\bfseries}
|
||||||
|
{\thesubsection}{1em}{}
|
||||||
|
\hypersetup{
|
||||||
|
colorlinks=true,
|
||||||
|
linkcolor=blue,
|
||||||
|
filecolor=magenta,
|
||||||
|
urlcolor=cyan,
|
||||||
|
pdftitle={Sample Document},
|
||||||
|
pdfpagemode=FullScreen,
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
\title{Sample Document}
|
||||||
|
\author{Author Name}
|
||||||
|
\date{2024-06-03}
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
\begin{document}
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
\maketitle
|
||||||
|
\tableofcontents
|
||||||
|
\newpage
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
$body$
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
\end{document}
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
3. **Convert Markdown to PDF**:
|
||||||
|
```sh
|
||||||
|
pandoc content.md -o document.pdf --template=template.tex --pdf-engine=xelatex
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
4. **Post-Processing with PDFtk**:
|
||||||
|
```sh
|
||||||
|
pdftk document.pdf additional.pdf cat output final_document.pdf
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
This pipeline provides a comprehensive approach to creating, converting, and manipulating PDFs using various CLI tools on Linux. You can customize and expand this pipeline based on your specific needs and preferences.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Sure, let's focus on a more detailed explanation of each tool in the pipeline and their respective features, specifically concentrating on Pandoc, wkhtmltopdf, and PDFtk. This will provide a clearer picture of how each tool fits into the pipeline.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Detailed Pipeline with Focus on Key Tools
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
#### Step 1: Content Preparation
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Tool: Pandoc**
|
||||||
|
- **Input Formats**: Markdown, HTML, LaTeX, DOCX, ODT, and more.
|
||||||
|
- **Output Formats**: PDF, HTML, DOCX, EPUB, LaTeX, and more.
|
||||||
|
- **Key Features**:
|
||||||
|
- Converts documents from one format to another.
|
||||||
|
- Supports a wide range of input and output formats.
|
||||||
|
- Allows custom templates for consistent styling.
|
||||||
|
- Integrates with LaTeX for high-quality PDF output.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Example Content in Markdown (`content.md`):**
|
||||||
|
```markdown
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
title: "Sample Document"
|
||||||
|
author: "Author Name"
|
||||||
|
date: "2024-06-03"
|
||||||
|
geometry: margin=1in
|
||||||
|
header-includes:
|
||||||
|
- \usepackage{fancyhdr}
|
||||||
|
- \pagestyle{fancy}
|
||||||
|
- \fancyhead[L]{Sample Header}
|
||||||
|
- \fancyhead[R]{Sample Footer}
|
||||||
|
- \fancyfoot[C]{\thepage}
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
# Introduction
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
This is a sample document.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## Section 1
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
This is the first section.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## Section 2
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
This is the second section.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
# Conclusion
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
This is the conclusion.
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
#### Step 2: Conversion to PDF
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Tool: wkhtmltopdf**
|
||||||
|
- **Input Formats**: HTML, CSS.
|
||||||
|
- **Output Formats**: PDF.
|
||||||
|
- **Key Features**:
|
||||||
|
- Converts web pages or HTML documents to PDF.
|
||||||
|
- Uses the Webkit rendering engine.
|
||||||
|
- Supports complex HTML and CSS layouts.
|
||||||
|
- Allows customization of headers, footers, and other PDF settings.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Installation:**
|
||||||
|
```sh
|
||||||
|
sudo apt-get install wkhtmltopdf
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Usage:**
|
||||||
|
```sh
|
||||||
|
wkhtmltopdf input.html output.pdf
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Tool: Pandoc (Continued)**
|
||||||
|
- **Usage**: Converts Markdown to PDF using LaTeX templates for advanced customization.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**LaTeX Template (`template.tex`):**
|
||||||
|
```tex
|
||||||
|
\documentclass{article}
|
||||||
|
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
|
||||||
|
\usepackage{geometry}
|
||||||
|
\usepackage{graphicx}
|
||||||
|
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
|
||||||
|
\usepackage{titlesec}
|
||||||
|
\usepackage{xcolor}
|
||||||
|
\usepackage{hyperref}
|
||||||
|
\geometry{a4paper, margin=1in}
|
||||||
|
\pagestyle{fancy}
|
||||||
|
\fancyhead[L]{Sample Header}
|
||||||
|
\fancyhead[R]{Sample Footer}
|
||||||
|
\fancyfoot[C]{\thepage}
|
||||||
|
\titleformat{\section}
|
||||||
|
{\color{blue}\normalfont\Large\bfseries}
|
||||||
|
{\thesection}{1em}{}
|
||||||
|
\titleformat{\subsection}
|
||||||
|
{\color{blue}\normalfont\large\bfseries}
|
||||||
|
{\thesubsection}{1em}{}
|
||||||
|
\hypersetup{
|
||||||
|
colorlinks=true,
|
||||||
|
linkcolor=blue,
|
||||||
|
filecolor=magenta,
|
||||||
|
urlcolor=cyan,
|
||||||
|
pdftitle={Sample Document},
|
||||||
|
pdfpagemode=FullScreen,
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
\title{Sample Document}
|
||||||
|
\author{Author Name}
|
||||||
|
\date{2024-06-03}
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
\begin{document}
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
\maketitle
|
||||||
|
\tableofcontents
|
||||||
|
\newpage
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
$body$
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
\end{document}
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Conversion Command:**
|
||||||
|
```sh
|
||||||
|
pandoc content.md -o document.pdf --template=template.tex --pdf-engine=xelatex
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
#### Step 3: Post-Processing
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Tool: PDFtk**
|
||||||
|
- **Input Formats**: PDF.
