The surprisingly complex journey to text-selectable client-side generated PDFs

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This article explores the technical challenges of generating text-selectable PDFs on the client side, introducing SDocs as a solution and providing installation instructions for its CLI tool.

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# SDocs Source: [https://sdocs.dev/blogs/journey-to-pdf-generation](https://sdocs.dev/blogs/journey-to-pdf-generation) Font family Base sizepx Line height Default for code blocks, blockquotes, and charts\. Override individually below\. Font family Size scale Margin bottomem Line height Margin bottomem Item spacingem Indentem Border widthpx Font sizeem - Requires**sdocs\-dev**CLI- Install:`npm link`from project root - Saves to`~/\.sdocs/styles\.yaml` - Paste the command below in your terminal 100% private \([learn why](https://sdocs.dev/#sec=privacy)\)·Open source:[verify server](https://sdocs.dev/trust)· CLI for you & your agents:`npm i \-g sdocs\-dev`·[GitHub](https://github.com/espressoplease/SDocs)·You agree to our[Terms](https://sdocs.dev/legal)

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