PDF Glossary Exporter

     ========== NEWS: The first test release of PDF Glossary Exporter for Anki 2.1 is now available on my Patreon! Check it out! ========== Export your decks as compact PDF glossaries that are ideal for printing reference sheets of your cards! Two-column format One-column format USAGE PDF Glossary Exporter integrates itself with Anki's regular Export menu, which can be invoked either through File → Export, or by clicking on the gear next to a deck and selecting Export. With the add-on installed, you will be able to choose from 5 additional export options:

• Two-column HTML glossary – This will generate an HTML file that is designed to be printed in Chrome. The page layout might not work properly on other browsers. You should use this when exporting large collections, or cards with complex formatting as Chrome will be able to parse them much better than the PDF Exporter. In order to convert these HTML exports to PDF documents you can use Chrome's "Print to PDF" option.
• One-column PDF Glossary (A4 or Letter) – Will directly generate a PDF glossary in a one-column page layout
• Two-column PDF Glossary (A4 or Letter) – Will directly generate a PDF glossary in a two-column page layout

The add-on also has limited abilites to export some of your scheduling information. If you check the corresponding checkbox, all cards that surpass or fall below a certain ease percentage will be highlighted in green or red, respectively. CONFIGURATION Customizing Styling Depending on your card templates and the type of formatting you use, it could be important to adjust the styling of your content before exporting it. For these use cases the add-on comes with a user-customizable CSS file that is located under user_data/user.css. CSS rules you add to this file will be respected both for HTML and CSS exports. The file is read anew on each export, so you can edit it while running Anki in parallel. Please note, however, that PDF exports only support a subset of CSS rules. These are listed in xhtml2pdf`s reference guide. Examples Changing the text-alignment in question and answer columns: td.question, td.answer { text-align: center; } Setting the answer and question column sizes to be equal: td.question { width: 100%; /* default: 50% */ } td.answer { width: 100%; /* default: 100% */ } Setting a custom image width: img { width: 100px; } Hiding a specific HTML element that you might not want to export: div.myClass { display: none; } LIMITATIONS Performance The PDF export is pretty slow, so please don't use it on a deck with too many cards. Exporting a deck of ≈6400 cards takes my machine about 5 minutes. The process can also be very memory-intensive, in some instances going up as far as 2GB. How much RAM is used depends on a number of factors, including the card formatting and number of embedded images. This memory cache might not be cleared properly after an export session. For that reason you might consider restarting Anki after exporting a larger card collection. The performance issues can largely be attributed to the PDF exporting library used. Unfortunately there is no way to further optimize it. Nor is there another viable alternative that would work with Anki. In the future it might be possible to switch to a different solution, but until then we are stuck with xhtml2pdf. Formatting compatibility Another limitation lies in the type of content the add-on can process. As pointed out above, xhtml2pdf only supports a subset of CSS properties. The same also applies to advanced formatting that might rely on JavaScript or complex HTML layouts. Any particularly involved formatting will not work properly. For instance, if your cards contain larger tables created with the Power Format Pack add-on, chances are that they won't be rendered correctly simpy because they just don't fit inside the limited space on each page / column. Language compatibility Support for non-latin character sets in PDF exports currently is highly limited. A workaround for this will be available in the upcoming 2.1 release. HELP AND SUPPORT Please do not use reviews for bug reports or support requests. I don't get notified of your reviews, and properly troubleshooting an issue through them is nearly impossible. Instead, please either use the issue tracker (preferred), add-on support forums, or just message me at ankiglutanimate@gmail.com. Constructive feedback and suggestions are always welcome! CREDITS AND LICENSE Copyright © 2017-2019 Aristotelis P. (Glutanimate) Thanks a lot to Evan (runninreb23) for commissioning this add-on! All credit for the original idea goes to him. This add-on would not have been possible without his support. The deck samples in the screenshots are based on the Brosencephalon deck and used with the kind permission of Amreet Siddhu. Licensed under the GNU AGPLv3, extended by a number of additional terms. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY. For more information on the license please see the LICENSE file accompanying this add-on. The source code is available on GitHub. Pull requests and other contributions are welcome! MORE RESOURCES Make sure to check out my socials for the latest add-on updates and news: @Glutanimate | / Glutanimate New: Receive notifications about new add-on releases via @AnkiUpdates Want to hire me to work on add-on for you? Get in touch at ankiglutanimate@gmail.com SUPPORT MY WORK If you like PDF Glossary Exporter, please give it a thumbs up and share it with your friends, so that more people can enjoy it! A kind request: Writing, supporting, and maintaining Anki add-ons like these takes a lot of time and effort. If PDF Glossary Exporter has been a valuable asset in your studies, please consider using one of the buttons below to support my efforts by pledging your support on Patreon, or by buying me a coffee. Each and every contribution is greatly appreciated and will help me maintain and improve PDF Glossary Exporter as time goes by!              Pro-tip: Lots of exclusive add-ons and other goodies await on my Patreon page. Make sure to check them out!