From: Peter Davis <pfd@pfdstudio.com>
To: John Hendy <jw.hendy@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-orgmode <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Blank page in LaTeX/PDF output
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 12:26:55 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5310C6DF.70501@pfdstudio.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CA+M2ft-frKyx94oYYRsCYDGdjmAK4665pDmeeDApM+RxhD==0A@mail.gmail.com>
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On 2/28/14, 12:03 PM, John Hendy wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Peter Davis <pfd@pfdstudio.com> wrote:
>> I'm writing a short paper containing tables, images, etc., but I'm getting a
>> blank page in the PDF output. That is, it's completely blank *except* for
>> the page number.
>>
>> Any suggestions on how to trouble-shoot or fix this?
> Probably related to image/table float placement. I've had an image on
> one page trigger a blank page after it, and if your options or the
> size of the image on the next place won't fit on a single page, it
> might be skipping that blank one entirely and moving along to the
> next.
>
> Is it possible to share the document, or could you try to copy that
> .org file, remove the contents of p. 1-4 and 8-9, and then share the
> .org file that generates pages 5, 6 (blank), and 7?
Thanks, John. I figured it has something to do with LaTeX float
behavior, but I'm trying to understand how to control it through
org-mode. I'm attaching a small sample that reproduces the problem.
Thanks!
-pd
--
Peter Davis
The Tech Curmudgeon
www.techcurmudgeon.com
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#+STARTUP: showeverything logdone
#+options: num:nil
#+OPTIONS: H:5 num:t \n:nil @:t ::t |:t ^:nil -:t f:t *:t <:t
#+LaTeX_CLASS: koma-article
#+LATEX_HEADER: \setlength{\parskip}{2ex plus 4pt minus 2pt}
#+LATEX_HEADER: \setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
#+LATEX_HEADER: \renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.0}
#+LATEX_HEADER: \setlength{\topsep}{-10pt}
#+LATEX_HEADER: \setlength{\partopsep}{0pt}
#+LaTeX_CLASS_OPTIONS: [article,letterpaper,times,12pt,listings-bw,microtype]
#+author: Peter Davis (pdavis)
#+title: My Title
#+ATTR_LATEX: :height 5in
[[/Users/peterdavis/Dropbox/Tufts/COMP171/force_a_page_break.png]]
#+ATTR_LATEX: :height 6cm
[[/Users/peterdavis/Dropbox/Tufts/COMP171/AS3_2.png]]
/NOTE:/ User actions are indicated in lowercase letters. Software responses are indicated in UPPERCASE LETTERS.
* Lexical Analysis
The following table contains the word "blah" a lot.
#+CAPTION:
#+ATTR_LATEX: :align lp{2.75in}p{2.75in}
|----------------+----------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| *blah* | *blah blah blah* | *blah blah blah blah* |
|----------------+----------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| blah | blah blah blah | blah blah blah blah |
| blah | blah blah blah | blah blah blah blah |
| blah | blah blah blah | blah blah blah blah |
| blah | blah blah blah | blah blah blah blah |
| blah | blah blah blah | blah blah blah blah |
| blah | blah blah blah | blah blah blah blah |
| blah | blah blah blah | blah blah blah blah |
| blah | blah blah blah | blah blah blah blah |
|----------------+----------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
* Storyboard
#+ATTR_LATEX: :height 8.5in
[[/Users/peterdavis/Dropbox/Tufts/COMP171/Storyboard.png]]
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-02-28 17:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-02-28 16:59 Blank page in LaTeX/PDF output Peter Davis
2014-02-28 17:03 ` John Hendy
2014-02-28 17:26 ` Peter Davis [this message]
2014-02-28 17:36 ` Peter Davis
2014-02-28 17:37 ` John Hendy
2014-02-28 18:19 ` Peter Davis
2014-02-28 18:32 ` Peter Davis
2014-03-01 0:38 ` Nick Dokos
2014-03-01 1:21 ` Peter Davis
2014-03-01 1:27 ` John Hendy
2014-03-01 13:01 ` Nick Dokos
2014-03-01 1:30 ` Peter Davis
2014-03-01 3:32 ` Nick Dokos
2014-03-01 3:39 ` Peter Davis
2014-03-01 5:27 ` John Hendy
2014-03-01 12:47 ` Nick Dokos
2014-03-01 14:48 ` Peter Davis
2014-03-01 19:19 ` John Hendy
2014-03-04 0:51 ` Peter Davis
2014-03-04 1:08 ` John Hendy
2014-03-04 1:13 ` Peter Davis
2014-03-04 3:46 ` John Hendy
2014-03-04 12:27 ` Peter Davis
2014-03-01 14:42 ` Nick Dokos
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