|
||||||
|
- **Output Formats**: PDF.
|
||||||
|
- **Key Features**:
|
||||||
|
- Merges, splits, encrypts, decrypts, and watermarks PDF documents.
|
||||||
|
- Simple and effective command-line interface.
|
||||||
|
- Ideal for batch processing of PDFs.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Installation:**
|
||||||
|
```sh
|
||||||
|
sudo apt-get install pdftk
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Usage Example: Merging PDFs**
|
||||||
|
```sh
|
||||||
|
pdftk document.pdf additional.pdf cat output final_document.pdf
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Summary Table
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
| Tool | Input Formats | Output Formats | Key Features |
|
||||||
|
|-----------------|------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|
||||||
|
| **Pandoc** | Markdown, HTML, LaTeX, DOCX, ODT, etc. | PDF, HTML, DOCX, EPUB, LaTeX, etc. | Versatile document converter; supports custom templates; integrates with LaTeX |
|
||||||
|
| **wkhtmltopdf** | HTML, CSS | PDF | Converts HTML to PDF using Webkit engine; supports complex layouts and customization |
|
||||||
|
| **PDFtk** | PDF | PDF | Merges, splits, encrypts, decrypts, watermarks PDFs; simple CLI for batch processing |
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Full Example Pipeline Commands
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
1. **Write Content in Markdown**:
|
||||||
|
```markdown
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
title: "Sample Document"
|
||||||
|
author: "Author Name"
|
||||||
|
date: "2024-06-03"
|
||||||
|
geometry: margin=1in
|
||||||
|
header-includes:
|
||||||
|
- \usepackage{fancyhdr}
|
||||||
|
- \pagestyle{fancy}
|
||||||
|
- \fancyhead[L]{Sample Header}
|
||||||
|
- \fancyhead[R]{Sample Footer}
|
||||||
|
- \fancyfoot[C]{\thepage}
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
# Introduction
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
This is a sample document.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## Section 1
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
This is the first section.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## Section 2
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
This is the second section.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
# Conclusion
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
This is the conclusion.
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
2. **Create LaTeX Template** (`template.tex`):
|
||||||
|
```tex
|
||||||
|
\documentclass{article}
|
||||||
|
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
|
||||||
|
\usepackage{geometry}
|
||||||
|
\usepackage{graphicx}
|
||||||
|
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
|
||||||
|
\usepackage{titlesec}
|
||||||
|
\usepackage{xcolor}
|
||||||
|
\usepackage{hyperref}
|
||||||
|
\geometry{a4paper, margin=1in}
|
||||||
|
\pagestyle{fancy}
|
||||||
|
\fancyhead[L]{Sample Header}
|
||||||
|
\fancyhead[R]{Sample Footer}
|
||||||
|
\fancyfoot[C]{\thepage}
|
||||||
|
\titleformat{\section}
|
||||||
|
{\color{blue}\normalfont\Large\bfseries}
|
||||||
|
{\thesection}{1em}{}
|
||||||
|
\titleformat{\subsection}
|
||||||
|
{\color{blue}\normalfont\large\bfseries}
|
||||||
|
{\thesubsection}{1em}{}
|
||||||
|
\hypersetup{
|
||||||
|
colorlinks=true,
|
||||||
|
linkcolor=blue,
|
||||||
|
filecolor=magenta,
|
||||||
|
urlcolor=cyan,
|
||||||
|
pdftitle={Sample Document},
|
||||||
|
pdfpagemode=FullScreen,
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
\title{Sample Document}
|
||||||
|
\author{Author Name}
|
||||||
|
\date{2024-06-03}
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
\begin{document}
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
\maketitle
|
||||||
|
\tableofcontents
|
||||||
|
\newpage
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
$body$
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
\end{document}
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
3. **Convert Markdown to PDF**:
|
||||||
|
```sh
|
||||||
|
pandoc content.md -o document.pdf --template=template.tex --pdf-engine=xelatex
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
4. **Post-Processing with PDFtk**:
|
||||||
|
```sh
|
||||||
|
pdftk document.pdf additional.pdf cat output final_document.pdf
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
This pipeline outlines how you can effectively use these tools to create, customize, and manipulate PDFs, focusing on the strengths and capabilities of each tool.
|
||||||
Reference in New Issue
Block a user