First, HTML and PDF are not related although they were created around the same time. HTML is intended to convey higher level information such as paragraphs and tables. Although there are methods to control it, it is ultimately up to the browser to draw these higher level concepts. PDF is intended to convey documents and … Read more
mpdf is another option that you could try.
I’ve just written a library called jsPDF which generates PDFs using Javascript alone. It’s still very young, and I’ll be adding features and bug fixes soon. Also got a few ideas for workarounds in browsers that do not support Data URIs. It’s licensed under a liberal MIT license. I came across this question before I started writing … Read more
Every printer is different but 0.25″ (6.35 mm) is a safe bet.
Update: I’m not sure when or if the license changed for the iText# library, but it is licensed under AGPL which means it must be licensed if included with a closed-source product. The question does not (currently) require free or open-source libraries. One should always investigate the license type of any library used in a project. I have … Read more