nordnord / paper_template_generator

Paper Template Generator

Go to generator!

With this template generator you can create your own paper style for your (digital) notebooks. It's easy to use and you can use your paper styles in any notebook app that supports PDF import.

Please notice, it's still WIP, so if you miss some functionality, there is a chance it will be implemented soon.

How to install

Single Use

1. Download PDF file
2. Send/move to iPad, if needed
3. Share file into GoodNotes ("Open in GoodNotes")
4. Choose location and "Import as New Document", if wanted as a new notebook

If you want to add templates as pages in existing notebook:

1. Open notebook in GoodNotes app
2. Go to file explorer and share template PDF to GoodNotes ("Open in GoodNotes")
3. Choose to add before, after, or as last page
4. Press "Import to Current Document"

Import as user-installed preset (persistent across notebooks)

1. Open GoodNotes app
2. Open Preferences (Cogwheel in upper right corner)
3. Open "Notebook Templates"
4. Press "Import" in "My Templates"
5. "From Files"
6. Choose template PDF

Note, that template will be named the same as the template file you saved.

Some examples

Roadmap

• More options
  • Guide line width
  • Line/Grid stroke width
  • Major/minor coloring
• More templates
  • Hexagonal
  • Polar chart
• Headers
• Code style (reduce boilerplate)
• Config import
• Bug fixes

paper_template_generator's Issues

PDF download button in Firefox on iPad (15.5) does not respond

Expected Behavior: After pressing "PDF" button either a new window should appear w/ contents of PDF or a file should be downloaded (the way FF on Android does).

Actual Behavior: Button shows shadow (browser registers click), but then nothing happens.

Graph template rendering problems using non-uniform margins

Left edge looks not okay using following config:

{
  "format": "a4", 
  "grid": { "type": "graph", "dim": "21", "thickness": 2 }, 
  "margin": { "uniform": false, "l": "25", "r": "25", "t": "35", "b": "32" }, 
  "bg_color": "#474747", 
  "grid_color": "#adadad", 
  "aux_color": "#999999", 
  "guides": { "l": { "enabled": false, "width": 124.94999999999999 }, "r": { "enabled": false, "width": 446.25 } } 
}