Re:Launch HN: Onedoc (YC W24) – A better way to create PDFs
by kornhucker on Monday March 11, 2024 @11:42AM
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Super interesting and potentially a fit for a project I'm working on right now. What are the benefits of going this route vs styling your page for print (ex. tailwind print modifier) and relying on the browser's print dialogue?
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Re:Launch HN: Onedoc (YC W24) – A better way to create PDFs
by Titou325 on Monday March 11, 2024 @11:48AM
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There is both commonalities and differences! Both approaches rely on web technology to provide the layout and are flexible in terms of frameworks and integrations.
Where things differ is that we don't actually use a browser under the hood. This allows a much better control over typesetting and layout - and you can do it on the server. We have also more controls over the outputted PDF and the ability to use more advanced features such as form fields or embedding other files and metadata in the PDF.