#36 Print/Preview PDF generator creates extra page.

[Brendan Simon]

Print/Preview PDF generator creates extra page.

e.g. Select "ProjectLibre" printer, "One big page" paper size, "spreadshee" and "gantt" diagrams, "100%" scaling with Constrain Proportions selected, click PDF icon and PDF is generated with TWO pages instead of one page. The gantt chart wraps to the second page.

I've also noticed something similar when selecting "Fit to 1 page wide by 1 page high". An extra page was generated as the bottom wrapped on to the next page.

This is Critical (to me as I distribute PDFs to management and others).

[Brendan Simon]

My default view for Printing/Preview is to use the ProjectLibre printer and One Big Page. I've found the page scaling changes when I change the paper size (e.g. to A3) and then change it back to One Big Page. I believe the PDF generation works better after using this work around.

My guess is that the preview system remembers some old values and uses that for some calculations. Choosing a different paper size causes new values to be used or calculated and things look better.

e.g. I had all tasks expanded and generated a PDF. I closed PL, reopened the project file, collapsed all tasks at level 3 or greater, selected File/Print/Preview and my selected tasks were there, but had a big lot of empty space to the bottom of the page. I switched paper sizes to A3 then back to OBP and now the page fits to the selected tasks (i.e. no blank space to bottom of page).

[Peter]

This bugs me! But I have found a work-around that works for me, as the 'switch paper size' trick does absolutely nothing in this version of ProjectLibre (1.8.0) : Add 1-2 blank lines at the end of the list, then all of the relevant info will be on page 1 (or 2 or 3, whatever you ask for) instead of rolled over to the mystery extra +1 page, just dont print that extra page.

They still need to option printing a date range on the gannt chart, tho!