tag:support.multimarkdown.com,2013-02-12:/discussions/problems-v4/2376-just-paid-for-standard-upgrade-but-print-and-html-export-not-formattedMultiMarkdown Software, LLC: Discussion 2018-10-19T08:27:44Ztag:support.multimarkdown.com,2013-02-12:Comment/461101222018-09-19T15:39:56Z2018-09-19T15:39:56ZJust paid for Standard Upgrade, but print and html export not formatted...<div><p>Jeff,</p>
<p>Thanks for the purchase!</p>
<p>Do you have the preferences set to include the preview CSS when<br>
exporting? (Advanced Preferences)</p>
<p>Otherwise, the export you get is whatever is specified in the document<br>
(which can include a CSS file reference in the <code>css</code> metadata:</p>
<p><a href="https://fletcher.github.io/MultiMarkdown-6/syntax/metadata.html#css">https://fletcher.github.io/MultiMarkdown-6/syntax/metadata.html#css</a></p>
<p>Let me know if that doesn't solve your issue:</p>
<p>Fletcher</p></div>Fletchertag:support.multimarkdown.com,2013-02-12:Comment/461101222018-09-26T13:28:06Z2018-09-26T13:28:06ZJust paid for Standard Upgrade, but print and html export not formatted...<div><p>Jeff,</p>
<p>Just checking back in to make sure your problem was resolved.</p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>Fletcher</p></div>Fletchertag:support.multimarkdown.com,2013-02-12:Comment/461101222018-09-26T13:36:41Z2018-09-26T13:36:42ZJust paid for Standard Upgrade, but print and html export not formatted...<div><p>Thanks so much, Fletcher. I appreciate the awesome customer support -<br>
always a mark of a great company.</p>
<p>I am now able to get good html out, but I'm having issues with the print<br>
quality. Do you have advice on how I could make alterations like<br>
increasing the font size? Could I look at one of the CSS files and<br>
modify it?</p>
<p>Sorry for being a newbie at this, but I'm greatful your product exists.<br>
- Jeff</p></div>Jeff Diamondtag:support.multimarkdown.com,2013-02-12:Comment/461101222018-09-26T13:57:13Z2018-09-26T13:57:13ZJust paid for Standard Upgrade, but print and html export not formatted...<div><p>Do you really mean "print quality"? (As in the text looks pixelated, or images come out distorted, etc.) Or do you mean that the styling does not match what you would like it to be? (e.g. is this a technical problem, or an artistic issue?) The rest of your question makes it sound more like an "artistic" issue...</p>
<p>Assuming that is true, then yes -- you can do whatever you want with CSS. Composer is not intended to limit you to certain presets. It is designed to produce well formatted HTML (assuming proper input) so that you can use whatever CSS you like to style your document.</p>
<p>The Preview preferences includes a button to take you directly to the CSS folder. I recommend copying one of the files that is close to what you want, and then making (and testing) incremental changes (to the copy) to get the results that you desire. Some of the examples by Brett Terpstra (e.g. Github and Pretentious) have some useful example sections for inspiration.</p>
<p>If all you want is to change the size of the entire document you can modify the <code>body</code> section font (like in Github).</p>
<p>Obviously CSS can be a complicated (but powerful) tool, but there is a ton of useful introductory information on the internet about it to help you get started.</p>
<p>If in fact there is still a technical issue with Composer causing problems, let me know some more details and I can try to fix it.</p>
<p>F-</p></div>Fletchertag:support.multimarkdown.com,2013-02-12:Comment/461101222018-09-26T14:04:25Z2018-09-26T14:04:26ZJust paid for Standard Upgrade, but print and html export not formatted...<div><p>Thanks again for the fast response, Fletcher. Yes - you are correct -<br>
it's an artistic (formatting) issue. I'll check out the CSS's.<br>
- Jeff</p></div>Jeff Diamondtag:support.multimarkdown.com,2013-02-12:Comment/461101222018-09-26T14:09:35Z2018-09-26T14:09:35ZJust paid for Standard Upgrade, but print and html export not formatted...<div><p>PS> There is nothing special about CSS for Composer. Any CSS file you find on the internet will work, though you may have to adjust it to get the results you desire.</p>
<p>The only thing special that I do is add some code to format CriticMarkup sections (e.g. <code><del></code>, <code><ins></code>, etc. You can find this in <code>Basic.css</code> and add it to any other file if you desire.</p>
<p>I have adjusted this CSS to improve printing functionality (it will be included in Composer 4.5). The new version is below, just in case.</p>
<pre>
<code>del {
background:#fae6e6;
-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;
}
ins {
background:#ecfce6 !important;
-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;
}
span.critic.comment {
color:#0000bb;
}
span.critic.comment::before {
content:"{>>";
}
span.critic.comment::after {
content:"<<}}";
}
mark {
-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;
}</code>
</pre></div>Fletchertag:support.multimarkdown.com,2013-02-12:Comment/461101222018-09-26T14:12:29Z2018-09-26T14:12:30ZJust paid for Standard Upgrade, but print and html export not formatted...<div><p>Great! I'm sadly no expert in html programming, but I'll give it my<br>
best. :)</p></div>Jeff Diamondtag:support.multimarkdown.com,2013-02-12:Comment/461101222018-09-26T15:31:55Z2018-09-26T15:31:55ZJust paid for Standard Upgrade, but print and html export not formatted...<div><p>When I taught myself, what helped me was to start simply (e.g. change<br>
the base font/size, margins, paragraph spacing.) Then I started digging<br>
into the more complex things.</p>
<p>Sadly, it's a bit harder to look at example CSS on "corporate" sites<br>
these days (the CSS gets hidden inside javascript calls and other<br>
craziness). So you might be better off looking at older or smaller<br>
sites for examples.</p>
<p>My site exposes CSS:</p>
<pre>
<code>http://fletcherpenney.net/css/main.css</code>
</pre>
<p>That leads you to three separate files, but the primary one is:</p>
<pre>
<code>http://fletcherpenney.net/css/less.css</code>
</pre>
<p>Maybe some of that can help offer some pointers.</p>
<p>F-</p></div>Fletchertag:support.multimarkdown.com,2013-02-12:Comment/461101222018-09-26T16:01:47Z2018-09-26T16:01:47ZJust paid for Standard Upgrade, but print and html export not formatted...<div><p>Wonderful. :) Thanks for the tips.<br>
- Jeff</p>
<p>-- Jeff Diamond <a href="mailto:jeff_diamond@fastmail.com">jeff_diamond@fastmail.com</a></p></div>Jeff Diamond