I made a syntax highlighter and I want an option to save as a PDF. I've looked at this SO question, but downloading it doesn’t preserve the CSS styling, which ruins the point of downloading the highlighted file. Is there a way I can save my pre
element as a PDF while maintaining the CSS?
HTML:
<pre id='output'> (highlighted portion) </pre>
<button id='save'>Save as PDF</button>
JS:
$('#save').click(function(){
//this is what I need help with
});
As you may have noticed, I'm using jQuery, if that matters.
Try opening new window
, appending pre
html
, style
, if any for pre
element, to new window
document.body
, calling .focus()
, .print()
on new window
; select system print dialog, select "Print to file"
$("#save").click(function() {
var text = $("#output")[0].outerHTML;
// `styles`: `style` element;
// or `String` "<style>.light{color:#0af;}</style>" ;
// alternatively , add `style` attribute to `pre` element directly,
// e.g., `<pre style="color:#0af;">`
var styles = $("style")[0].outerHTML;
var popup = window.open("", "popup");
// append `text`:`pre` element `styles`:`style` element
// at `popup` `document.body`
popup.document.body.innerHTML = text + styles;
popup.focus();
popup.print();
});
jsfiddle http://jsfiddle.net/tn04Ldka/2/
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