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No Margins when exporting to PDF #bug

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Description

Version: Version 0.4.4.2d18 (642)

When I export to PDF the resulting PDF has no margins on the left or right.

This happens with all docs, even a simple:
# My Title

Hello World

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Research direction

Start by locating the export-to-PDF path in MacDown and reproduce the issue with the supplied simple Markdown document. Inspect the generated PDF's page layout and compare it with the expected left and right margins; done means exported documents consistently preserve those margins.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos, markdown, objective-c
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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