Posted by habamax on
URL: https://discuss.asciidoctor.org/Why-does-the-default-output-of-asciidoctor-pdf-look-so-ugly-tp7536p7540.html

Ralf Jahns wrote

But when I compare the word document and the output of asciidoctor-pdf, I must say, that the asciidoctor document looks worse.

This is kind of funny. What word document? I can make the one that would look worse whatever you can imagine of.

Default asciidoctor-pdf output is beautiful. Not perfect, but way way better than it was 1 year ago.

There are limitations on underlying pdf engine -- not everything "to make perfect typesetting" could be and is implemented -- this is the road we go together.

As for default template -- you don't have to change it in-place. You can and probably should create your own theme, extending default one, adding what you think make it not ugly. It is easy to do and very well documented.

If you want *default* theme to be adjusted -- create an issue in asciidoctor-pdf github, where it could be discussed/reviewed/accepted/rejected.