Create pdf of blank pages

pdf_create_blank() creates blank pdf pages.

Usage

pdf_create_blank(
  output = NULL,
  ...,
  length = 1L,
  paper = getOption("papersize", "letter"),
  orientation = c("portrait", "landscape"),
  width = 8.5,
  height = 11,
  bg = "white",
  grob = NULL
)

Arguments

output

Output pdf filename. NULL defaults to tempfile(fileext = ".pdf").

...

Ignored.

length

Number of pages to create.

paper

Paper size. Usually either "letter" or "a4" but in certain circumstances can be one of "letter", "a4", "poker", "bridge", "legal", "a5", "a3", "special".

orientation

Either "portrait" or "landscape". Ignored if width and height are not missing.

width, height

Paper size in inches. Ignored if both are missing (in favor of paper and orientation).

bg

output pdf background color.

grob

A grid grob to draw on each page (e.g. grid::textGrob("This page intentionally left blank.")). Default NULL is to draw nothing.

Value

output pdf file name invisibly. As a side effect creates a blank pdf file.

Examples

f1 <- pdf_create_blank(paper = "a4", orientation = "landscape")
f2 <- pdf_create_blank(length = 4L)
unlink(f1)
unlink(f2)