Re: Blank page in LaTeX/PDF output

[Peter Davis <pfd@pfdstudio.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]]