Willem van den Ende
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Problem: SVG diagrams had missing text in PDFs due to Inkscape conversion issues with foreignObject elements used by Mermaid for HTML text rendering. Solution: Implement format-specific optimal generation: - HTML: SVG files for perfect vector scaling and text rendering - PDF: High-resolution PNG files (3x scale) for sharp images with readable text Changes: - Generate SVG for HTML output using standard mmdc command - Generate PNG for PDF output using mmdc with --scale 3 for high resolution - Remove SVG LaTeX package dependency and Inkscape requirement - Update documentation to reflect the dual-format approach Results: - HTML: Crisp, scalable vector diagrams with perfect text - PDF: Sharp, high-resolution raster diagrams with clear text - No external dependencies beyond mermaid-cli 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Docster
A self-contained CLI tool that converts Markdown with Mermaid diagrams into PDF or HTML using Pandoc and Mermaid CLI.
Usage
docster -pdf path/to/file.md
docster -html path/to/file.md
Mermaid code blocks (```mermaid) will be rendered to SVG and embedded.
Requirements
- GHC + Cabal (via ghcup)
- Pandoc
- TeX Live (for PDF)
- Mermaid CLI (
npm install -g @mermaid-js/mermaid-cli)
specific versions
source ~/.ghcup/env && ghcup install ghc 9.12.2 source ~/.ghcup/env && ghcup install cabal 3.16.0.0 source ~/.ghcup/env && ghcup install hls 2.11.0.0