vim-MdToPdf

A Vim plugin utilizing Pandoc and WeasyPrint to convert Markdown documents into PDF files, supporting LaTeX math input via KaTeX.

Usage

When in a Markdown document, enter normal mode and type :MdToPdf to place a PDF of the Markdown document in the same directory, with the same name.

Running the command the first time may take a few minutes, depending on your internet connection, as a Chromium binary used to render JavaScript may need to be downloaded.

Installation

Dependencies

• Python 3
• A version of Vim compiled with Python 3 support (run vim --version to check this, if you see +python3, you're good)
• The lxml Python module
• The pyppeteer Python module
• WeasyPrint
• vim-pandoc

Clone the repo to the pack/plugins/start/vim-MdToPdf directory in your .vim folder. If you have another way of installing Vim plugins that you like to use, that'll probably work with this plugin too, however this is untested.

Configuration

The plugin provides one global variable that you can redefine in your .vimrc file:

• g:vim_mdtopdf_cssurl: Used to define a path or URL for custom CSS (uses my own personal CSS file by default, which is a slight modification of the CSS that Microsoft uses for Markdown in VS Code)
  • You can also use this CSS file to specify your paper size, if you want to use something other than Letter paper