dot size for second level in a list

[Firnic]

the dot size of the second row is very big, here is a simple code to reproduce :

import calendar
from markdown_pdf import MarkdownPdf, Section
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
import os
import argparse

# Function to get the previous week's Sunday
def get_previous_week_sunday():
    today = datetime.now()
    previous_week_sunday = today - timedelta(days=(today.weekday() - calendar.SUNDAY + 7) % 7 + 7)
    return previous_week_sunday

# Function to get this week's Sunday
def get_this_week_sunday():
    today = datetime.now()
    this_week_sunday = today + timedelta(days=(calendar.SUNDAY - today.weekday() + 7) % 7 - 7)
    return this_week_sunday

# Function to get the dates for next week from Sunday to Saturday
def get_next_week_dates():
    next_week_sunday = get_this_week_sunday() + timedelta(days=7)
    week_dates = [next_week_sunday + timedelta(days=i) for i in range(7)]
    return week_dates

# Function to parse command-line arguments
def parse_arguments():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Generate PDF from Markdown with date range.')
    parser.add_argument('-w', '--week', choices=['past', 'current', 'next'], default='current', help='Select the week: past, current, or next')
    return parser.parse_args()

# Main function to generate the PDF
def main():
    args = parse_arguments()
    
    if args.week == 'past':
        wanted_dates = get_previous_week_sunday
    elif args.week == 'next':
        wanted_dates = get_next_week_dates
    else:
        wanted_dates = get_this_week_sunday

    # Read the Markdown file
    with open('../update.md', 'r') as f:
        text = f.read()

    # Replace the placeholder with the date range
    start_date = wanted_dates().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
    end_date = (wanted_dates() + timedelta(days=6)).strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
    date_range = f"{start_date} to {end_date}"
    text = text.replace("[Insert Date Range]", date_range)

    # Get the current date in YYYY-MM-DD format
    date = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")

    # Generate the PDF file name with the current date
    pdf_file_name = f"update-{date}.pdf"

    # Create the 'update' folder if it doesn't exist
    os.makedirs('update', exist_ok=True)

    # Create a MarkdownPdf object
    pdf = MarkdownPdf()

    # Create a Section object with the Markdown content
    section = Section(text)

    # Add the section to the PDF
    pdf.add_section(section)

    # Save the PDF in the 'update' folder with the generated file name
    pdf.save(os.path.join('update', pdf_file_name))
    print(f"The PDF has been successfully saved as {os.path.join('update', pdf_file_name)}.")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

and the markdown:

Weekly Summary

Week of [Insert Date Range]

Monday

• Task 1: [Description of Task 1]
  • Estimated Time: [Time in hours/minutes]
• Task 2: [Description of Task 2]
  • Estimated Time: [Time in hours/minutes]
• Highlights: [Any notable achievements or events]

Tuesday

• Task 1: [Description of Task 1]
  • Estimated Time: [Time in hours/minutes]
• Task 2: [Description of Task 2]
  • Estimated Time: [Time in hours/minutes]
• Highlights: [Any notable achievements or events]

Wednesday

• Task 1: [Description of Task 1]
  • Estimated Time: [Time in hours/minutes]
• Task 2: [Description of Task 2]
  • Estimated Time: [Time in hours/minutes]
• Highlights: [Any notable achievements or events]

Thursday

• Task 1: [Description of Task 1]
  • Estimated Time: [Time in hours/minutes]
• Task 2: [Description of Task 2]
  • Estimated Time: [Time in hours/minutes]
• Highlights: [Any notable achievements or events]

Friday

• Task 1: [Description of Task 1]
  • Estimated Time: [Time in hours/minutes]
• Task 2: [Description of Task 2]
  • Estimated Time: [Time in hours/minutes]
• Highlights: [Any notable achievements or events]

Overall Highlights

• Achievement 1: [Description of Achievement 1]

• Achievement 2: [Description of Achievement 2]

• Challenges: [Any challenges faced and how you overcame them]

Next week forecast

• Achievement 1: [Description of Achievement 1]

  • Estimated Time: [Time in hours/minutes]

• Achievement 2: [Description of Achievement 2]

  • Estimated Time: [Time in hours/minutes]

• Achievement 3: [Description of Achievement 3]

  • Estimated Time: [Time in hours/minutes]

• Challenges: [Any challenges faced and how you forecast]

Notes

• [Any additional notes or reflections]

result :

[vb64]

This problem is related to the visual display of elements and can be solved using CSS code.

Change this line of your code

# Add the section to the PDF
pdf.add_section(section)

to the following:

# Add the section to the PDF
pdf.add_section(section, user_css="your_css_code_here")

Unfortunately, I do not understand CSS well enough to suggest you a solution to your problem in the form of ready-made code.

The add_section method returns an html string for the added section.
It can be used to determine the elements for which CSS rules need to be added.

Please post your solution here if you manage to solve this problem.

[Firnic]

i did experiment a bit but i get some errors.

here is the css from my experiment. I can change the circle to a square or a disk. i think ::marker is what we are looking for but html does not adjust accordingly.

`

Add inline CSS for smaller bullet points

inline_css = """
<style>
ul {
    list-style-type: disc;
}
ul li {
    font-size: 1em; /* Keep the text size the same */
}
ul::marker {
    font-size: 1em; /* Adjust the size of the bullet point symbol */
}
ul ul {
    list-style-type: square; /* Change nested bullet points to circles */
}
ul ul li {
    font-size: 1em; /* Keep the text size the same */
}
ul ul::marker {
    font-size: 0.5em; /* Adjust the size of the nested bullet point symbol */
}
ul ul ul {
    list-style-type: circle; /* Change third-level nested bullet points to squares */
}
ul ul ul li {
    font-size: 1em; /* Keep the text size the same */
}
ul ul ul::marker {
    font-size: 1em; /* Adjust the size of the third-level nested bullet point symbol */
}
</style>
"""

# Add the section to the PDF
pdf.add_section(section, user_css=inline_css)

`

i also get that error message :

`
$ python markdown_to_pdf.py
MuPDF error: syntax error: css syntax error: expected selector (:2) ( ><<style> ul { lis...)

MuPDF error: syntax error: css syntax error: expected selector (:30) (... point symbol */ } ><</style>
)
`

[vb64]

MuPDF error: syntax error: css syntax error: expected selector (:2) ( ><<style> ul { lis...)

Perhaps the PyMuPDF library project community can help you?

[Firnic]

Probably but i didn't directly use their library. it was through MarkdownPdf. I don't think i will go to that extend. will see. thank you for your fast answer, great project and help.