[Bug]: Header/Footer Overlapping Content and Disappearing on Subsequent Pages

[belalkhandev]

What happened?

I am using this package to generate PDFs with user-defined custom sizes. Users can specify their own page dimensions and design preferences. While the package works well for most cases, I am encountering issues when the header or footer content size increases.

Issues Observed:

• When the header or footer height increases, the body content starts overlapping with them instead of adjusting properly.
• On the second page and beyond, the header does not appear when its height is large.
• This occurs when defining custom page sizes, such as A4, and using: Header height: 2.5 inches, footer height 1.5 inches
• Some users prefer dynamic headers and footers with more content, but their heights should not exceed the available space in the body.

Expected Behavior:

• The body content should adjust based on the header and footer heights.
• The header should remain visible on all pages, regardless of its height.
• Headers and footers should be dynamically managed to prevent overlap.

How to reproduce the bug

• Use Spatie Laravel PDF to generate a multi-page PDF.
• Define a custom page size (e.g., A4).
• Set a header height of 2.5 inches and a footer height of 1.5 inches.
• Add enough content to make the document span multiple pages.
  Observe that:
• The body content overlaps with the header/footer.
• The header disappears from the second page onwards if the height is large.

Package Version

1.5

PHP Version

8.3

Laravel Version

11

Which operating systems does with happen with?

Linux

Notes

I would appreciate any guidance on properly handling header/footer heights dynamically to prevent these issues. Let me know if additional details or debugging information is required.

[insign]

I observed this problem in pure html to pdf using the browser printer screen Came to this project in hope that could be fixed. But since it uses chromium under the hood, looks not a solution using this package. We sorry for that.