Optimum HTML width for A4 in pd4ml

#27024

Hi All,

could you please guide me to choose the best html width for pd4ml.

I could find the formula,
scale = (pageFormat.width – pageInsets.left – pageInsets.right) / htmlWidth

Is the pageFormat.width 595 corresponds to 793 px? So if I have an inset of 10px, can I choose the html width as 773px, please help me to set this. Or is there any optimum html width for A4 ?

Can I set

pd4ml.setHtmlWidth(“773”);

Thanks in advance to all.

Regards
SarinTs

#29758

An “optimum” criteria differs depending on a use case. If you have an HTML document with a hardcoded table width=1000, by any htmlWidth less than 1000 the resulting document layout will be cut right side.

Let’s call the desired optimum is when 1pt defined in HTML corresponds to 1pt in PDF and in printed output. It can be useful if you need a correct font size (given in pt) conversion.

pageFormat is measured in physical units (pt)
pageInsets are also in pt
htmlWidth is in screen pixels
px/pt = 1.35
A4 width is 595pt

(pageFormat.width – pageInsets.left – pageInsets.right) / htmlWidth = 1/1.35
htmlWidth = 1.35 * (pageFormat.width – pageInsets.left – pageInsets.right)
for A4:
htmlWidth = 1.35 * (595 – pageInsets.left – pageInsets.right)

If the desired optimum is 1px defined in HTML corresponds to 1pt in PDF and in printed output.

htmlWidth = 595 – pageInsets.left – pageInsets.right

For landscape A4 orientation replace 595 with 842

#29759

thank you

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