I tend to use the one-page Clutter-Free PDFs for import. However, I frequently get PDFs with zero line breaks. The PDF ends up being ridiculously wide (see attached).
It’d be nice to have a way to specify the page width for Clutter-Free PDF imports so the text would wrap.
GitHub - jpgsloan-supergrids- Algorithmic drum sequencer built on droid eurorack platform.pdf (92.7 KB)
There already is, as I mentioned on your other thread: Preferences > Files > Multimedia > PDF Clipping Width. This has been around for several months already.
However, @eboehnisch would have to weigh in on its use with the clutter-free option.
PS: Why are you using clutter-free on GitHub?
Hi Jim,
Thanks for the hint about the new setting – I’d missed it was there and it looks useful.
Just a minor point though: the dialogue says it’s measured in points, but the help file says it’s in pixels. I assume it’s the former as that’s more suited for print output, but can you clarify please?
Thanks!
A point is a twelfth of an inch (0.2117 cm) if I recall correctly. On an older laser printer, the resolution is 300 pixels per inch (0.00847 cm per pixel). So, a point would be about 25 pixels. Given that huge difference, I’d suggest trying it out – from the result, it should be obvious whether the manual or the dialog is correct. My bet is also on the dialog – @bluefrog?
Aside: May I suggest using a less exotic unit for the clipping width? I suppose that a lot more people know what a centimeter is than how many points make up one centimeter. What would someone enter to have the PDF 21.7 cm (i.e. A4) wide? 21.7/2.54*12 …
Actually, a point is 1/72nd of an inch and a pica (not heard that for a long time) is 12 points, so there are 6 picas to an inch.
In Scrivener I find setting the default editor width to about 540 points is roughly equivalent to the width of a standard manuscript submission page (e.g. A4 paper, 1" margins left and right, Courier 12 pt) - so a line width of about 6.75" inches or 17.15cm (~490 points leaving a small margin of 25 points either side of the editor).
Like you, I assume the measurement in the dialogue box really is in points, but I’m sure Jim will want to clarify one way or the other as IIRC he writes the documentation.
My excuse: I last used these units about 40 years ago.
In any case, the dialog should use something metric, not an obscure typographic unit.
Ahhh… I haven’t heard those sweet words in a long time 
(And seriously! Many people here may not know it but I spent 32 years in graphic arts and printing 
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And yes, I’ll clarify the documentation. Thanks!
