Description
Hey! :)
I'm trying some things out to create a workflow with pandoc markdown that is similar to org-noter.
This means I want to reference locations inside of pdfs (and later video files as well) inside my documents.
This is already somewhat possible by using html and latex directly inside of markdown:
---
header-includes: |
\usepackage{pdfpages}
---
# Test title
Have some test text
\```{=html}
<object data="loremipsum.pdf#page=2" type="application/pdf" width="700px" height="700px">
<embed src="loremipsum.pdf#page=2">
<p>PDF download: <a href="loremipsum.pdf">Download PDF</a>.</p>
</embed>
</object>
\```
\```{=latex}
\includepdf[pages={2-3}]{loremipsum.pdf}
\```
I put a backslash in front of the triple backticks so they don't break the code block.
After converting this markdown document into pdf, it embeds pages 2-3 from the loremipsum.pdf into the newly generated pdf.
output.pdf
The generated html has the complete pdf embeded, but starts at page 2.
output.html:
<h1 id="test-title">Test title</h1>
<p>Have some test text</p>
<object data="loremipsum.pdf#page=2" type="application/pdf" width="700px" height="700px">
<embed src="loremipsum.pdf#page=2">
<p>Referenced pages 2-3: <a href="loremipsum.pdf">Download PDF</a>.</p>
</embed>
</object>
This part: <p>Referenced pages 2-3: <a href="loremipsum.pdf">Download PDF</a>.</p> only gets displayed in case the browser does not support embedded pdfs.
Now I would like to have some syntax in pandoc markdown that can generate each of these blocks for their respective filetypes.
I would imagine the syntax to be something like this:
!embed[pdf-title](loremipsum.pdf:2-3)
Or anything like it.
A similar thing might be possible for embedding video files in html:
<object data="project.mp4#t=66,71" type="video/mp4">
<embed src="project.mp4#t=66,71">
<p>Referenced time: 66-71<a href="project.mp4">Download mp4</a>.</p>
</embed>
</object>
And you even might be able to include these in pdf, but that might be undesireable.
If this is a stupid idea, feel free to close this issue 👋