HTML Transitional does not look OK

[0p0]

I just downloaded the last version of Open Office.org expecting to accelerate my workflow.

I'm a musician and recently I learned to write HTML tag by tag, line by line. I designed fully functional and good looking websites for me and for my collective project. I also write the digital booklets of my web music releases in HTML. the problem with this format is that I dont have a single, solid file with the images embeded. So I wanted to try out Open Office.org and check the PDF export. And it works great! But when we are talk about the HTML import, OpenOffice blew my mind away! My perfectly written and streamlined HTML booklet (Transitional) gets completely broken appart, and so does the PDF export. Everything looks ripped off and trashy. Is there a solution for this matter?

I want to deliver my releases' digital booklets in PDF format, it's been my dream for a while. can anybody help me on this? please?

[squenson]

I you want to print in pdf format directly from your web page, why not use a tool like Cutepdf (free and very easy to install)? This is like a printer, but instead of printing on paper with ink, it creates a pdf file. More info here: http://www.cutepdf.com.

If you prefer to use OOo, then may be you could pot in reply a one page sample that is OK in html and not OK when imported in Writer/Web. You can upload an attachment by using the tab below the submit button when you edit a message.

[0p0]

WOW! that was fast!

Thank you so much for your help!

I'll give a try with cutepdf and let you know what happens.

Thanks again!

[0p0]

Cute PDF did not work propperly. I think the problem is the shape/orientation. of the document. it is a wide horizontal HTML document. so i Think in the end Il do it a more traditional way or just leave the original HTML file as it is.

Anyway, thank you for taking the time.

[squenson]

Sorry 0p0, but I cannot accept that you abandon so easily!

Have you tried the advanced option of Cutepdf: start printing, select the Cutepdf printer, click on the Properties button and look at the first tab (Layout), or in the second tab at the Advanced button, which allows you to select larger formats of pages.

[foxcole]

it is a wide horizontal HTML document.

I'm sorry, but I'm confused. HTML isn't a "document" format and doesn't understand page orientation, headers, footers, line widths or anything else you'd expect of a page, unless you define a table to be a set width... and then you can only set the width in pixels, because HTML is an electronic formatting language, not a document language.

When you try to import a non-document content into the confines of a document, the results might not be as expected. Your HTML might have dimensions expressed in pixels, but that data might or might not translate well to physical measure. That's one reason why the standard for content-rich websites has been to create one version for display and another "printer-friendly" version that the browser could reflow into page dimensions based on the printer settings.

So I would appreciate an example of a page of the HTML you're trying to bring into Writer, to get a better idea of what you're working with. It's possible that adjustments can be made using styles, or there may be another way to solve your problem.