Posted by Ralf Jahns on
URL: https://discuss.asciidoctor.org/Why-does-the-default-output-of-asciidoctor-pdf-look-so-ugly-tp7536.html

Hello,

I had to write some documentation and did it with microsoft word. But I also wanted to try asciidoctor and I really like it.

But when I compare the word document and the output of asciidoctor-pdf, I must say, that the asciidoctor document looks worse. I was able to modify the look of the tables a little bit, though I have no CSS knowledge. Perhaps I could do more if I spend some time. BUT - why is the default-template.yml not adjustet more carefully? Does the develper expect everybody to work on the yaml file? And why? In my humble opinion the HTML output looks O.K., so why is the pdf so neglected?

Just my 2 cents
Ralf