From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nick Dokos Subject: Re: Blank page in LaTeX/PDF output Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 19:38:40 -0500 Message-ID: <874n3ihhwv.fsf@gmail.com> References: <5310C07D.8010208@pfdstudio.com> <5310C6DF.70501@pfdstudio.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:55937) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WJXxH-0000K1-NO for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Feb 2014 19:39:09 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WJXxB-0000Gl-ES for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Feb 2014 19:39:03 -0500 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:58011) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WJXxB-0000F0-7V for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Feb 2014 19:38:57 -0500 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1WJXx9-0001oB-Tg for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:38:55 +0100 Received: from pool-98-110-160-12.bstnma.fios.verizon.net ([98.110.160.12]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:38:55 +0100 Received: from ndokos by pool-98-110-160-12.bstnma.fios.verizon.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:38:55 +0100 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Peter Davis writes: > On 2/28/14, 12:03 PM, John Hendy wrote: >> On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Peter Davis 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 John is correct, I think, although latex's behavior in leaving an empty page does not make much sense to me. Nevertheless, when I reduce the height of the last image to less than about 7.85 inches, the empty page goes away. AFAICT, num: and toc: settings do not affect this behavior. -- Nick