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Professional PDF generation from markdown using Pandoc with Eisvogel template and EB Garamond fonts. Use when converting markdown to PDF, creating white papers, research documents, marketing materials, or technical documentation. Supports both English and Russian documents with professional typography and color-coded themes.

Install Skill

1Download skill
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SKILL.md

name pdf-generation
description Professional PDF generation from markdown using Pandoc with Eisvogel template and EB Garamond fonts. Use when converting markdown to PDF, creating white papers, research documents, marketing materials, or technical documentation. Supports both English and Russian documents with professional typography and color-coded themes.

PDF Generation

Overview

Generate professional PDFs from markdown files using Pandoc with Eisvogel template styling. Supports English and Russian documents with customizable themes, table of contents, and professional typography including EB Garamond font for Russian text.

Quick Start

Basic commands:

# English PDF
pandoc doc.md -o doc.pdf --pdf-engine=xelatex --toc --toc-depth=2 -V geometry:margin=2.5cm -V fontsize=11pt -V documentclass=article

# Russian PDF with EB Garamond
pandoc doc-ru.md -o doc.pdf --pdf-engine=xelatex --toc --toc-depth=2 -V geometry:margin=2.5cm -V fontsize=11pt -V documentclass=article -V mainfont="EB Garamond"

Document Theme Colors

  • White Papers - Blue (1e3a8a)
  • Marketing - Green (059669)
  • Research - Purple (7c3aed)
  • Technical - Gray (374151)

YAML Frontmatter Example

---
title: "Document Title"
subtitle: "Subtitle"
author: "Author"
date: "2025-11-18"
titlepage: true
titlepage-color: "1e3a8a"
titlepage-text-color: "ffffff"
book: true
---

See references/frontmatter_templates.md for complete templates.

Markdown Formatting Best Practices

For optimal PDF rendering, ensure:

  1. Blank lines before lists - Required for proper list rendering
  2. Blank lines after headings - Improves spacing
  3. Nested list indentation - Use 3 spaces for sub-items

Common Claude Code Pattern

Lists after colons need blank lines:

Your data spans 9 years with complete tracking:

- Item 1
- Item 2

Without blank line after colon, renders as inline text.

Automatic Fix

Use preprocessing script:

scripts/fix_markdown.py input.md output.md

Automatically detects and fixes:

  • Lists after colons (Claude Code format)
  • Lists after headings
  • Nested list spacing

Generation Workflows

Workflow 1: Simple PDF

  1. Check if Russian (use EB Garamond if yes)
  2. Run pandoc command
  3. Verify output

Workflow 2: Professional Title Page

  1. Add YAML frontmatter with theme color
  2. Include metadata (title, author, date)
  3. Generate with xelatex

Workflow 3: Using Script

scripts/generate_pdf.py doc.md -t white-paper
scripts/generate_pdf.py doc.md -t marketing --russian

Resources

  • scripts/generate_pdf.py - Automated generation
  • references/frontmatter_templates.md - YAML templates
  • references/pandoc_reference.md - Command reference

Troubleshooting

Install pandoc: brew install pandoc Install LaTeX: brew install --cask mactex