HMR-PDF is a PDF making utility made with Astro and Paged.js. HMR-PDF helps you create PDFs using markdown in a hot module reloading environment. Meaning you will see the changes update live.
Simply write your markdown in Content.astro (/src/components/Content.astro) and whenever you save the file you will see the changes update in the browser.
To save the PDF you need to print the page to a PDF (usually File > Print or CTRL/CMD + P).
Make sure to use the following settings:
- Margins are set to none,
- "Print headers and footers" is unchecked or set to none,
- "Print backgrounds" is checked.
Then just save the PDF to your prefered path and open it with your favorite PDF reading tool.
All commands are run from the root of the project, from a terminal:
| Command | Action |
|---|---|
npm install |
Installs dependencies |
npm run dev |
Starts local dev server at localhost:3000 |
You can easily change the text/background color, font family and the number of pages on screen at a time (for bigger monitors maybe?).
To do this you have to update the css variables in /public/style/interface.css or add your own styles in /public/style/global.css.